National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-07-29
PROPOSALS
DROPOSALS FOR INTERNAL REV.
L ENUE STAMPs

| WI O'O1ALOs
DRoPOSALS FOR INTERNAL REV
ENUE STAMPS.
| TREASURY DEPARTMENT., !
OFFICE OF Con-. OF INTERNAL REVENUE,
Proposals will Be received Until al TUkspLY h
18th day Of August next, az II O'Clock noon, 70
poe By THIS onice, Internal Revenue Stamps Of II
ISliSwi,ng classes denominatlons and sizes,
present USE ana as hereafter specified, via
CLASS /.
=, BsST 6tGmps.-Hogshsads, barrels, half barrels
thlrd barrels quarter barrels, sixth barrels.
.. CLASS II.
Stamps for Distilled Spirits, Tar Patd-Te
III! gson sixty sa fT sI ss%eaT fTTsH sa
TIighty salons; ninety gallons, one hundred gal
AMI twenty gallons, and one hundred and thlrt
CLASS III.
Stgmps y9E Distilled Spirits other Than la
fgntG.-iIiStllery warehouse, rectihed spirits an,
wholesale liquor dealers.
CLAssIY.
Stamps for Tobacco and SnuE, St,fp.-ou
sixteen ounces tobacco aud one half ounce o n
ouno;, two ounces, four ounces, elEht ounces AM
sixteen ounces snuh.
OLAssV.
Stamps for Tobacco and SnEF, souars.-one hal
pound, one pound, two pounds, three pounds, ayI
pounds ten pounds, hftsen pounds, twent!
h E0Tty pounds and sixty pounds tobacco, and on
nan poundy one pound, two pounds, three pounds
n'e Pouhus' ten pounds ana twenty pounds snuff
CLASS VI.
hyes, ffties, one hundreds, two hundred and IL
ties, ave hundreds and cigarettes.
..- CLASS VII.
Expectation Stamps for Tobacco, Expectation
Glaze ITO e printed ana prepared FOR Issue In
Class ITO be engraved with nine coupons, and
Stnh NJ ~ " sseh stamp each stamp and
in BOOK form each BOOK to contain one HuR STe
ana 1y stslmps three on page, and book to be
Ctdsg Ttf-EEch stamp 10 have an en- Srayed stub at
t1Shsd; stamps and stT6s to be numbered IN serial
contain four hundred stamps, four on page, and
book lstterea and numbered.
One ounce to four ounqeS, Inclusive, to be printed
r 1nS ps5fOr,stsd with forty stamps on sheet:
rate rated with htsep stamps on sheet.
One half aud one ounce to be printed and perro-
rated with one hundred and ninetY-six stamps
Two ounces to be printed and perforated, with one
hundred aud Twelve stamps on = sheet.
hRa sgnt ounces Ss Printed and perO-
sixteen ounces 70 % printed and perforated, with
c ta syn HHRoS az stSmps. as yOllO,O,,
One half 70 i've pounds TO be printed without per-
GoratiOn, and Issued in sheets, twelve stamps to
Ten P0sSs9ds to sixty pounds, inclusive, excepting
9n! nte g pounds 70 Se engTaTSd Win stub q;
numbers and bound in book form; each book to
pSgs, and SooH Uttered and RSmbsTsd stamps on
sdalaon q Mac eSup6ns attached to each stamp.
Onshalf to 1--WE pounds, inclusive, to be printed
without perforatiOn, and Issued In shests, twelve
Ten and twenty pounds to be engraved with stubs
contain four hundred stamps, i've stamps on a
page; 9nd book lettered and numbered.
D b and DeFfOFRkad. % 2 mad n
sheets, with ten stamps on sheet.
printed AMI psTfOrated, to be prepared Soi Issue
In sheets, Ave stamps on sheet.
fopF S tsS On sHd
Class HI,-Each stamp e have an ehgEaySd stub
atsShed StsmPsSna Stp6' e g NUMBERED IN R ss,
10 contain four hundred stamps, four on page,
and book lsttsTs .s ard nun6srsdi IT III and
70 be printed in two eolors; the tint OF border
ys9 sR ~ dtteTnS In every case must be Of Plate
sPeaHens OF the aboye mentioned stamps may
De seen sc the oa'ce Of tho CopmlsIlo ofIntsr-
lal Revenue Wellington, ID. c., aud skies and
4, StStemenT Of the numbsr- OF stamps Issued
Turing the fiscal year ended June 30, fs7i may
Bidders VIII state The price per thousand stamps,
yGrabls AZ their plGccs Of business, lncudinE
he once 81 The GOn3iSsiOn nc Of InfsrSs RsTs1ue.
dG will not he accepted for less Quantities than
1lOrs bids NAY be for one printing for all the
Where blds are f9r the second printing only
hat Is, for the printing OF the yiGnetts and letter
ng, such bids should also include the numbering
Each Sid should be accompanied with a specI-
S =. Sefors the anai cons Snmatlon d soS
set. will be required TO furnish proof impressions
{ the engEsyLngS OF the several kinds and dsnOnI-
The contract viii require all designs, dies and
m and ssfP and pew sdStioRsl Adds S
ignS, dies S9d plates snsI pc made ether for the
Missioner Of Intefnai RsveHdsS and ali such de-
fS ne isf & s If e and Ss
the termination Of the contract. or whenever de-
Bs an9
sbomlnAtionsS and 10 such 1naptitles and % such
u the tine being may direct and That ali mssSares
Bd PrseaHtions khich tie COmmissIQneT Of Inter-
D protect the GoVerumsnt sgainst fraud or neElI-
enSs on the part Of the or his emp loyeeS
pail bs taken az the proper charge and exp NE .
NJ aiSI viii be considered except from parties
asnss or sna saE1Ee nd II p tss
ided With all the necessary facilities TO execute
on 70 the stamps dies and piStsi Il tssii poses
PARTIES not known to the Dep artment will furnish
Bidders viii stale The tims from the date Of the
3nnsncs dsITysfins he stamps, and thtii daily
paclty for delivering thereafter, -.--. -
Each bid must be accompanied by q guarantee o.
least two fe5ponslble perGons, that In casa the
is accepted and contract entered Into, they
III b, come sursIieF In such TeAsonAoie sum 10 may
required By the GOVernment for toe faithful per-
DTmGnce OF the contract.
The contract will be made for not less than one
or more than thfes years, as mHy be agreed upon
In awarding the contract or work, the Commits |
oner reserves the riahtto rslect any or all propo
Ills IN Il shall appear to be for the Interest OF
Proposals sbOald be carefully sealed, and marked
Proposals for Revenue slHInPs," and addressed
$500 j. W. DOUGLASS.
Commissioner oftnternEl Revenue.
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