Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-02-26
BY UTH GRITTY
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed during the Second Session Of Tie In,ty.secout
Congress.
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AS AGI smsndatory OF existing laws relative the
halt dollar, quarter dollar dime and half dime
Be IL enacted by the Senate and House of Represento
aUes Of the United States of America Congress asse,n
ed That from and after the first day of June eiehteen
hundred and hty two the weight OF the half dollar or
| piece oil fifty cents shall be hundred and ninety
| two grams, and the quarter do.r, dime. and hal
dime, shall be, respectively, one half one-fflh, and
one-tsnh, oil the weight of said half dollar
SIC 2. And be IL further enacted That The ,;lysr
CONS issued in conformity with the above section sha
be legal tenders 10 payment OF debts for all sums hot
SEC g. Aad be further enacted That in order to nro
cure Dulon TOT the requisite coinage of the snb divs
oEs o. the dollar by this the treasurer
the mint SHALL with the approval ofthe director purchase
such bu lion witthe bullion fund of the mint He sba
charge himself with the gain arising from The coinage
suen pnliIon lilo CONS OF nominal value exceeding
lhelntrnslc value thereof and shall be credited with
the c1fefeace between such Intrinsic value and The
price paid Tor said bullion and with the expense of
trb ting said CONS hereinafter provided The halan
ces to his credit or the profit of SAID conape shall he
from time 10 time, on warrant of the director of The
min transferred 10 the account CT the treasury of the
SEC And be further enacted, That such coins shall
be paid out al the in exchange for cold coins AZ sr
Ia sums NOT less than one hundred dollars; and ii shall
De lawful, aso TO transmit parcels of the same from
Time to time TO the assistant treasurers dsnos;
'ares and other officers of the United States under
era regulations. proposed by the director OF The min
and approved by the Secretary of the Treasury pr;
ded Aoweuer, That the amount coined Into rdol
isrs, Dimes half tmes, shall be regulated by the
SEC. D. AND eafnther enacted That no deposits for
coinage INTO the half dollar, quarter dollar dime. and
nail dime shall hereafter be received other than ,bose
made by the treasurer OF the min as herein authorized
and upon account of the United States '
SEC g. And be nfirter enacted That at the ontion IF
the depositor gold silver may be cast into hars ar in
gots OF EITHER pure metal OF standard fneDess as The
owner may prefer, with stamp upon the samr desie
natingHs weight ana hnenss but no piec of either
soo OF si!yef' sha be cast into bars ingots of les
weight than ten ounces except pieces Of one ounce of
Iwo ounces oil tnree uoces aud of five ounces, ali of
whch pieces oil less weight than ten Ounces shall be of
the standard hneness. with their weight and fnepess
stamped upon Ihem: but cases where the pod a,d
silver deposited be coined or east into bars or inoo.s
mere shall be charge 10 the deposition in addition to-
the charge now made for refining or parting the metals
OF one half OF one per cectom the money arising from
th's charge OF ne half per cenum shall be CHARGED to
tue treasurer OF the mint, and from lime TO time on
warrant OF the director OF the MINT shall be transferred
10 the treasury otthe UnedStaes: Proridea hoperer
Iha nothing contained in this SECTION shall be COINS H.
cred as applying to the IF dclar the quarter dollar The
! dlme and the hall dime ' N
SEC And be1further enacted Thafrom time to time
there shall be struck and coined the mint of the Uni
led States and the branches thereof conformabv in all
respects TO law and coaormaby in all respects to the
standard OF gold coins now established by law coin
OF GOD OF the value OF three dollars or units and all the
provisions OF an act entitled IAN act to authorize tho
coinage OF gold dollars and double eagles" aproyed
March third eighteen hundred and FORTY nine shall lac
may be applcable; but the devices and shane of the
three dollar piece shall be fixed by the Secretary of the
Treasury. y ~
SECS And be 1t further enacted That this act shall he
IN force from and after the first day Of June next
Approved February 81 1852.