Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-08-07
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FOR
FURNISHING MOTOR VEHICLE
TAGS FOR 1914 REGIS
TRATlON,

for furnishing to the State OF North
Dakota, fifteen thousand U5, OoO) auto
mobile tags with duplicates, and one
thousand u,ooW motor cycle tags VIII,
duplicates--with such additional a s
and duplicates as may be required dur
ing the year 1914-will be received at
the office of Thomas Hail, Secretary OF
State, at the Capitol in the city of Bis
marci, North Dakota, until two O'Clock
p. H. On the 9th day OF August, 1913.
Tags must conform in size and form
with the provisions of Section ~, Chap-
ter 6, Session Laws of 1911.
Numerals and letters are to pc as
provided by law, to be so spaced to
give a good general appearance n as
may be more specifically designated In
contract or as shown by sketch,
Each automobile tag shall be furnish
ed with a 3-16 inch round hole at each
corner and also slots near the margin
of the plate, top and bottom just IN
side of each corner hole, or four holes
and four slots to each plate. 1t is to
be preferred that these slots are to be
so constructed or protected to prevent
cutting or i~njuring the hanger straps.
Tags must be rounded at the corners.
The tags shall be made of black char
coal or BeSsemer steel of not heavier
than 40 guage or lighter than 81 guage.
with the necessary figures and letters
enameled or embossed, or both. on
same. The design is to be such as to
provide sufficient rigidity.
There shall be a marked contrast be-
tween the color of the plates and the
color of the letters and figures there
on; such colors to be designated by the
Secretary of State. .rF ,a
Tags are to be packed in heavy en-
velopes ready for mailing. Two plates
of the same number are to be in each
envelope with proper packing, if any
is needed, to prevent damage in ship
ment to final destination, and also to
be packed as lightly as is consistent
with safety in order to save postage and
express.
ing printed return card. From Thomas
Hall. Secretary of State, Bismarck,
North Dakota. and to be numbered or
stenciled with the same number that
tags enclosed in said envelope bear.
The tags SO enclosed as above to be de-
each crate to contain so sets of tags con
secutively numbered and properly packed
In numerical order: On the packing
sheet used between the tags in each en-
velope there shall be printed instruc-
tions to owners, the copy for WHICH is
Tags shall be delivered F. Q: B. Capt.
tl building at Bismarck. as follows:
First IN thousand automobile tags
and five hundred motor cycle tags not
later than December 10th. 1918. /,
Three thousand automobile tags and
500 motor cycle tags not later
than February 10th. 1914, and the whole
number not later than April ~, 1914.
Payment for the tags to be made as
follows:
For FIRST. shipment on March 1st. 1914:
second shipment o April 18th, 1914, and
the remainder to be paid for in three
equal installmentsi to be made May 18th,
June 10th and July 18th. 1914.
Al 'tags ordered by the Secretary oi
state. except those for which a definite
date of delivery is herein specified, shall
be- delivered at such time and in sucl
|. quantities as the Secretary OF State
may direct.
! The right 10 purchase tags in th,