Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-07-15
THE COIN BILLS.
IN ss concerning the Gold Coins Of tAs Upiea States

-'-% cora COINS 81 tnt Jprea States,
and for other purposes.
De enacted by the Senate the House Of Repre-
senauves Of the United States of Americas in Congress
assembled Iha, the gold coins Of the United States shall
contain the following quantities Of metal that is 10 saw:
each eagle shall contain hundred AMI thirty two yrsns
OF pure gold and two hundred aud inyegh, grains of
sanuarI god each halt eagle hundred and sixteen
grains oil pure golJ and hundred and y-uine
grains oil standard god each quarter eagle shall con-
tam hy-eght grains OF pure gold. sxt, -four aud
half grains OF standard gold every such eal, shall
be OF the value OF ten doafs eyery such half eagle sel
De o. ne value OF hive dollars and every such quarter
eSEe sha DC oi The value OF two dollars fifty cen,e
And the said gold coins shall be received In all
when OF iu weight. according their said respective
values; and when Of less than FUN weight nj less values
p'opor,ioned 10 their respective actual weights
SEC And be II further enacted, That oil standard
goa or syer deposited Tor coinage after the thirty day
OF July next shall he paid Tor CON- under the
oil the secretary oithe Treasury within five DAYS from the
making oil such deposie deduc,in from the amount Of said
ueposie OF gold aud SILVER, half of one per ceutum
PROVIDED, That deduction shall be made unless said
ADVANCE be required by such depos,or within forty dsys
SOC o. hnd be II further enacted, That all gold coins
oil he u States minod anterior 10 the thirty first dsy of
July next shall be receivable in all PAYNE MT, al the Iao
oil ninety-iour aud eghtenths OF per pennywerht
SEC. A. And be il further enacted That the better 70
secure conformity Of the said gold 10 their rrspec
tive standard aforesaid, iom every separate mass of
standard gold which shall be made coins al the said
mlh there shall be taken, set apart by the Treasurer aud
reserved In bic custody certain number OF pieces not
less han lfee; aud that in every year the pieces so
e apart and reserved shall be assayed the inspcc
ton Of the officers, time and in the manner now
provided by law; and il IL shall be found that the cold
so essayed shall not be inferior 10 the said
hereinhcore declared, than one mart in t,,ree
hundred and eighty four la fneness and one mar, in
hve hundred an weight, the officer officers OF the
ssa mint whom 1t may concern shall be held excussbe;
out any greater infsority shall appear il shall be GER
tined to the President OF the United States anu IL he shall
so decide Tie said officer officers shall thereafter dis
qushed 10 hold their respective Offices Prorided That
~ III making any delivery OF colo at the in PAYNE mt
OF deposc, the weight thereof shall be found
ne oiees concerned shall be responsible the owner
LOT ue iui' weight u claimed at the time delivery.
SEC 5. Aud be /, further enacted, Thshis ac, shall
be IN force from aud after the thirty day OF july in The
year one thousand eight hundred aud thiriy-iour
Passed the House OF Representatives,
July 81, 1884 IN" no. h'ep'
IN dct relating TO The rdlue Of certain Fo,een f,od
Coins truhin the United St1fes.
BE II enacted by the Senate and House of Renre,cn,,
t'ves oil the United States Of Americas in Congress as
senbled That from and after the thirty frs, ty of JIv
next the following gold coins shall pass current a.
within the United States, and be receivable in ali
ments by weight Tor the payment OF all debts and de
mshus OF The rates following, that is say the gold
coins oil Great Britain, Portugal and Brazil of not
than twenty-five fine, at the rate of ninety for
cents and eightenths OF per pennyweigh,; the
gold coins oil France nine fine at the rate o nine
ty'thrse cents and tenth cent per ne
ana me gold COINS OF Spain, Mexico, and Columbia OF the
hhenes oil twenty cars three grains and
OF grain at the Of eighty nine cents and
oil cent per pennywegh,.
SEC And be ii further enacted That il shall be tho
duty the Secretary of the Treasury TO cause
me Aforesaid gold coins made by this act 10 be
had at the min, OF the United States AZ lea once ~; W w
Passed the House oil Representatives June 81 1881
w. s. FRANKLIN, Clerk
I'm 1et regulating ne value Of certain Foreign SLIDER
Coins toithin The United States
be u enacted by the Senate and House OF Representa-
yves OF the United States oil America in Congress assem-
oied and after the passage this act The follow
ing silver coins shallbe OF the legal value and shall pass
current money within the United States by tale for the
oil all debts and demands the rate Of one hundred
cents the dollar; that is ssy the dollars of Mexico perm
Ch aud Central America not less weight than four hun
ufed ana heen grains each; and those i'm Bra
~ oil The like weight OF less neness than ten
h''sen Pennyweighs pure silver in the troy pound of
'weVe ounces oil standard silver and the pieces
o France when OF not less neness than ton ounces and
sixteen penny weights in twelve ounces troy weight of
standard silver and weighing less than
at tie rate oil ninety three cents each.
SEC. 2 And be il further enacted That il shall \. b
duty OF the Secretary Of the Treasury to Cause of
me aforesaid silver coins made by this act to be
had tine Alnt OF the United States asst once i'm every
year, and 10 make report of the result thereof to
| Passed the House OF Representatives.
| Attest; w. 5. FRANKLIN, Cqk Ro. Rem
| Nay 27fh. 1881. P'