New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-15
PlsOPOsALs FOX lMPkINTIN1; IN
TERNAL REVENUE STAMPS UPON
1iANk CHECKS.

! TRIAscRr DsPAkTxRSr \
I Office of Internal Revenue
Washington. July I. 1875
SEALhD PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED At
at twelve O'Clock NJ, for the INiPRINITNG OF in
TER REn REVENUE STAMPS OF THE DENOMi
SAftoN ~ Two CENTS upon such blank checks,
| GraIte orders or vouchers drawn upon a bank
| banker or trust company. upon such blanE,
paper as may be furnished for that purpose by the
The printing may be BY any process that will
| anoId adequate protection to the government
tistic character is produced This nrntinn o. ha.
! heretofore been executed from steel transfers os
! types of scch engraving and q character Of WorI
an0rdlpg less protection against counterfeitin@
will no. be accepted.
The mum Der of stamps imprinted as ,bo,-. ,.
forth during the fiscal year ending lime So 1873
was about 50 geo 600 stamps
b.dders VIII state the price per 1910 stamps de-
for shipment. -'"oS
The contractor W Il be permitted to charge the
person OF hrm Tor hOm the stamps are pIiufei7
such price as may be prescribed by the Commits
slones, N addition to the amount paid by the gov.
eminent. not exceeding in any case one cent foy
stamps. Ao 'n''u Six
q, Ea h 9,d should be ACCOMPANIED by specimen
" me stA re OF engraving proposed, and fun ex.
pan non OF the process by which ii proposed to
The contract will ,eouire that III. do, ,
platss SHAH be kept bright and sharp that new
and addltlonal designs, dies and plates shall bs
missioner of Internal Revenue, and All sucb de-.
signs dies and plates shall become the nronertv" ~
anu 20 aeiveIed to- the United States at the ter.
~ VI the con tract, or wheneve DEM pded nv
' lne said Commissioner; that the stamps shall be de-
verea IN such quantities and at such times az the
Solmnlssloner OF Internal Revenue for the time
oeing may direct; and that all measures and nre.
cautions which the Commissioner shall deem pec.
70 take IN order to protect the government
gainst fraud or negligence the part of the CON.
tractor, or his employees shall be taken at the
proper charge and expense of the Contractor. 'A'
no no o,ds WI be considered except from parties
WI. nave oeen or are actually ged in the bust
ness or engraving and printing and provided With
an tne nece ssary facilities to execute the werlr
stsmp. a; anu give the requisite protection to the
Parties not known to the Department viii, for.
nlsh proof as to these points, "'' i"''
snv 1Cntractor VIII not be permitted 10 prn.
". iuistIuments naole to stamp duty and ali
Gpera IONS under the contract will be- under the
iameaiate personal supervision os an venr ri the
e,usiv.v dsy M building or part Of building ex.
n provided for. "a WIG e'"iA IN here'
Bidders VIII state the time from .be 4 alto o,.ha
contract, II awarded when they viii no NC y. tno
commtnce delivering the stamps and III cir daii ~
e1 9a"b hi i1r delivering thereaf er. >'
of a. least two Ds accompanied by guarantee
he o,a Is accepted and q contract entered into
for the f.ifs sSreties in the Of ooos
The contract will be for the neriod w "o on. ,.
WIN tne privilege of an extension fro, 80 -
rv and AZ tne pleasure Of the Secretary Of the Treas
IN awarding the contract or work fLa C.,o,,,.
pc ne ID case it shall appear to be for tbs atelss.
Ot tne government to do So " 'a'oAoe'
-, Proposals should be carefulv sea,.a .rs,
naoPcsas 1Gr 1mprinting internal reyerua .tam"s
sipnar o "T cnecKs and addressed to the Commis.
Of Columbia. Warrington. District
b. b. PRATT.
Approved ''''n'''ns' Of Internal q Esysiue.
I'VE Secretary Of the T,oas,