Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-08-13

to be registered. or enrolled, or lineenssd.
and all acts and parts Of acts inconsistaAt
with the provisions Of this act are hsssby
repealed.
ArraovEn. May 6. 1854.
rPUsLic-No. s..
IAN act relating to foreign coius and the
coinage of cents at the mint Of the United
States approved February twenty-one,
eighteen hundred and ffty.sevsn.
Be it enacted by tic Senate usd House
of Representatives. Of the United Steses
of America in Congress assembled, That,
from and after the passage Of this act, the
standard weight of the cents coined at the
mint of the United States shall be forty -eight
grains, or one-tenth of one ounce troy; and
said cent shall be composed Of ninety-fve
per centum Of copper, and FIVE per csntum Of
tin and zinc, in such proportions as shall be
determined by tho director of the mint; and
there shall be from time to time struck and
coined at the minta two.cent piece, Of the
same composition. tho 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-cent coins and the shape, inottoes, and
devices of said coins shall be fixed by the
director of the mint, with the approval Of the
Secretary of the Treasury; and the laws now
in force relating to the coinage Of cents and
providing for the purchase of material and
prescribing the appropriate duties of the
officers of the mint and the Secretary Of the
Treasury (shall bs and the same are hereby
extended to the coinage herein provided for.
Sec. 2. And be ii further enacted, That
all laws now in force relating to the coins Of
the United States and striking and coming
the same shall. so far as applicable; be ex-
tended to the coinage herein authorized,
whether said laws are penal or otherwise, for
the security of the coin, regulating and guard.
ing the process of striking and coming. for
preventing debasement or couhterfeiting, or
for any other purpose.
Sec. 3. And be It further enacted, That
the director Of the mint shall prescribe suita-
ble regulations to insure due conformity to
the required weights and proportions of alloy
in. the said coins; and shall order trials
thereof to be made from time to time by the
assayer of the mint, whereof report shall bs
made In writing to the director.
Sec. 4. And be It further enacted. That
the said coins shall be legal tender in any.
payment, the one-cent coins to the ain ount Of
ten cents, and the two-cent coin to the amount
of tw ,nty cents; and It shall BE- lawful to
pay out said coins in exchange for the lawful
currency Of the United States, excepting
cents or half cents issued under former acts
of Congress,) in suitable sums, by the treas
urer o: the mint; and by such other deposit
taries as the Secretary Of the Treasury may
designate. under general regulations proposed
by the director Of the mint and approved by
the Secretary Of the Treasury and tha ex.
peuses incident to such exchange; distribution
and transmission may be paid out Of the
profits of said coinage; and The net profits
Of said coinage, ascertained in like manner 40
i. prescribed in the second section Of the act
to which this is astpplemeht. shall be trans.
ferred to the Treasury of the United States.
Sec. S. And be It further enacted. Tha:
if any person or persons shall taake; issue, OF
pass. or cause to be made. issued, or passed,
any coin, card. token, or device ~hataoever,
in metal or its compounds Intended to pass Of
be passed as money for one-cent piece or 4
twoscent piece. such person Or petsone shall
he deemed guilty Of tdisdsmeanor. and shall,
on conviction thereof, be punished BY 6ne
not exceeding one thousand dollars. and BY
imprisonment for term not exceeding 6xd
Yeas.
APPROVED April 22. 1864:
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An ACT for the relief Of the citizens Of Den.
yer. in the Territory Of Colorado.
Be IL enacted BY tie Senate sSd Hossf
Of Representatives. Of tie Usited &taess Of
Amer;ca IL Cossyess asse~bled, That the
provisions Of IN act Of Congress entitled
!. An act for the relief ofthe citiseus Of towns
upen the lands Of the United States. under
certain circumstances.'' approved May twsn.
ty.third, eighteen hundred and forty .f3ur. b