Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-04-13
AMERICAN SILVER.

The following proclamation would
scem'to indicate that our Canadian
neigibors consider our silver coin a
nuisance TO the amount Of 20 per cent,
We coulduse some at its face, if we
had some on hand just now;
VIcToIaA, by the Grace of God OF
the Uniled Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, Queen, Defender Of the
Faith, &,.
Toall whom these presents shall
come, orIwhom the same may in any
wise corcern-GREETIRG:
A PROCLAMATION.
j. A.ahAcDoNALp, Attorney General,
WtGeas, in and by certain Act Of
The Parliament of Canada, passed in
the Thirty-frst year of our Reign,
chaptered Number Forty-five, onti-
tied SAN Act respecting currency"
it is amongst other things in effect
enacted that our Governor may at any
time aftor the passing of that Act dc
clare ly proclamation that all or any
of theBilver coins of the United States
Of America, or of any other foreign
nationor State, coined before the pas
sing o the said Act, shall, when Of
weighs and dates to be assigned in
such PROCLAMATION, pass current and
be n legal tender in the Provinces of
Quebet, Ontario, and New Brunswick
at rates in currency TO be assigned TO
them respectively in such Proclama.
ton, b such amount in any one pay
ment as may be therein declared.
Nof knoD ye, and we do hereby de.
clare and proclaim that on, from and
after ihe fifteenth day Of April now
next hereafter, the silver coins namely /:
half dpllars, quarter dollars, dimes and
half dmos of the United States Of
Amelica, coined before tho passing Of
the hFeinbeiore and part reciled Act
Of Parliament of Canada, that is to say
subsequent TO the First day of July,
which was in the year Of our Lord,
one thousand eight hundred aud fifty
three, md prior to the twenty second
day Of May, which was in the year one
thousald eight hundred and sixty
eight, and which are hereinafter men
toned shall, when Of the weights and
dates hereinafter assigned in this our
Royal Proclamation, pass current and
be a le(al tender in the Provinces of
Quebec Ontario and New Brunswick,
at ratesi currency hereinafter assign.
ed 10 them respectively, in this, our
Royal Proclamation, 10 the amount Of
Ten Dollars in any one payment. And
we do hereby further declare and pro.
claim that the silver coins ofthe United
States Of America aforesaid shall be OF
the Weights and dates hereby assigned,
and PISS current, aud be legal ten.
der - nfVi coaiu, az eDo fatvs iu cur
rency lereby assigned to them respect
lively bY this our Royal Proclamation,
that Isl TO say half dollars Of the
weightbi one hundred and ninoly.lwo
grains, ht forty cents-quarter dollars
at the weight Of nine-six grains, at
twenty cents-dimes of the weight of
thirty.dght grains and four-tenlhs Of
a grain nt eight cents-and half dimes
of the seight OF nineteen grains and
two tefihs Of a grain, at four cents.
Ofal which our loving subjects and
all olbts whom these presents may
concer1 are hereby required TO take
notice, and to govern themselves ac-
cordndy.
Is TESTIMONY WHEREOF, We have caus-
ed tlese our letters to be made pat
cnt, Ind the Great Seal OF Canada
TO bhoreunto affixed Witness our
Truly and Well Beloved The Right
Honorable Sir John Young, Baronet,
one Of our Mos, Honorable Privy
Couicil, knight Grand Cross of our
Mos Distinguished Order of st.
Mchel and st, George, Governor
Gen,ral ofCanada. AZ our Govern
NETT House, in Our City Of Ottawa,
the Fourth day of February, in the
Yeai of Our Lord One thousand
Eiglt Hundred and Seventy.
BY Command,
]. c. Atkins, Sec'y Of State