New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-16
PROPOSALS FOR JMPRINTlNG IN.
TERNAL REVENUE STAMPS Upon
BANK CHECKS.

| TREASURY DEPARTMENT J
| Office of Internal Revenue :
| Washington. july T. 1915
| SkALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AZ
| - this office until WEDNESDAY. August ls 1873
TERNAL REvENUE STAMPS o FA; THE SR az "
NATION OF TWO CENTS upon such blank checIs.
| banker or trust company. or anon sucb bIsnE
paper as may Do furnished for that purpose by the
The printing may be by any process ina. will
afford adequate protection to the government
against connterfei,lns. provided stamp Of an ar
.lstic character is produced. This printing las
heretofore been executed from steel transfers of
| me hnest bank note engraving or from eloctro
types OF such engraving, and a character of work
will not be accepted.
TT The num Der Of stamps imprinted as above set
loIt uuIing ne fiscal year ending June 80 1915
was about So OC0 600 stamps. '
b.dders VII state the price per 1910 stamps de-
Tor shipment. NJ
The contractor " Il be permitted to charge the
such price as may be prescribed Nv fhe Cnm,nis
sloner, IN ADDITION to the amount paid by the GOV
h MT, not exceeding in any case one cent for
stamps NV 'ie 'l''n SIX
y, Each .s bid Should be accompanied by specimen
OF me st' le OF engraving proposed and a ful ex-
plan atiOn of the process BY which If il nrornse' ",
Imprint the stamps. W
The contract will require that the dies AM,
plates shall be kept bright and sharn thai ne,r
ana addltlonal designs. dies and plates shall be
maze without charge at the pleasure of the Com
Hiles1untT OF internal Revenue, and all such de-
signs dies and plates shall become the property Of
anu ee develed to, the United States at the ter
the said Commissioner that the stamps shall he de-
nVered IN such quantities and at such times AZ the
ON o!mmlssloner OF Internal Revenue for tine time
being may direct; and that all measures and nre'
cautions which the Commissioner shall deefn nee
essary TO take order to protect III. poyerrrosn+
agalnst 1iaud or negligence or the par OF the con.
tractor, or his employees. shall be taken at the
bd dsa Mif ara a. expense Of the
ness s se oeen or are actually engaged in the bust
III tha a emsravlns and printing, and provided with
81 tne nece ssary facilities to execute the werl
pompiy and give the requisite protection to tie
seaaihPs o1os ana plates in their possession
fartles not known to the department wiz f,r.
nlsn proof as to these points, Will iui
srv ne contractor VIII not be permitted to print
vpel alions under the contract will be Under the
aueuiate per sonal euOervisiOn of an GENT nj the
cinays IA building or part of building e1-
.na W. oeSoted to the preparation OF the dies
III provided for. W Wv '-"h e' 4efe-
bidders Will state the time from the ate tho
contract II awarded, when thew viii be reaSv no
oommtnce delivering the stamps and tn cir daily
ca Iseh ior delivering thereafter.
o. az least two responsible persons. 1has in case
he ou IL accepted and contract entered into
far wv WI become s9reties in the sum OF 100000
me contract will be for the perod ~ ooa veor
year ut 1b aege OF az extension from year 10
inv and Cnnm asre OF the Secretary OF the Treas
;; An awarding the contract or work the Cor,,;s-
nosaI YES the right 10 reject any or ali mo-
u the government to do co. e ''eAoe'
sncul ID be carefully sealed ami marked
,pon bank cbe ,nnpf'ni1g internal revenue stamps
oner OF Internal Revenue Wash;nc, no H;l4la.
}! Columbia. ""9hingloh DlstricG
D. n ppar,,
.nn,os Commissioner of Interna, Rereore
iyId B. H. BRlSTOW
Secretary Of the Treasury