Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-04-06
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OTTO ClAL,
Dsr4RTsEsr e OF STATE,

"ASatNSToNs April y, 1854
Information has been received at this De-
partment from Mr.. Convers o. Leach, the CON.
sul OF the United States at St John, Ne ewfound.
land, OF the passage Of an act for the regulation
OF the currency OF the colony Of Newfound-
land, which Is published TOR general informa.
tion.
AN ACT for the Regulation of the Currency.
~, 1919 Passed esss March, 1853
BE ft enacted ty he Governor, L,9iStattce Csau.
eii, and Assembly, IN Legislative Session Con-
reRed, as tott0ses -
l. The denomination of money In the cur-
rency of this colony shall be dollars and cents,
in which currency the cent shall be the one
hundredth part Of dollar; and all public acc
| counts shall be KEPT, all public moneys paid
and received. all verdiets received and jndg-
ments entered, and other legal proceedings
| tsksn, in such currency.
II. i he British sovereign Of lawful weight
snali De neid TO be equal TO and shall be legal
tehoer and pass current for four dollars and
eisnty cents currency; and all parts of the SOW
efeign snail pass current and be q legal tender
| IN currency alter the like rate, according to
tne proportion they respectively bear 10 the
III. The gold eagle of the United States,
| coined after t6e first July, eighteen hundred
and thirty -fouy, and while the standard Of
/ eness Ior goid coins then fixed by laws of
| the United States remain unchanged, sRd
weighing zen penny weights of eighteen grams
roy weight, shall pass current and ne a legal
tender for nine dollars and eighty. five cants
currency; and an n1uftiples and parts of such
eagle, OF like date ana proportionate weight,
| shali pass current ard be legal tender in
| currency after the like rate, according to the
proportion they respectively to the eagle
| 1N. he silver coins of the United Kingdom.
| While lawfully current thefe Elm, shall pa, 8
current and be a gal tender for sums in cur
| rency after the rate liked as aforesaid for TOE.
| gold com of the United Kingdom, according to
| the proportion such silver coins bear TO such
gold coins : Provided that no tender in silver
| coin to a greater amount than ten dollars shall
he valid
| V. The foreign gold coin called the doubl. OF
| containing three hundred and sixty two grains
| of pure gold, shall pass and be a legal ten
| der in currency for fifteen dollars and thirty
five cents.
VI. The American, Peruvian, Mexican, Col
umbian, and old Spanish dollars, being OF the
1ull weight OF four hundred and sixteen grams,
and containing not less than three hundred and
seventy three grams of pure silver shall pas
current and shall be q legal tender the rate
| OF one hundred cents each; and the several di-
| visions OF such coin shall pass current and be
| q legal tenrer in currency after the like rate,
| according TO the proportion such divisions
shall respectively near 10 the coins OF which
| they are parts. Provided that no tender Of such
| cclns TO Il greater amount than Ten dollars shall
be valid. '
| VII. 1t shall he iawful for the Governor in
| council TO Obtain and import such quantity OF
copper or bronze cents AID half cents q my
ce sarS ICr the purposes OF this act, " h
cents ard half cents shall be legal tender for
aJiy amount not exceeding twenty Ave cents;
| anG V han and after this act shall have come
hio oIeIaHon, the copper coiuage then in cir
cuiatlon shall Ia called in, ana one half of
| Circulating value paid TO the holder; and no
otheT copper or bro0Ze coins. other than ritish
! ster'lng pence and half pence OF bronze, sh iii
| pass current IL this colony. Provided that no
| person be entitled 10 lie paid for any such cop-
| per cCirs then in circulation untl ne hall
| have maue &nd s'gned, before n stipend diary
| magE rate, an affidavit setting forth tnau ne
| had hot been III any way concerned IN the In
Iorl&l.an OF suen coin, or of auy part Thereof.
| but y as in the possession of The same in the
| ordinary course of his trade or business on
The cay on which this act shall have come Into
JfE rTaBCn.
VIII. Such gold and silver coins, repre-
sentng dollars, or muItiples or divisions Of the
dollar currency. a her Maj sty shall sea TIT to
dHeet to be struck for that purpose, shall. ny
! such names, ana at such rates, and for su n
anu uEts as her Majesty, by her procI amatipn,
shall assign, pass current and b. legal tend II
III his colony the standard OF fineness of such
COINS being LIE same rs that now adopted for
| COINS OF the United Kingdom, aud their Intrin-
SIC value bearing the same proportion to their
| current value British coins respectively
bear to their current value under this act
TX. Her majesty may at any time declare, by
rroClamatiCE, that any other gold or silver
| CONS OF Tny foreign State shall, when OF The
weights assigned therein, pass current and be
| legal tender at rates in currency to be as
signed 10 them respectively In such proclama-
| ton, such rates being proportionate 10 The
quantity u pure < DID ana SILVER contained IN
| such coins, as compared with the rates Of Brit
lSh COINS nIrent under this act.
y. Cod coins current under This act sh all ba
| legal tender by tale, so long they shall not
want more than two grains of the W j. ht as.
signed TO them by this act, or by her Maissty's
proclamation provided that in any one paw
melt above fifty pounds the person paving
may pay, or the person receiving may insist on
Receiving, the said British gold coins by weight,
at TIE rate OF eighteen dollars and sixty.niue
ana hhl1 cents per ounce troy, and the said
gold coins Of the United States, hy weight at
The rate of eighteen dollars thrty-two nine.
siXteenths OF Il cent per ounce troy.
NJ. All existing liabilities, whether made
| under act OF Legislature, Judgment, rule, or
oIcer OF a court or Judicaturei or private coa-
hn x.f- nhnrr a
pound OF present currency by payment of four
doiiarsi the pound of local sterling equal to
Nv, nty-1hree shiilIngs ana twelve thirteeuths
CT penny OF present currency by payment
or tour dollars and sixty one cents; and the
pound British sterling equal to twenty. tour
shliiings OF present currency by payment of
four dollars and eighty cents; an d nothing in
TINS act snail affect The rights of parties claim.
ing local sterling or British sterling under any
act OF the Legislature or private contract now
XII. In all future contracts the term pound
snail mean and be equivalent to four dollars
cnrl ency; and the term pound sterling shall
mean and be equivalent TO four dollars Rad
eighty cents currency.
Kill Amy person who shall falsely make or
counterfeit any coin resembling, or apparently
IL tended to resemble or pass tor, any gold or
silver coin current under or by virtue OF this
act or any proclamation thereunder, or who
shall import lLto this colony any such false or
counterfeit coin, shall be guilty OF felony and,
being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the
discretion OF the court, TO transportation beyond
ses iof ms OF IOI any term not less th An seven
years; or to be imprisoned. with hard labor,
for any term not exceeding four wears; and
every such offence shall be deemed to be COM
plete. although the coin so made or counter
leI'ed snail not be in fit state to be uttered. or
the connterfeiting thereof shall not be finished
perfected.
XIV. ANY person who shall tender, utter, or
put on any such false or counterfeit con.
knowing the same 10 be false or conn terfeit
shall be guilty OF a misdemeanor, and, being
convicted thereof, shall be imprisoned, with
hard labor, for any term not exceeding one
year.
XIV. This act shall not be in force until sanc.
toned BY her Majesty, nor until day there
after to be fixed by proclamation of his Excel
Gazette.