Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-02-28
BY AUTHORITY.
LAW OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed during The Second Session Of the Thirty
second Congress.
IPUDLIc Acr-No. Gil

[PUBLic AcT-No. 24.1
AN ACT amcndatoryo existing laws relative TO the
half dollar, quarter dollar, d me and half dime.
1T by the Senate and Houze OF Represent
tivcs the United States America Congress
cd and Ity-two the weight Of the half doiIar or
piece OF fifty cents, shall be hundred and nnetytwo
grains, and the quarterdoluT, dime and haEdimc, shall
lie. respectively half, fth and one-tenh, OF the
Sec 9 And be itJuTter Gcied, That silver
issued in conformity with the above section, shall legal
lenders in payment of debts for all sums exceeding five
dollars.
sec g. IND Be il thsr etsd That in order to PRO
Of the dollar authorized by this act, the the
SUCH bullion with the Billion Of the mint ae sha
charge himself with the gain arising from the coinage Of
triIs,c thereof and shall be credited differ
between such intrinsic value and the price paid
coins hereinafter ovided. The balances credit
or the profit Of said coinage shall be- from time to time
account of the treasury off the United states.
he paid out at the mint in exchange for gold coins al
in sums not less than hundrep dollars; and shall be
lawful, also, 10 transmit parcc!s OF the same from time
time 10 the assistant teasurers, deposaries and other
ssrs Of .s United Sote t under general ,SgG1tions
Secretary OF the treasury Provided, however, That
shall DC regulated BY the Secretary oTthe treasury
Sec s. Ind be it further enacted. That cposites
%s be I've ": 1% S
the OF the mint as herein auth orzed, and upon
Sec G. Ad be II further enacted That, a: the option OF
the deposition, gold or silver be cast into bars in
gOs Of either pure metal of standard fneness, III.
may prefer. with stamp upon same, designa
ling its weight and neness; but pcce iher gold
silver, shall be cast into bars irgos OF less weight
than ten ounces except pieces ofonc
OF three ounces and OF five all which pelces
less weight than shall OF the
hess, with their weight and neness stamped upon them
but In cases whether the gold and silver deposited be coin
ed or cast into bars or ingots there shall be charge to
tho dePosor, in addition the charge made
filming parting the mctals oneaf per Gentum;
the arising ON this charge OF hall
shall be charged 10 the treasurer of the mint and from
time to time warrant of the director Of mint shall
he transferred into the treasury United Staets
Provided, however, That nothing contained in this section
shall be considered applying to the qua
ter-iollar, the dme and haGdme
Sec. z. d be ii further enacted, That from timefo time
there shall be struck and coined at the mint the United
States and the branches thereof ooniormaby in all
poets to law, and conlormaby in all the
dar gold coins now established by law. coin OF gold
the value othrce dollars units and all the provisions
OF an act entitled can act authorize the coinage OF gold
dollars and double eagles" approved March third eig
teen hundred and forty nine shall be applied the Gin
herein authorized SO far the may be applicable;
but the devicesand shape the three dollar piece
fixed by the Secretary OF the Treasury.
Sec 8 Ind be il further enacted That this shall be
in force from and after the first day OF juno next.
Approved February 81 1853.