Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-05-08
OFFICIAL.
49,
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed mt the second Session OF the Thirty.
seventh Congress.

PUBuC-No. SIS.
AN ACT to establish branch mint
of the United States at Denver
in the Territory of Colorado.
BE It enacted by the Senate and Houst
of Representatives. of the United States o,
America IN Congress assembled, That a
branch of the mint Of the United
States be located and established al
Denver, in the Territory Of Colorado,
for the coinage of gold.
Sec. 2. And be Il further enacted, That
for carrying on the business of said
branch, the following officers shall be
appointed as soon as the public inter
est shall require their service, upon
the nomination of the President, by
and with the advice and consent Of
the Senate, namely : one superintend-
ent, one assayer, one mclter and re-
finer, and one coiner and the said
superintendent shall employ as many
clerks, subordinate workmen, and la
borcrs, under the direction of the Sec
retary of the Treasury, as may be
required The salaries of the said
officers shall be as follows To the su-
perintendent, the sum Of two thou
sand dollars I; to the assayer, the sum
Of eighteen hundred dollars to the
melter and refiner, eighteen hundred
dollars to the coiner, eighteen hun
dred dollars to the clerks, subordi-
nate workmen, and laborers, such wa
ges and allowances as are customary
according to their respective stations
and occupations.
Sec. 3. And be II further enacted, That
the officers and clerks to be appointed
under this act, before entering upon
the execution of their Offices, shall
take an oath or affirmation, before
some judge Of the United States or
of the supreme court Of said Terrific
ry, faithfully and diligently to per-
form the duties of their Offices, and
shall each become bound to the Uni
ted States of America, with one or
more suretics, to the satisfaction of
the director of the mint or the Secre-
tary Of the Territory Of Colorado and
of the Secretary of the Treasury, with
the condition of the faithful perform
ance Of the duties Of their Offices.
Sec..4. dad Be u further enacted, That
the general direction Of the business
of said branch of the mint Of the Uni
ted States shall be under the control
and regulation of the director Of the
mint at Philadelphia, subject to the
appreciation Of the Secretary of the
Treasury; and for that purpose it
shall be the duty Of the said director
to prescribe such regulations and re-
quire such returns periodically and
occasionally, and to establish such
charges for parting, assaying, retu-
ing, and coming, as shall appear to
him to be necessary for the purpose
of carrying into effect the intention of
this act in establishing said branch
also for the purpose of preserving
uniformity of weight, form, and fin
ish in the coin stamped at said branch.
Sec. 5. And be IL further enacted, That
said branch mint shall be place of
deposit for such public moneys as the
Secretary Of the Treasury may direct.
And the superintendent OF said branch
mint, who shall perform the duties Of
treasurer thereof, shall have the Gus
tody Of the same, and also perform the
duties Of assistant treasurer !; and for
that purpose shall be subject to all the
provisions contained in an act enti-
tied "An act to provide for the better
organization Of the treasury, and for
the collection. safe-keep ing, transfer,
and disbursement Of the public reve-
nue." approved August six, eighteen
hundred and forty-six, which relates
to the treasury Of the branch mint at
New Orleans.
SEC. 6. And be It further enacted, That
the superintendent Of said branch
mint be authorized, under the direc-
tion of the Secretary of the Treasury,
and on terms to be prescribed by him,
to issue in payment Of the gold dust
and bullion deposited for assay and
coinage or bars, drafts, or certificates
of deposit, payable at the Treasury
or any Sub-treasury of the United
States. to any depositor electing to
receive payment in that form.
SEC. I. And be IL further enacted, That
all the laws and parts Of laws now in
force for the regulation of the mint of
the United States, and for the gov.
ernment Of the officers and persons
employed therein, and for the punish
ment Of all offences connected with
the mint or coinage Of the United
States, shall be and they are hereby
declared to be in full force in relation
to the branch of the mint by this act
established, as far as the same may be
applicable thereto.
SEC. 8. and be IL further enacted. That
the sum Of seventy-five thousand dol
lars be and the same is hereby appro-
priatcd. out of any money in the Trea-
sury not otherwise appropriated, to
carry into effect the provisions Of this
act. and to meet the expense Of the
current year and for the fiscal year
ending the thirtieth Of June, eighteen
hundred and sixty-three.
Approved, April 2l, 1862. A.. -