The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-05-18
CPUBuo-NO 53.l

AN ACT in amendment Of entitled IAN relat-
ing to foreign coins and the coinage Of cents at the
mint Of the United States, approx February TWEEN
tv-One eighteen hundred aud ATTY seven
Re enacted b the Senate and House Of RepresenGtires
Of the United Stafcs Of Anecd an Congress dsseEbled,
that and after the passage Of this act, the stand
ard weight Of the cent coined az the mint Of the United
states shall be fortNeght grams, OF one entn OF ono
ounce trOy and said cent shall be composed ninety i've
per OF copper and five per centum OF tin and
zinc IN such proportions shall be determined by the
direct OF OF the mint and there shall be from time
time struck and coined at the mint twOcent piece Of
the composition the standard weight of which
shall be ninety grains fifth Of troy,
with greater deviation than four grains 70 each piece
said and twOcent CONS and the shape notices,
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 in force relating 10 the coin
age Of 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 be
and the hereby extended 10 the coinage herein
Sec ? And be 1t fttri1er enacted That all laws now in
force relating the cOns Of the United states and the
striking and coming the shall far applicable,
be extended the coinage herein authorized whether
said laws penal otherwise for the security Of the
COIN regulating and guarding the process of striking and
coming for preventing debasemet or counterfeitDg or
for any other purposes
SEE 3 And be ii further enaoted, That the director
Of the shall prescribe suitable regulations 70 in
sure due conformity the required weights and proper
tions Of alloy in the said coins and shall order trials
thereof be made from time 10 time by the assayer Of
the director.
Sec Artd he Il further enacted, That the said
shall be legal tender in any payment the onecent coin
10 the amount OF ten cents and tie twocent coin the
amount Of twenty and shall be lawful to pay
said coins in exchange for the lawful currency Of the Uni
It'd States fexcep cents or half issued under
mer acts OF Congress suitable sums by the treasurer
Of the mint and by such other depos ares the Sec
retary Of the Treasury may designate under general
regulations prOpOsedby the director OF the nt and ap
proved by the secretary Of the Treasury and the
penses incident such exchange dtr bul0n and trans
mission may be paid Of the profits Of said coinage
and the nett profits Of said coinage, ascertaned in Ike
is prescr in the second section OF the act
to which this supplement shall be transferred TO the
Treasury Of the United States.
Sec s. And be IL further eEdced, That any person OF
persons shall make, issue pass to be made
issued OF passed any coin, card token device what
sOever metal or its compounds intended to pass OF
be passed money for Onecent piece or Z twO-cen
piece such person or persons shall be deemed guilty
nsdenesnor and shall on conviction thereof be pun
shed by a fine not exceeding thousand dollars and
by imprisonment for term not exceeding hve years.
Approved April -, 1854.