Nebraska advertiser., 1857-04-16
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AN ACT relating to foreign COINS and TO the
coinags Of gents at the mlat Of the United
States
Bs 1t 1eaurtsE ~ the Sezaik and H0sss q
Representatives. ef TIE United States Of -AHleTIea
IN Congress assembled, That the pieces com
moulv known as the quarter, eighth, and SIX
teertih iDl Che Spanish Fillzr doHaF. and Of the
Mexican doIlzr- shall be receivable at the tFea-
sury of The United STafGs and is several OIL
/ ces. md at The several post Offices and land
Offices, al therates Of EaluatieR following, that
Is 70 saw. the fourth Of dOlIaE, or piece Of TIVE
reals. s.t twenty cents the eighth Of 3 dollar,
OF Tssce Of one real, at ten cents, and the SIX
tseuth Of dollar, or half real, at five cents
! Sec 2 4zd Be y .yl1Tler esdctsa, That
/ the sind Ceins, when SO HseeiEed. shall not
again be paid out or put IN circulation, but
I shall beFse0ined At the mint. And Il shall be
the autT Of the director Of the mint with the
vppToital Of the secretary Of the Treasury, to
prescribe such regulations as may be necessary
/ aud ra0per, to secure their transmission to the
mint tor re-coinage, and the return or distribu-
ton tl the pr0ceeds thereof when deemed
expsdisnt, and to prescribe saeh forms Of ae-
count as may be appropriate and applicable ta
the circumstances: PrvUiide7, That the express
incident 70 such traTsnlissi6n oE distribution,
end Of re-coinage, shall be charged against the
acoornH Of silver profit and loss and the ne
profits If any, shall he paid, from time tC
time, into the treasury Of TIE United States
Sec. 8 Ind be it fTaiT eaacie7, Tha
II all fcunsr acts authorizing the currency Of 70
reiru ytold or silver coins, and declaring the
ssrne. a leaaI tender IN paynisnt for debts, an
ihsrs5y TePsalsl but i shall be the duty o
1.-The diIe.for of the mint 30 cause assays TO b,
made. ffrna tine to time, of such foreign coin
4 as mar be known to our ccmmerce. to deter
mime their aEerass weight, fEeness, and Va
lnB, and to embrace IN his annual report
stafsnsnt Of the results thereof
Il See 4 Aad Be It further enacted, Tha
from and after the passage of this act, tn
standard weight Of the cent coined at tn
1i1at hall be sevsnty-twO grains, or three
twentieths Of one ounce troy, with no create
deviation than four grafns in each piece; ant
said cent shall be composed Of eighty-eigh
per ceatum Of copper md twelve per eeutun
Of nickel, Of such shape and device as may b
fixed BY the director Of the mint, with tn
apprubation Of the SseretaryOf the Treasury
and the coinage Of the h;ilf cent shah cease
See. 5. And Be It fartkT enacted, Tha
the treasurer Of the mint, underline instructiol
Of the Secretary of the Treasury, shall, iron
time to time, purchase fr1n the bullion fnn'
of the mint, the materials necessary sf0E th
c0inslEe of such cent pletie, and transfer u
: same 10 the proper OpeEItlTe Ofiezs OF tn
I mint to be manufactured and returned I
coin. And the laws IN force relating to th
rnfns and the COINAGE Of the precious metals
and in regard to thesale and distribution OF To
copper coins, SHALL SO far as applicable, be ez
4a-IfSed "a the raess herein provided for
Pyn,4s5Eerf the net Profits of said eoinsg,
& astseltained in Ike MANNER as is prescribed
the ssscoRd sesli0a Of this act, shall be tTansiel
red eothe Treasury Of the United States
Sec 6. AHd te Il jisrther eHGcfsas In
it shall be lawful TO pay 5ut the said cent
the mint IN 1ec1changs for anyof the gold an
silver coins ef the United States, and also
le1ehange for. the former copper coIns lSsueC
y and Il shall be lawful 70 transnitparcels Of e
{: said cents, frrm tina to iiHes to the asslstal
g Treasures depositaries, and other officers Of 4
T United States, under general regulations pr
posed by the director Of the mini, and aPpE,
7 we'd b. the Secretary Of the Treasury, for e
change IS aforesaid And It shaIl also be laV
4 fJIl for the space Of two years from the pa
sass Of this set and no Longer to pay cut at Il
q mint. the csnts aforesaid for the fraction
lparts of the dollar herein before named atthG
nominal va'ne Of twenty-five, tN'elve-and
5, half and 81 and-a-quarIer cents, respeetivel
Sec z. -An8 Be It flTttsT ezCcte7, Tn
Cd Iensaffer the dirscsor OF the mint shall ma
las annaal report to the SECRETARY Of q
l17sasuFy up to the thntiefh Of J tine IN es,
year, so that the same may appear IN bis q
Inal report 20 COngress On the finances.
Approved Fsbrnmg q, 1851.