Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-05-03
TPuBLIo-No. 53.l

an ACT IN amendment OF an act entitled can act
re.atlng to foreign coins aud the coinage Of
cents at the mint Of the United States," ap-
proved February tweniy-One, eighteen hun
1red and fifty seven.
BE Il endeted By The Senate and House Of ReprS
seHfdtiUss 9fthe United States Of America in Con
gress assembled, That, from and after the passage
OF this act, the standard weight of the cent coined
at the mint of the United States shall be forty
eight grains, or one-ienih OF one ounce troy and
sald cent shall be composed Of ninety-fve per
centum OF copper, and five per oentum Of tin and
zlnc, In such proportions as shall be determined
oy the director OF the mint; aud there shall be
from time to time struck aud coined at the mint
q tWo.oent piece, of the same composition, the
standard weight Of which shall be ninety-six
grains, or one fifth of one ounce troy, with no
greater deviation than four grains to each piece
OF SAID cent and two-oent coins and the sh pc,
notices, and devices Of said coins shall be fixed
by the director Of the mint, with the approval of
ihe secretary OF the Treasury; aud the laws now
In force relating to the coinage of cents and
providing for the purchase Of material aud pre-
scriblng the appropriate duties of the officers OF
the mint and the Secretary of the Treasury
snail be aud the same are hereby extended to
the coinage herein provided for
Sec. 2. And be il further enacted, That all laws
now in force relating to the coins of the United
States and the striking and coming the same
shall, so far as applicable, be extended to the
coinage herein authorized, whether said laws are
penal or otherwise, for the security of the coin,
regulating and guarding the process of striking
and coming, for preventing debasement or coun-
'erlelting, or for any other purpose.
Sec . A1d be IL further enacted, That the di-
rector of the mint shall prescribe suitable regu-
lauons to insure due conformity to the required
weights and proportions of alloy in the said
i Shall tria Ia IN ha mn dn
from time to time by the assayer of the miut
whereof report shall be made in writing to the
director.
SEQ. A. And be IL further enacted, Tint the said
coins shall be legal tender in any payment, the
Que cent coin to the amount of ten cents, and the
two cent coin to the amount Of twenty cents /;
aud it shall be lawful to pay out said coins in
exchange for the lawful currency Of the united
Statee, Except cents or half cents issued under
former acts Of Congress,) in suitable sums by
the treasurer of the mint and by such other de
positarits as the Secretary Of the Treasury may
designate, under general reg egulatipns proposed
0y the director Of the mint aud approved by the
Secretary of the Treasury; and the expenses in
cident to such exchange, distribution, and trans
mission may be paid out OF the pl ofts Of said
coinage; and the nett profits OF said coinage,
ascertuined in like manner as is prescribed in
the second section of the act to which this is a
supplement, shall be transferred tO the Treasury
Of the United States.
Sec. 8. And be ii further enacted, That if any
person or persons shall make, issue, or pass, or
cause 10 be made, issued, or passed. any coin,
card, token, or device whatsoever in metal or
it's compounds, intended to pass or be passed as
money for One-cent piece or two-oent piece,
such person or persons shall be deemed guilty OF
misdemeanor, and shall, on conviction thereof,
be punished by fine not exceeding one thou
sand dollars, aud by Imprisonment for term
not exceeding five years.
Approved, April % 1864.