Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-05
PROPOSALS.
pRoPOsALs FOB IBTERsAL REyESUs
STAMPS.
Treasury DEPARTMENT.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT..
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zSn Gsy oi August next, q, IL o'cicck nom, for
pose By thi. Oificr Internal Revenue sism1- o. the
oonibs classes, denOminstions and sizes, In pres
sn' use aud IS hereafter Ss1 .Se9ifed' viz;
,s Bs.' s,s,n1'-Hossbead..e barrels, half barrels,
mig barrels, quarter barrels, sixth oarreis, an
eighth barrels.
Sfamps fer DiaiIlsd spirGs-Taz Pad
Ten gallon, twenty gains, thirty gallons, forty
tishiy gall as ninety gallons, one hundred saloas
sssnty ss and enc snnSr ana n9 h T.c sna
Sam, n, D,,,' SyLsss III, -. 49,
Pa,d -DstiilsrJ ware house r.ctifed spirite and
wholesale liquor dealers.
ounce. two upees fSur Onnee. eit6t Son9.- ann
s,Xtsen SoEsss TsbscoO, and einaif ounce, one
conee,tNO oChce-, tour ounces, eight ounces and
sixteen Oureeo sEuf.
Ssomps 70, Tobacco and Sn8F, Sqpar,.-one-haH
pS1bd SsS g5Sns tTe Lousds tnrss p,und. i've
rs,tsh Gol.d. niteen ponHds, twenty pounds,
sounds az -iIfy pounds Tobacco. saa oae.eaIf
sOuHd and puma, aa
Stamps or Cigar, an. 80 cssd;ssss Twenty
rites, one hLIdIed, two hundred azd ifties, five
hundreds and CisArt Gt.:.vu
'ST aEe S ss,,,,, e IGss,O E S
Class 10 se printed aud prep Ired for issus in
stSSt ts IN "a. ~ s'SSm am on . sheet
one stub s',aShsd T. each stamp; eSch scamp and
in book 70 sch bOok to coLtain one run nd and
htty stang three on PAGE, AID book u be sppro
CLAs> III Zach amp 10 nave an engraved stub
attsShed -t4r1ss and stub. % BE- Numbered in serial
numbers sud o uEf iu book form sach book 40 con-
tam ionr hntdrcd stan p, four page, and BOOK
Class IY.-Tas1tr5 SfaHqps. As fellows, viz:
Ote ounce 10 four ounces, inclusive to De printed
and PERI r9i-,i, With iorty stamps ca sheet.
forated, wi'h fifteen stamps a sheet.
One hat a d one ounce, to be printed and per-
IOIsted Win ole hUn1red and ninsiy-siX Stamps on
Two ounce. to be printed end perforated. with
one hundt' q and Twelve stamp GU sheet;
-Four, siH an elgnt ounces, TO be printed and per-
foIsisd, with Ive9.y slsmgs on sheet n,..
GAS N-Io5aoro Stamps. as :ploys:
One-hAf t. i re pguuds, TO BE- printed without per-
ferntiOn, aid issued in sheets, Twelve stamps to
Ten pounds to sixty pounds, inclusive, excepting
only hfteen POUNDS, to be engraved with stub at
tsehsG, sta. - and st9bs TO Be- Numbered in serial
so1tslD four ku1dred stspPs, five :.smg. on sp.ge,
.snns 20 ~ a. a., h ThJ nteen podad
coupons attached = each stamp.
SHHf S'aHPS, a. fellows:
Ons-hslf 70 nvs pounds, inclusive, to be printed
without p-if TatiOa, ami issued in shee.s, twelve
Ten and ~ snty pounds to bs grzvsd with st1bs
attached slo bound IN book form, each BOOK to con:
tain four bUUd ed stamps, i've % q page, and
book letteIed ard numbered.
reds 10 BE- printed and perferated TO he issued 10
sheets, with ten stamps on sheet.
Two hundred and ffIies and five hundreds, to be
printed ami perforated, 10 be prepared Tor issue in
sheets, hve stamps on a sheet.
ePared IN Il ests ten on sheet
Glass VII Bach stamp to have an engraved stab
numbers. q bound in book form, each book to
tain four hundred stamps, four on page, aud book
The STAN . included in classes H. III AID are
70 be printed two colors, the tiut or border may
be of surfsrr plate printing, and the ygnetts and
letteIins IN e!eIJ case, must &c OF Plate printing
seen at the Offce Of the Commissioner Of Internal
Reyebue, sshbgton, D. u, and sizes aud descrip-
ststemenJ OF the number Of STAN % issued during
the hscsl year ended June So ls74 may also be
at the Office # the Commissioner.
Bidders y AZ state The price per thousand stamps,
cost Of paefg reay for ss ssS az the
once OF The Commissioner OF Internal BeSenue IN
Bios VIII not be accepted for less quantities than
an entire elias or where stamps are printed ia txD
sfanps embIscej within ths class.
Where tbs are for the second printing only,
ing, such bids should also iEclude the numbering
Esch bid shcuIi be accompanied with a specimen
OF the style II engraving, sld the accepted bidder,
before the NAL contamination OF contract will be
required t. furnish proof impressions Of the en-
cravings CT tbs several Kinds and Cen minations If
Inc contract viii require all designs, dis, sad
plates = / prepared aqd dies aad l4,es TO Be kept
bright ~ char ,, and that and adj tf0nal de-
signs, dice ava plates shall be ads either tor the
n enc a. t5S seas 81 sS s or
missioner n IuternaI Revenue; aud an such de-
signs, Gies, q q rlates 20 be the property Of ani
delivered 20 the Uaitod States Treasury Depart
ment 81 the I. ruiuaton Of the contract, OF when
ever bernardo By the said Der AR rnenf, that TIE
STAMPS shall be prepared aud delivered Of such
Kinds az q ceu1miu atiOus, aad in such quantities
aUd 81 sue ;i-s, a. the Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue for tEe time being may direct; and that all
Of Internsi Z vefCe shall deesl necessary to take
IN order Go protect the government against fraud or
negligence % the part II the contractor his
plCyts, shall De taken az the proper charge and ex-
pense Of tAe Contractor
Nc bit- viii te considered pt from parties
who have tseD, or are, actually engaged IN the bus
iness OF steel esGraTaE aud printing, aud provided
with all tie LeCessaTy facilities ecue work
promptly, Bad give the requisite Protection to the
stan Pss dies and plates In their possession.
PsTties Lo- aLOSn TO this Dspartnen. will furnish
proof as 20 these poi-ts
Bidders will state the time from the date o. tie
contract, IT as aided, when they will be ready to
Commence Delivering the stamps, aud tLeir daily
Each tld Eust he accom- panied fy a guarantee OF
a. least two responsible PERSONS IN ~. IN the
eld - accepted, and contract entered iatO, they
will Become suTeties IN such able sun may
b required y the Government for tie faithful per-
fCrmsrce OF ms contract.
The contract will be made for not less than Ona
nor more thsu three years, as MAJ be agreed uDJn
In awarding the contract or WORK, the ComInis-
soner Reserves the right TO reject Gny all pro-
pcsss n case n shall appear - be for the interest
Of the co. e. Enent % do so.
Proposals shou'd be carefully sealed snd mark "a
Proposals for Revenue STAMPS" aud addressed to
the Con missioner Il Internal keyelus.
J. n. DOUGLASS,
yyZ-wAs.td O1nuissiore r OF Tnte-n1i Revenue
DKOPUSb Is FOB WROUGHT AND CKST-
II IRON y DIRK FOB THE LIBRARY OE II ~ q
INV STATE DEPARTMENT.
OFFlCB OF SUPERVISING ARCHTTECT,)