The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-05-10

from these charges shall be accounted for
and appropriated for defraying the con-
tinqent expenses Of the mint.
SEC. 10. And be ii further enacted,
That from the report Of the assayer, and
the weight of the bullion, the treasurer
shall estimate the whole value Of each
deposite, and also the amount of the
charges or deductions, if any =; Of all
which he shall give detailed memoran-
dun to the deposition; and he shall also
give, mt the same time, under his hand,
certificate of the nett amount of the de-
posite, to he paid in coins of the same
species of bullion as that deposited.
SEC. 90. And be IL further enacted,
That parcels Of bullion shall be, from
time to time, transferred by the treasurer
to the meter and refner; that a careful
record of these transfers, noting the
weight and character of the bullion shall
be kept and that the bullion thus placed
in the hands of the mclter and refner
shall be subjected to the several processes
which mny be necessary to form il into in
go,s of the legal standard, and of quail
i;y suitable for coinage.
Sac. 81. Ini be ii further enacted,
That the ingots thus prepared shall be
assayed by the assayer, and it they prove
to be within the limits allowed for devia-
ton from the standard, they shall be
transferred by the melter and refiner to
the treasurer, accompanied by the assa-
yer's certificate Of their fneness: and
that n careful record of the transfer shall
be kept by the treasurer.
SEC. 22. 4And be it further enacted,
That no ingots of gold shall be used ior
coinage of which the quality differs more
than two thousnndlhs from the legal
standard; and that no ingots of silver
shall be used for coinage of which the
quality differs more than three thou
sandlhs from The legal standard.
Sc. 23. Ial be it further enacted
That in ihc trcasurer's account with the
mel.er and rciincr, the melter and refiner
shall be debted with the standard weight
of all the bullion placed III his hands, that
is To say, with The weight of metal of le-
gal standard (incncss which it will make
aud that he shall be credited by the stand
ard weight of all the ingots delivered by
him to III; treasurer; and that once at
least in every year, al such time as the
director shall appoint, the meier and re-
finer shall deliver up to The treasurer II
the bullion in his possession, IN order that
his accounts may be settled up to that
time aud, in this settlement, he shall
be entitled to n credit for the difference
between the whole amount of bullion de-
lvered to him aud received from HIM,
since the last settlement, as an allowance
for necessary waste: Pr0Udcd, That
this allowance shall not exceed two thou
snndtIls OF the whole amount of gold and
silver bullion, respectively, that had been
delivered to him by the treasurer.
SEC. 24. And be IL further enacted,
That the treasurer shall, from time to
time, doyer over To the chief coiner, in
gois for the purpose Of coinage, that he
shall keep faithful record ofthose trnns-
frrs, nothing the weight and desert ption .
of the ingots I; and that the ingots thus :
raced in the hands of the chief coiner "
shall be passed through the several pro- .
cesscs necessary to make from them coins "
in all respects, conformable to law. !,
SEC. %. ind be IL further enacted 81
That in adjusting the weights of the coins '.
the following deyiations from the stand :, y
ard weight shall not be exceeded in any "
of the slugle pieces La the dollar and 81
half dollar, one grain and a half; in the rs
qulrter dollar, one grain III the dime &c
aud half dime, half II grain; in the gold g
coins, one quarter Of n gram; IN the cop ~ ~
per coins, one grain IN The pennyweight VI
and that in weighing large number Of "
pieces together, when delivered from the "
chief conner to the treasurer, and from 81
the treasurer to the depositors, the de- 81 -,
via'i1ns from the standard weight shall "
no, exceed the following limits: -Four Gu
pcnnywei.lts IN one thousand dollars u"
three pcnuywclghts IN one thousand half NC
dollars; two pennywcights in one thou !"
sand quarter dollars one pcnnyweights
IN one thousand dimes, one pennyweight u
IN oGe thousand hali dimes: two penny To-
weights in one thousand Gag les /; one and trt
n half penuywesht in one thousand half re-
eagles one pcnuyweight in one thousand tn
half eagles; one pennywcight in one tn
thousand quarter eagles. qu
SEC. 2j. Iad be IL further enacted, to
That the chief coincr shall, from time to eli
time, aS the cOiIs are prepared, deliver
them over 10 the treasurer, who shall keep Il
u careful record of their kind, number, err
and weight; that, Ill receiving the coins, to
il shall he the duty Of The treasurer to see an
whether the coins of that delivery are tn
within the legal limits of the standard fo
weight; aud if his trials FOR this purpose
shall not prove satisfactory, he shall cause Il
all the cons Of this delivery 10 be weighed, of
separately, and such as are not of legal ex
weight shall be delivered to the meter and or
refner, as standard bullion, to be again pl
formed into iusots and recoined. as
SEC. %. And be IL further enacted, an
That at every delivery of coins made by al
The chief coincr to the treasurer, it shall iu
be the duty Of the treasurer, in the pre- of
sruce of the assayer to take iudiscrimi