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LAWS of the United States.
PUBLISHED
BY AUTHORITY.}
, Third CONGRESS ofthe UNITED STATES,
AT THE SECOND SESSION,
Eqwrand held at the city of Philadelphia, in the
fate of Pennsylvania, an Monday, the third of
November, 1794.
An Abl fupplenentar, to the aft, ontit
kd" A a8 eftabliSbing a mint, &
regulating the coins of the United
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*'''° ''"""'' ^ 'be Senate &
OHoufe of Representatives of
the United States of America, in Con
gress assembled, and it is hereby enabled
& declared, That for the better con
ducing of the business of the mint of
the United Spates, there (hall be an
additional officer appointed therein
by the name of the melter and refin
er, whose duty shall be to take
charge of all copper, and silver or
gold bullion delivered out by the
treasurer of the mint after it hat been
assayed, agreeably to the rules and
coftoms of the mint already directed
and established, or which may here
after be directed and eftabfifhed by
the accounting officers of the tresfu
ry, and to reduce the fame into bars
or ingots fit for the rolling mills, and
then to deliver them to the coiner or
treasurer, as the diredor shall judge
expedient ; and to do and perform
all other duties belonging to the of
fice of a melter and refiner or which
(ball be ordered by the diredor of the
''mint.
Sec. 2. And be it farther enabled,
That the melter and refiner of the
said mint, shalt, before he enters up
on the execution of his said office,
take an oath or affirmation before
some judge of the United States,
faithfully and diligently to perform
the duties thereof. And also shall
become bound to the United States
of America, with one or more sure
ties to the fatisfaaion of the Secreta
ry' of the Treasury, in the sum of fix
thousand dollars, with condition for
the faithful and diligent performance
of the several duties of his office.
Sec. 3. And be it further enabled.
That there shall be allowed and paid
to the said melter and refiner of the
mint as a compensation for his Servi
ces, the yearly salary of fifteen hun
. dred dollars.
See. 4. And be it further enabled,
That the director of the mint be, and
hereby is authorized, with the appro
bation of the President of the United
States, to employ such person as fy
rosy judge suitable to difeharge the
duties of the melter and ~refiner, un
wffl^ and refiner shall be ap
pointed by the President by and with
fy, the advice of the Senate: ^b'* : h
Sec. 5. And be it farther enacted,
That the treasurer of the mint fhall^
^ & and he is hereby directed, to retain
{ CT two cents per ounce from every de
^ ?5 posit of filveE bullion,, below the
^, ^ ftabdard of thteUnUed Stae^, which
& hefafterihall be made for the pud
%^ + pose of refining and coining ; and
:^h ffl per ounce from, every de
fy{ posit of goM bullion sos afore
ed Stater, u^efa the fame fall be so
fo^ farbfr the flandgrd at to require
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the operation of the test, in which
case, the treasurer ffiall retain fix
cents per ounce, which fcm so retain
ed shall be accounted for by the said
treasurer with the treasury of the U."
nited States as a compensation for
melting and refining the fame.
Sec. 6. And be it further ena aa,
That the treasury of the mint shall
not be obliged to receive from any
person for the purpose of refining and
coining, any deposit of silver bullion,
below the standard of the United
States, in a smaller quantity than two
, hundred ounces ; nor a like deposit
of gold bullion below the said ftahd
; ard, in a smaller quantity than twen
ty ounces.
Sec. 7. And be it further enabled,
That from and after the puffing of
this aft, it shall sand may be lawful
for the officers of the mint to given
preference to silver or gold bullion,
deposited for coinage, which shall be
of the standard of the United States,
so far as refpe<fts the coinage of the
fame, although bullion below the
standard and not yet refined, may
have been deposited for coining, pre
vious thereto, any law to the contra
ry notwithstanding; Provided, That
nothing herein shall juftify the offi
cers of the mint, or any one of them,
in unnecessarily delaying the refining
any silver or gold bullion below stand
ard, that may be deposited, as afore
laid.
Sec. 8. And be it farther enabled,
That the President of the United
States be, and he is hereby authoriz
ed, whenever he shall think it for the
benefit of the United States, to re
duce the weight of the copper coin
of the United States ; Provided, such
reduction shall not, io the whole, ex.
ceed two penny-weights in each cent,
and in like proportion in a half cent ;
of which he shall give notice by pro
clamation, and communicate the fame
to the then next session of Coogrefs.
Sec. 9. And be it farther enabled,
That it shall be the duty of the Treas
urer of the United States from time
to time, as often as he shall receive
copper cents and half cents from the
rtreafurer of the mint, to fend them to
the bank or branch banks of the U
nited States, in each of the States
Iwhere such back is established ; and
where there is no bank established,
then to the colledor of the principal
town in such State (to the proportion
jQf the number of inhabitants in such
1 State) to be by such bank or collec
tor, paid out to the citizens of the
I State for cash, in sums not left than
Iten dollars value ; and that the fame
I be done at the risk and expense of the
United States, under such regula
tions as shall be prescribed by the de
ipartment of the treasury:
Approved, March 3, 1795.
, . George WaJbington.
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1 An @ making further appropriations
for the military and naval efiabliJh
i mint, andfor & fapport of govern.
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1 Sec. c£BElErcaedhi ^ Sen
\ ate and Houje of Representatives of the
YUnited States of America in Congre/s
^aftmbled, That including the jppr%
.priation of five hundred thousand doll
>tan, made for the military eltiblifh
, merit for the year one thousand seven
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hundred and ninety five by an a& of
the prefect leffion, there be appro
priated for the said military eftabliih
ment, a fom not exceeding one mil
lion four hundred and sixty nine thou
sand four hundred and thirty nine
dollars, and twenty nine cerite ; that
is to fay :—For the pay of the legion
of the United States, three hundred
and four thousand five hundred and
forty eight dollars : For the pay of
the corps of artillery, fifty fix thou
sand eight hundred and sixty eight
dollars . •For sub fiftence of the legion
and artillery, three hundred and six
ty one thousand seven hundred and
nineteen dollars and thirty cents : For
forage and cavalry thirty three thou
sand seven hundred and twenty dol
lars : For eloathing, one hundred &
twenty thousand four hundred and
forty dollars ! For delinquents for the
cavalry, seven thousand three hun
dred and fourteen dollars: For hors
es for the cavalry, twenty four thou
sand dollars : For bounty, five thou
sand dollars : For the hospital de
partment, eleven thousand three hun
dred and fitly five dollars and ninety
nine cents : For the Indian depart
ment, eighty thousand dollars :—For
the quarter-matter's department, one
hundred arid fifty thousand dollars:
For contingencies of the war deport
ment, thirty thousand dollars : For
the defenfive proteaion of the fron-|
tiers, one hundred and thirty thou-1
sand dollars : For the completion of
fortifications, fifty thousand dollars :
For additional pay and bounty to the
leigion and artillery, purfuanc to an
ia of the present session, seventy sev
en thousand four hundred and sixty
four dollars.
Sec. 2. And be it further enabled,
That for defraying the expense of fix
mohths pay and subsistence of a de
tachment of militia under the com
mand of major general Morgan, pur
foant to an aa of the present feffipn,
there be appropriated the sum of one
hundred thousand fix hundred and
eighty two dollars ; that is to fay :—
For the general ftaff, four thousand
one hundred and thirty fou^dollars :
For major Brooke's battallion, nine
teen thousand eight hundred and for
ty eight dollars :—For major Lynn's
battailion, twenty one thousand three
hundred dollars :—For ca.valry rtwen
ty three thousand four hundred dol
lars :— For subsistence, twenty four
thousand dollars ; For forage for of
ficers and cavalry, eight thousand
dollars.
Sec. 3. And he it further enacted,
That the surplus which may remain
unexpended of the sum of fix hun
dred and eighty eight thousand, eight
hundred arid eight, eight dollar
and eighty two cents, which was ap
propriated for the use of the naval de
partment, in the year one thousand
seven hundred and ninety four, by an
aft passed the ninth day of Jone last,
shall be, and the fame is hereby ap
propriated to the use of the said nav
al department, for the year oue thou
sand seven hundred and ninety five.
Sec. 4. Audbe it further enacted,
That there be appropriated the fer
eral sums following; to wit: For the
parent of military penliom, for the
year one thousand seven hundred and
nin^y five, eighty five thousand three
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hundred and fifty seven dollars and
four cents ; and a sum not exceeding
ten thousand dollars for the contin
gent purposes of government, fub
je& co the difpcfition of the Prefl
dent of the U stf States.
Sec 5. And be it further chatted,
That the several appropriations here
in before made, shall be paid and
difeharged cut of the funds following,
to wit : First, the fiKplua of the sum
of fix hundred thousand doliari, re
served by the aft " making provi
(ion for the debt of the United States,"
and which will accrue during the year
one thousand seven hundred and nine
ty five: Secondly, the surplus Os rer
enue and income beyond (he appro-'
priarions heretofore charged thereup- •,
on, to the end of the year one thou
sand seven hundred and ninety five:
And thirdly, the surplus which shall
remain unexpended of the monies ap
propriated to the use of the war de
partment, for the year one thousand
seven hundred and ninety four.
See.& And be it further enacted,
That the PreGdem of the United
States, be empowered to borrow on
behalf of the United States, of the
bank of the United States, which is
hereby authorized to lend the fame,,
or of any other body or bodies poli
tic, perfap or perfont, any sum or
sums not exceeding in the whole, the
sums herein appropriated, and to be
I applied to the purposes aforefaid, and
to be reimbursed as well interest as
principal out of the funds aforefaid#
Approved, March 3. [795-.
George FPc/bingCT.
An Act for the more effectual recover,
of the debts due from individuals to
the United.
Sec. I. BE it enabled b, the Senate
and House of Representatives of the
United States of America, in Congress
assembled, That the Comptroller of
the Treasury be, and he is hereby
authorized to issue a notification jo
any person who has received monies
for which he is accountable to the
United State#, or to the executor or
administrator cf such person, if he be
deceased, requiring him to render to
the Auditor of the Treasury, at such
time as he shall think reafonzble, ac
cording to the circumstances of the
case, within twelve months from the
dice of such notification, all his ac
counts and vouchers, for the expen
diture of the said monies, and to de
fault thereof, fetes shall, at the difr
crerion of the Comptroller of the
Treasury, be commenced for the
fame, without further ff
And the party fued,"as aforefaid, shall
be fubfea to the 9$ and charges
of such (fa whether the ultimate
decision shall be in his favor or*
gainft him.
And be it further enacted,
That the marshals of the refpedlive
diftrids be, and are hereby authorized
and dirsaedho terve the said notifi
cations on the parties therein named,
by leaving copies thereof at their re
fpeaive dwellings, or ufoal places of '
abode, at least four months, before
the time fixed in such notification, sot
rendering their accounts, a? aforeftid,
^raftre o !^
Cattons to the Co^ptroikA offices
with doe certificate thereon, if