The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-07-28
LINN DOYD,
Speaker Of The Housc Of RcPresentotircs
[PrnLrc AcT-No. %.
" ACT fn rstnhlish a hr,nrh of lLn mini M

the United States in California.
BE cnocfcd ty the Scn0fe anu HonSc ~
| RcPrc@Ht0ftrcS ~ Me tA'icd S!dfcS ~ Amcft-
ea IN C0hgTcSs 0SSem6lea, mat branch ol
the mint OF the United states be establshcd
IN Caiilornia, to be located by inc secretary
of the Treasury, for the coinage OF gold ana
silver
Sec. ,. AMI beH fHf"cr cnoGc@' That sun
able buildings shall be procured or erected,
for carrying ON the business OF said branch
mint and the following officers snail be ap-
pointed so soon AS the puullc interest may re-
quirc their services, upon the nomination OF
the President lbyI and with the advice and
consent Of the Senate TO wit; one supcrln-
tehdent, one treasurer, one assayer' one mel
ter ana rcllncr, ana one conner. Ana the SAID
superintendent shall engage ana employ rs
many clerks and as many subordinate work
men and rvants as shall be provided Tor by
! law ana until the thlrtleth ol June one
thousand elshl huhdreu ana ni'!-nNc,the sai-
ares OF said oihcerS ana clerks shall be as
| follows TO the superintendent and to the
treasurer, the sum OF -four thousand hve hun
drcd dollars each to the aSsaycr to the mel
ter and rciiner, and TO the coiner, the sum of
Three thousand dollars each to the subor-
dlnatc Workmcn, such allowances as are Gus
tomaly ana -'sonablc, according TO their re
SpcctlVe stations anu occupations.
See. j. ANT 6e tarfhcr ca0ctcd, That
the officers and clerks to be appointed under
this act shall take an oath or affirmation be-
fore some Judge Of the United States, or the
cup'e'ie ,o'it VI 'i,c 0'"'e Vi ma
.n"! .''i n'ile! ~ P'Iio'il tiiv uu.iVs
,.D,VI'i "'i' H"'s, e"Oi, poui' 10 'n'
'"i'U" ",''0S Vi -hiiO i'' "i'n o"c vi i'i"'V
su'e''es 10 'Ie S"''si"c'loil .. 'ilc uiIcclor oi
Wv h''I. ~, "iit tnc 9.Vi't.ts u 'ne it.">u'! or
.,' u'st'iV, ''''',! oi .Ho oN'i'u H'"tcs i,'
'nc Ai''''u' anu u'''S0n' performance Vi 'Ae''
o'nceS' ~,
SUI . ~" u. I"'"'I '."'' o"' ln"'
,ic svu''"l uiIcc''oH "i 'i'G BUSINESS oi s''u
of"hcI oi the mint OF t'e Uni'od S'aieS sha
DC uuer 'nc coli'lol ana r'Sul',loH oi inc dl-
Iec'"I o' ,ile "''", 4, ln''"'e'Pn"' su'Jrc' It.
'llc "pp'"p'l'oh VI, VI tle secretary o. 'uI lrvaS
"N "''l, 10, 'n'i' PuIPose' " s'Il' oe Tue uu'N
W ''' ''''u "''.0'oi 10 p'esO' 'oe s"Iu ui"
''o'' go" 'l" SuCn "'''s PVi i'u'o"'ls anu
80 sl.i'' " nun ~ W ico.
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,'o "'0"''" Vi .iia ,'O' Il" '"'9'"oSl'ms 'i!r s'"''
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o'""o anu az '''c iii'' i's''i anu "'so' iol ,iI'
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'r anu '''', n'Ss III inc CONS SI'hPou AT s'tlu
o'"'o" """ io' 'ir. lu poSv' !" !V'iu''c 'h'
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lloill Inc 10 t'iiie oi sucn lafcels ol 'he com
"sG oi sa'u o'anch "S ne sh"ll tninN proper
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SH''ii uloe''
SEC. D. AMI lie 4 fHrihT cn0ct'd, That all
the laws and parts OF Laws now in force for the
regulation Of the mint Of the United States
and for the Government of the officers aud pei
sons employed therein, and for the punish
ment of all oii,nccs connected with the min,
or coinage of the United States shall be, and
they are hereby, declared to BE- IN full force il
relation TO the branch of the mint by this act
e'tatl shed, 50 far As the same may be appl.-
cable thereto.
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w. ''i'' e',i''' 1o'0 ~" y. o'ne, pun
nv "e,' Wv -" VI ,"' "'"e ''I' 1T
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.Y'iV.'V" ~ '"' '"u n'''' v, uiucI ,"e an
'n"'l'y oi inc st'u o.ate' on 'ne sald Drancl
.i'", vi on 'ie puilu'"sS "nlch may De erec
v. o'' '.o % "''h H'aon,ncrl
'i, .i'"' D0 "s0u 'nSi0i', VI ui' 'he h'hus "i
~, ,t,i. Wv a''.iV rn"! oe P"o1u pu' ho'l'i"s
III .'''s e.o'lon coii'"'neu Si''i pe "haersioou
of taxation righfrnllv rvistS
SIC. 7 d1JLe il tt'rtbercDo,,er TL,t,bc .,id
branch mint shall be the place Of drnosit c,,
the public moneys cnllrcted in the cu.t,,,,
houses in the State of California. and for smell
other public MONEYS as the Secretary of Tho
Treasury may direct: and the treasurer nc.,,id
branch mint shall have tbe custodv of thr
same, and shall perform the duties ofap n,sis.
tant treasurer, and for that purpose shall lac
subject to all the provisions contained in a,
act entitled "An act to provide for the better
organization of the Treasury. and for tbe col.
lection, safe keeping, transfer, and dishursc-
ment Of the public revenue, -" approved August
the sixth, one thousand eight hundred and
forty six, which relates to the treasurer oftho
branch mint at New Orleans.
So, g A.yL. M,
ouired bv he I,lr ,l -; ,'"','t, 'i'' re
sbaIl he y.en.d ass,.=,J ~ ~ 5'".n VI iu'nIs
inTots and .t,,n,,"d ~; seil 10 i,''o ""'S VI
The mini or the Irn;,nd D'''"o" mint VI III