The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-02-23
THE UNION.

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SEC Thai Il shah 10 BE- la Sru 10 p. ont she said
coin the mint IN exchange the following SILVER coin,
the Spanish quarters, eghhs, and sxleenths OF dol
shilling aud pence and the French franc half franc, and
quarter frame, and the following rates, VIZ, Tor tho
Spanish Mexican quarter dollar twenty five coats for
the Spanish Mexican eighth OF dollar iweive and
bali for the Spanish OF Mexican sixteenth u dot
oas cents emu o de F,eash 'ane sshssa cent. for The
half frame eent and for the quarter franc, four cents
Provided such pieces shall not be presented la au IN
tes less ttan thy dollars and thar In every such parcel
the shall least one-thd OF the amount IN quarter
dollars
be delivered discretion OF the director IN any Of he
re the Secretary of the Treasury may direct at
OF the mint for transportation; and the reasonable
aforesaid be exchanged at the mint herein author.
zed MAY also be paid Proeded, That the be
paid IN any case shall mol exceed 'hiee per cent oil e
SEC o Thai the money which shall be received in
the ea OF the mini, which shall be used in the
chase bullion be converted into said coins, and
pay expense OF their transportation; and II there be
surplus the shall be appropriated 10 deiray the
contingent expenses Of the mint Provided That the for
eign coins received shall not again be put into eucu'a
'SEo. TO- That until The fund shall have aceumula-
by herein authorized and whenever Tor other
1t may be convenient II shall be lawful TO apply
such portion OF the silver the bullion fund of the mlat
may neediu in the coinage of the coins herein author
ICED Pooed That from the proceeds Of the sales OF said
coins legal value OF any silver thus Withdrawn, esna
said. ......a ...-
"SEc H. That the provisions Of this relation TO ht
said piece hereby extended to the branci
New Orleans. And authority is hereby conferred
Secretary of the Treasury extend the same pro
visions 10 the branch Charlotte and Dahlonega
YER. his opinion, he may doem II expedient
SEC H. That from and alter the passage oil this ac
shall be lawful TO the mint and branches pieces o
silver Of cent he composed OF onetenth silver and
"copper" and 10 be OF the weight oil twenYhv
grains adjusting the weights OF said piece OF one
Gel shall be greater deviation allowed than ont
and halt grains in the single piece and three penny
ali N nnnIh
tails there shall be deviation
allowed the proportion OF silver than onetenth OF tina
and The design said coins shall tn
title United States of America ITS year OF coinage, IT
legal value. and its proportion oil silver
'SEc Is That due conformity TO the foregoing
of weights and fines the trial shall be made
and the time is provided In the 9th and VA
of the OF January 1882 relative 10 the mint ant
coinage
..SEc IA That the profits arising from the image here
inbelore authorized shall be used pay the expense
of these and II there be stlli
surplus, shall be appropriated 10 deray the con
tngen penses Of the mint branch mint where suci
profits sh all have accrued.
SEC Is That penalties for making and altering coun
ereits of the copper the United States
ded by Of March 1926 (sectons 20 and IL be
tended include couneries OF the coins herein provides
for"
| On notion the Senate adjourned.