The New York herald., 1865-04-24

iof the CO n regulating and guarding the proce Of srk
Ing and coinage for preventing dsbasement Counter
tn Mint shall prescribe suitable regulations TO insure
due conform ~ TO the required weight and proportions
Of alloy In the said Co n and shall order trials thereon 10
be made from time TO time, by the Assayer of tho nnt
whereof report shall be made In writing to the Director
shall be legal tender In any payment the amount OF
,sxty And 1t shall be awful pay out said CONS
exchange for the lawful currency Of the United States
except cents half cents issued undcr
acts of Congrss in suitable by the Treasurer
the Mint and by such other dpoares the secretary
laons approved by tho Secretary OF the Treasury And
and the ike regulations the may exchanged in
suitable for any lawful currency of the United
SIacs the expenses incident to such exchange, dis
tbG and transmission may be paid OF the profits
of said coinage and the profits of said coinage
rLaned in like manner is prescribed in the cond
secton Of the act entitled An relating TO foreign
coins and the coinage of cents at the Mint OF the United
approved February 81 1857 shall be transferred
ito the Treasury OF the United States Provid d. That
from and after the passage OF this act issues OF fac
nomination than live cents and all such issues OF less
at that time outstanding SHALL when paid
into the Treasury or any designated depository Of the
United States, redeemed exchanged pro-
1vided by law, be retained and cancelled
SEC And be it further enacted That II any person
shall knowingly make issue pass cause
Ito be made issued past passed) any con card token
Tor device, whatsoever in metal or, its compounds in
tended to pass or be passed money, for tho coin
authorized by this act for coin Of equal value such
person persons shall be deemed guilty OF misde
neunor and shall on conviction thereof be punished by
la fine not exceeding thousand dollars and by i'm
prsonment for term not exceeding five years. at tho
discretion Of the court.
sEo 8. And be il further enacted That, in addition to
1.-THE devices and legends upon the gold silver and other
|cons the United States 1t shall be lawful for the
Director Of the Mint with tho approval OF the Secretary
iof the Treasury the motto SIN God trus.
pacd upon such coins hereafter to be issued us
shall admit of such legend thereon.
SEc g. And be 1t further enacted, That the ono and
two coins OF the United States shall not be legal
tender any paym exceeding four cents in amount
land SO much of the laws OF the United States heretofore
enacted as conflict with the provisions OF this act
are hereby repealed.
Parliamentary contains the following in rea
ton to the taxation of Great Britain and Ireland:-
In the year 1893 the gross ordinary OF Great
Britain to f3 5s lid por ad Of the estimated
population and that OF Ireland to l4s Id per head In
js6 the ordinary revenue Of Great Britain had risen o
"a las per head of population, and that Of Ireland o
a7s 3d. In lS41 the OF Great Britain had fallen
f2 lis cd per head and that Of Ireland los In the
financial year 1s62-63 the OF Great Britain
l2 ID per head and that of Ireland 81 Is 3d. In 1916
the ordinary of Great Britain f6l SAG, 755
and in 1852 il f6l .6s07S, but the population had
increased from 49, 600 to 0o0 In Ireland the
ordinary reyen was f5 f58, 800 in 1916 and only
493 1884, and it had risen to 60 500 1888 in 1861
but the population had de ned from IT, $50 in 1916
and 8, IT'S, LA in 1S4l to 5,7S16!6 in 1862.