The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1837-02-04
FEBRUARY A. 1887

time; and, in the settlement, he shall be
(: entitled to credit for the difference b, /.
n tween tho whole amount Of bullion dc.
RI lirered TO hin and received from him.
since the last settlement, as an allowance
for necessary waste: Provided. That this
lowancc shall not exceed Two thousand
tbs Of tho whole amount Of gold and sill
ser bullion. respectively, delivered to
him by the treasurer.
! SIC %. And br il further enacted. Tha,
tho treasurer shall, from time 10 time. de-
liver over to the chief coiner. inso.s for
the purpose Of coinage; that he shall
keep faithful record Of these tran ,fers,
nothing the weigh, and description Of the
lingots; and that the ing",s thus placed IN
the Eancs "f tho chief coiner shall be-
passed through the several processes nc-
ccssary 10 make frdm them coins, in all
respects. confnrmablc 10 Law.
: SEC. 25. And be it further enacted, That
in adjr<,ing the weights Of The coins. ,hc
following ,'evia,ions from the standard
weigh, shall no, be exceeded in any Of the
single peices: IL the dollar and half dol
Iat. one grain and half; in the quarter
dollar. one grain: in the dime and hslf
dime. half grair; in the gold coins.
nnc-quarlcr of a grain; in the copper
coins. one grain in the prnnywcight; nnr!
,ha, in waiching large number "f pieces
together. whch delivered from The chief
coinrr 10 the treasurer, und fr"m the
treasurer to the deposisors, The dcvia.ions
from the standard weight shall not exc. cd
The follning limits: F"I1 pcnnyweighis in
one thousand dollars; three pcnnywcish this
in one. Thousand half dollars: ,w" penny
weights in ono thousand quarter d"!iars,
one penny weigh, iu one thousand dimes.
one heavyweight, in ono thousand hall
dimes; two pennyweieh!s in one thou
sand eagles: one and o half pcnnyucrgh,
in one thousand half eagles: me penny
weigh, in one Thousand quarter clgics.
SEC. 26. Aud be il further enacted.
Tha, the chief c"iner shall. from time Ia
,imc, rs the coins arc prepared. dcl,vcr
ovcr tn the treasurer, who slIall keep a
careful record vi their kind. number. and
weight. that, in receiving the coin. il shall
be the duty Of the treasurer to sec she.
,hcr tho coins of tha, deliver, are within
che legal limits nf the slanda u weighs:
aud If his trials ("r this parp Sc shall moi
prorr satisfactory. he shall cousc tho
coins oi this delivery To be weighed $.
paraiely. aud such as arc not Of lega
weigh, shall he delivered 10 tho lucI,c,
and rcfincs. as standard bullion, To bt
usain fo:mcd iu,o ins",s and rceoiuc,i.
SEC 81. And bc it further enacted
Tia, nj every delivery Of coins made b,
tho chief coi..cr Ia ,hc treasurer. ii shall
be ,tc duty Of the treasure. in the r.r
.cncc of the a.sayrr. lo take indise.;'mi
na,cly certain number Of pieces Of cac'
variety lnr The annual trial "f coins. (lht
nu, Der being prescribed by tho director.
which shall bc carefully labelled, nnr' dc
pnsilicd i'll n chest appropriated Cor lht
purpose. kept under the join. care OF the
, treasurer and assaycr. aud so secured tha
neither eau have access 10 its content:
wilh"u, lhr presence Of The other.
>rc ~ AMI hc i, further enacted
:. 'rhrl Tic chief coiner shall. from time /,
!, time. deliverin the treasurer the Clipping.
aid other portions of bullion remaining
Z after the process OF coming. and .hu! th'
!, treasurer shall keep careful record o
thea amount.
SEC 20. And be i, further enacted
/, Tha, in tho lrcasurcr's account with tn
y chief coiner. tho chief coincr shall b
r dcbiicd with the nm"un, in weigh, o
! standard metal Of oil tho bullion place
in hi. hands. and credited with The amour,
! ais" BY weight, Of ell The coins, clipping,
i, and other bullion delivered by him TO Ia
r treasurer; and that once al least in ever,
+. yra,. at such time Ms the dir r,or shall up
/, point. the chief coincr shall dclicvcr i,
+. The treasurer all the coins and bullion ii
his p. sscssiun. so ,hu, his accounts mo,
!. be- scI,cd up t" that time: and III this .cl
!. llcmcn,, he shall bc entitled 10 cred'
n for the difference between the who'll
i. amount Of ;hr insois delivered 10 him. an
Of the coin. and bnllion received iron
r him, since tho last s. ,llrmcnt, rs an al
= lnwancr tor necessary waste: Prortded
a Tha, this allowance shall no, exceed lw,
O ihuusa dlhs # tho whole amour, Of III
silver. or one tho.sandlh Of the wh"l
|, nmoun, Of The gold. iha, had been del
r vcrch /" him by ,hr treasurer.
9 SIC 30. Aud be II further enacted, Tia