New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-22
THE NEw-YCAK MINT
Senior Fish's Bh

fr,, G.,tsd States Of AmsrseG IN Ce'sgrsss as
s.nbsd That branch OF the Aiht o. sne o vS
states thsll be established IL The CITY OF Ne"-fox
FOR the coinage OF gold silver and cooper. Ana loI
the purpose OF pu'chasing site. erecnng sntt)e
BUILDING, and completing the ecessary conoin@lons
OF narhinery for ire said branch, the sun OF two
hundred ard twenty Ave tbousin dollars ~ hereoy
by appropriated, 10 be paid out of any money IN
the treasury not OibeTwte appropriated ana that
the Secretary OF the Treasury shall oe. and be Is
hereby auth or zed and directed with the appr0na-
ton of the President OF the United states, 70 pnr
cbase site IL the City OF New-York, and cause
building to be constructed thereon to be USED ior
the said mint.
SEC. g And be a. further MATED, That 50 soon as
the Necessary BUILDING shall be erected for the pur
pose Of well conducting the business OF the sad
mint the fol oeIng officers SHAH De app'lnie1 upon
the nomination OF the President, oy and win the
advice and consent Of the seIa'e. viz one 81 arm,
tencent one treasurer one essaTer, one meter and
rehner, and one conner.
SEC 8 And tsn 6ufheT enacted That the duies
OF the said sUpeTn;enoent snail De 10 we the CON
irol and manage mens OF the sand branch MAT, un-
Ger the general regulation and supervision OF the
director OF the mini 3nd me superiulehaehce OF the
/ officers ard persons employed IL the sad branch
mint. And once Ia each year, 1t s1ch itne as shaH
be directed by the Secretary OF the Treasury, 10
make report to the director Of the operations 81 spa
branch mint and also 10 make report 10 the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury from time TO time rs the sad
Secretary shall require, setting fora all Inc opera
lions of the sad branch mint sn)se uenI 10 the iast
report made % the secretary upon the saJJect Ana
that the duties OF the treasurer, the assayer, the
mtl,sr and rehncr, and the coiner sh n! be the
same With respect TO the said branch mint IS the du
ties prescribed 10 the treasurer assayeI, meter and
IehDtr, and chief conner by The " Act supplemental
~ TO the act entitled An act establishing mint.
and Tepustirg the coins Of the United States"
pasfec January 10, 1887.
SEo.4 And be II 6Tt4er enacted, That the said SUI
perIntenGent shall appoint, with the acpr05 alton of
the Pfesident OF the United States, assistants to the
assayer the meter and retner and the coIueT, and
that he shall also appoint as many CLERKS as, upon
Il EUDeIlufpuifut
Secretary OF the Treasury, shall IN the opinion OF
The sad Secretary, be necessary. And 1t snail be
the duty OF the SAID assistants 70 aid their principals
IL the execution Of their respective Offices. and OF
the several clerks 10 perform such duties as shall be
prescribed for them by law or by the sUperintent'
e gps
SEC g. And be IL further enacted, That whenever
any officer of the branch mint hereby established
shall be temporarily absent on account of sickness,
any other sufficient cause, 1t shall be lawful Tor
the superintendent, with the assent Of the said OFF,
Ger, to appoint some person attached to the san
branch mint TO act in the place of such officer dur
ing his absence. And also that the said superin-
tendent shall employ such workmen and servants
in the said branch mint he shall from time 10
time find Necessary
SEC. 6. And be IL G0thtr enacted That there shall
be allowed to the officers of the said branch mint
the following salaries per annum VIZ tothe super
intendent the sum OF Two thousand FIVE hundred dol
lars to the treasurer the sum Of five thousand dol
lars to the assayer the sum OF two thousand dol
lars TO the melter and rener the sum of two thou
II
\ dollars TO the assistants and clerks, respectively
! such annual salaries as the superintendent, with
the appreciation of the President, may determine ,
! and TO the subordinate workmen AMI servants such
| vases or allowances, to be determined by the
perntendent subject to the approval OF the Secreta
| ~ OF the Treasury, as may be customary and rea-
sOna6e. according TO their respective stations and
occupations And further that the salaries prescrlb-
ed in this section shall be payable In quarterly In
| staments proceeded, that the wages or allowances
| to the subordinate workmen and servants shall be
| all tcuc M as no N
deem proper and prorided further, that an assistant
| TO be appointed under this act shall not receive
! more than fifteen hundred dollars, and that clerk
| shall not receive more than twelve hundred dol
| lars.
| SEC :. And bsH further enacted, That every Off
| GER assistant and clerk to be appointed under this
act before he enters upon the duties thereof, shall
! take oath or affirmation before some Judge OF
/ the United States, or some justice OF the Supreme
Court Of the State of New York, faithfully and dill
gently to perform tie duties thereof, and shall die
said oath in the Office OF the Secretary of the Treas
! ury of the United States.
SEC s. And be At further enacted, That the super
intendent, treasurer, asssyer, meter, rehneT aud
conner, before entering upon the execution Of
their respective Offices, shall become bound TO the
United states with one or more suretles TO the sat,
sums hereinafter mentioned, with condition for the
faithful and diigent performance OF the duties OF
their respective Offices viz the superintendent and
assay eT each in the sum Olive thousand dollars
the treasurer in such sum as shall be directed by the
Secretary of the Treasury the meter ana rehner,
the conner, eacD IN Inc sum OF thousand dol
lars. And that similar bonds may alSO be required
OF the assistants and clerks, IN such sums as the
permtendent shall determine, with the appreciation
of the Secretary OF the Treasury. AID further
that the treasurer 10 be appointed uader this act
shall from time to time renew, strengthen, and in
osease his official bonds as the Secretary OF the
Treasury may direct. any law IN reference thereto
To the contrary notwithstanding.
SIC. 0. And be ii ftrther eaacted, That the general
/ direction OF the business of the said branch mint
shall be under the control and regulation of the Di
rector Of the Mint Of the United States, subject to
the appreciation Of the Secretary OF the Treasury
and for that purpose II shall be the duty OF the said
director TO prescribe such regulations, and require
such returns periodically and occasionally, as shall
I appear 10 him to be necessary for the purpose Of
carving into effect the intention OF this act In
tablishing the SAID branch also for the purpose OF
I DISCRIMINATING the com which shall be stamped at
I the sand branch and also for the purpose of pre-
serving uniformity OF weght. form. and ineness IN
the CONS stamped at the said branch with those
stamped at the Mint Of the United States and for
/ that purpose to require the transmission and dev-
cry TO him at the mint, from time to time, OF such
parcels OF the courage OF the said branch he shall
think proper, to be subjected to such assays and
tests as he shall direct
SEC To- And be Il f,rtksr enacted, That all the
laws, and parts Of laws made for the regulation of
the Mint Of the United States, and for the govern
ment OF the officers and persons employed therein,
and foI the punishment Of all oenses connected with
the mint or coinage OF the United States shall be-
and the are hereby declared 10 be in fun force
in relation 10 the branch mint by this act establish
cd so far as the same shall be applicable thereto
SEC. II. And be Il further enacted That whenever
the treasurer named in the second section ofths act
shall be appointed all moneys, books and papers IN
the hands OF the assistant treasurer. in the City of
wloTk, shall be transferred TO the treasurer Of
the branch mint established by this act and the
SAID branch mint shall thereafter be the place OF de-
posi-, IN the said city for the public MONEYS instead
Of the rooms how used IN the Cusom-house And
the treasurer OF the said hrsuch min, shall be sub
lect 10 all the provisions contained in the act entl-
tied IAN act 10 provide for the better organization
OF the treasury, and for the collection, safe keeping
transfer, and disbursement Of the public revenue"
approx ed August &, 1916, which relate the treas
uer of the branch mint az New. Orleans