The Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.T. [i.e. N.M.]) 1851-1854, 1853-02-19
Public Acts Of the Thirty-second Congress
OF THE
UNITED STATES. ..

CHAP. LlV.--An Act TO establish a
Branch of The Mint of the u. States
in California.
Be u eaacted BY The Senate and House
of Representatives Of the | niled States
Of America in Congress assembled, That
a branch of the miu Of the United States
be established in California, 10 be !oca-
ted BY the Secretary of the Treasury,
for the coinage Of gold aud silver.
Sec 2. And be il tIrihr enacted,
That suitable buildings shall be proc ur,
ed or erected. for carving on the bust.
ness of said branch mint, and the follow.
mg officers shall be appointed so soon as
We public interests may require THEN
services, upon the nomins'ion Of the
President. b, and ih the advice and
consent of The senate. TO wit: one sup
erniendeut. one tie ,smrei, one asssyer,
one meller aHd Irfner, aud one coiner.
And the superintendent, shall engage
aud employ as many clerks, and az many
subordinate workmrn and servants, as
>nall be pro, ided for BY law; and until
the ihlr'ieth of June, one thousand eight
hundred and fIly.hve, the salaries of
said officers and cl,ks shall be- as fol-
lows: TO the superintendent and 10 the
Treasurer, the sum Of two thousand FIVE
hundred dollars each; TO the assdyel. ia
The meller and refnel. aud to the coin.
er, the sum of three thousand dollalS
each; TO the clerks. the sum Of Two thou
sand dollars each; TO the subordinate
workmen. such wages and allowances
as are customary and reasonable. accor-
ding TO their respective stations and oc.
cupations.
Sec, 8. And be Il tWther enac ed,
That the officers and clerks TO be ap.
pointed under this act. betoreS entering
upon the duties thereof, shall take az
oath or affirmation before some Judge
of the United States, or the Supreme
Court of the state OF California, faith
fully and diligently to perform the duties
thereof, and shall each become bound
to the United States of ofAmerics, with one
or more sureties, to the satisfaction o.
the Director of the Mint and the Sec
retary of the Treasury, or the District
Attorney of the United States for the
state Of California, with condition fol
the faithful and diligent performance o
their Offices. ...... ~.
Sec. A. And be Il further enacted
That the general direction of the bust
ness of said branch of the mint of TIN
United States shall be under the conlro
and regulation of the Director Of ,h'
Mint at Philadelphia, subject to the ap
probation of the Secretary oftbe 'rrea
sury; and, for that purpose, it shall b.
the duty the said director to prescribe
such regulations, and require such re
turns periodically and occasionally, a
shall appear to him to be necessary 70
the purpose of carrying into effect th'
intention Of this act in establishing TIN
said branch; also, for the purpose of dis
eliminating the coin which shall b.
stamped at said branch and al the min
ITSELF and also for the purpose Of pre-
serving uniformity of weight, form, AM
6neness in the coins stamped at sal,
branch; and for that purpose to requir
the transmission and delivery to him a
the mint, from time to time, Of suc|
parcels Of the coinage Of said branch a
he shall think proper, to be subjecte,
TO such assays and tests as he shall di
rect. 'e''7' 2 'Q fsn 'F