Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-02-22
81 YER COIN AEI:

AS c! general Interest We Puo!s" IL 'n' 'ie ~
which ha= passed beth House. Ct ConS 81 an'e"2afoTy q
The ex sn regulating Lac coinage oil ne h2i''a'''
Quarter toar dime and hall dime, ami providing io' m
coinage I! lIste dollar pieces. Tie ci, Ii "iI Ct seen
.kes rejection Of 69l per in the value Q! silver
so as 10 aYer no Jaa" moro dc,li'oie export
,hun gold a il makes in effect geld the stanaTd oi value
AID silver satss.ven 10 IT, uniI the operation Of law III
oresea, silver CON M doubtless disappear 10 nc re-
produced in Tic new coinage Vi .sss ylut-and we "oH
confidently desirable result that Of supplying The
demand for small change:
SEC l. That from and after the frs. day OF juno eigh
teen bund,c. and ff,y-lhec vi The half dollar
mr. n;.ce Of ,v cents saa be one ed md n!ncly
gates quarter collar dime, and half cine shall De-
lively nneu. one it' and ":sehu vi me weight
Swce mat the silver coins issued 10 conformity with the
above shall ," legal tenders in payment OF debts Tor
| all snUs exceeding five dollar.
Src mat, III rider 10 procure bnlioa for the requisite
COMA sI5i.. .ons o; the Glu authorized ~ IRIS
act the Treasurer % III: Min shall win the approval :: 't
Director purchase soci bullion viii the bulion ind o tht
mat He shEll charge himself with the gain afisn2 from
the con,se OF such culIon into co os 81 nominal value
exceeding the intrinsic value =r Of, ana snail DC cred tee
viii. the difference hGiUten such intthc Salue and !he
price paid for said bullion and with tie expense o. d''rou
ina said coins NJ hereinafter provided The taincts 10 ns
credit or the prof, Of said coinage, shall b. from ie I"
lime on warrant Of the Director OF the mint transferred
10 the account OF the Treasury OF the Uni Cd States
SEC l. That such coins shall hc pad oI al III" MINT IN
.yrhanpc r ,os cuas a. par less !han one
hundred du.rs; and II sa b" lawful as4", - 'fhsn par
10 10 t'c 5t!Ht 1fhsh
rrs d.pusiials, and other officers .! lie United 5ists
under re:S! r u oas prnpsssi oy ht Director .. The
Mini, and approves % the Secretary n the Treasury: Pro-
p;G.d korepe- That amount cUlei TAO quarter doara
dim, aud hall dimes shah be regulated b. The Secretary d!
| the Treasury.
SEC That no Lsposes iu Coinage nth he ial dJf,
o,i,rvr i.aT tl:le ;c bal air snHii cr.atf be c..S-
go, other ;:an E!u.n by to Treasurer 81 Tie d@;
s her. authorized, AND account o. :ic Cncd Siurs
SEC G. That al the upoa :! TIE :" posl;o sp: - si'S'
NAV be ca Gco;e 0! either met! al
standard fnrne.s, tie MAJ lc:er "lil Stang
upon M. Same rngling weight and tnens; but 10
Of .sa weight "4ncs. except pieces :" ono ounce
Of iva ounces: y .irce an OF i've ou"ces ~ ~
which pieces weight than ten "u1:es, siGH s OF if
standard firn.s- incir Weight ard hrcr%s stamped
anon them; be- when the gold aai silver "ercs!'ci
\, cuct or cast Into bars ug0is, there shs b: carlr
), no ,r:sicT n adj ion TIE chn'g= iaGc JE
f,;nv or pa-ag metals ui a o. one Per cent
The money arising from tile charge OF oae-hI! per Gtnt
sI he charged 70 Treasurer cl tns mint, aud tom t:ia
Ia tIc,, GA w,ffaa u! he Director Ut the Mh 81 II hs
rs erred into The Treasury 81 nc United SEtc': Peri
ded lo,cerer nothing c,utr:uc ia i- c'!' eia! be
CONQUERED apply Jog 10 Tho hall d.ia!, IN" 1aa ter ccar
! the dimc snG iiiii cline.
SEC T. rha; iuir G,s 10 tire there cha" be s:uck anc
ccin.L 81 ma Mint Of ;Hc Unea Sla,cs -nd The branches
Thereof. nj naly 81 :i aw, ard cCnouna5iy' II
Al, RESPECTS s,vGd.ti OF geld CONS nJw Established =!
law coin gold HE value q three collars, or r1is
nd al, the r;OvisGae o: entitled al nc; - az iuT!%
he coin,gc OF soj d0a,s and douga eagles approve.
Mar en- third esheeG hund:c4 ana or;y rn, sall &c ap
rl,d Il, me 60 herein autlJ..Zej ,r The
b, .ppcshe bat tevirs aud sharc Of The three COLA
niece shall hr fixed BY the Secretary ~ the Treasury
Sro g. That lnis act shall be 10 force oi and after Tue
| nrs, day Of June next.