Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-05-20

rQENKRAL NATURE NO. 2T
Az AcT revising and amending the laws relaiiy
TO Che mint, assay offices. ana coinage OF the uh
ted s'sieS' tooSTMusD.)
svo. 70 That in adj lsling tue weight Of the gol
oIns the folio wing deyiatinns shall not be exceed
% tn any sipgle pece; In the double eagle and th
en 1la one half OF a grain; In The half eagle, IN
shee dollar piece the quarter eagle and one dola
piece, one 70 rtn Of grain, Ana ds,,1o n Weighing
,nar IN IN superint ndent and by the snperlnteI
ent 10 the depOsitoT, the deviation from the stan
dard weight shall not exceed one hundredth of al
nae in 1--WE Thousand dollars in double eagles, ea
,iaS h ,li-eagles quarter eagles, In one thoussD
thTee dollar plects, and in one thousand one doa
So AZ. That In adjusting the weight Of the sve
Gains the following devattUns shall not be exceede,
single Psc,yG N sne o ad a. ns SqS qa-
and ia weighing large numb rs OF pieces together
ghen delive cd by the coiner 70 the superintendent
mi Nv the supefint ndent to the depOsit0r the de
s,atons from the standard weight shall not excae.
twobundred his of an ounce 10 oiie thousand dollar
hSlf dollar or quarter do lars and one hundrsdtf
~ an ounoe I'm ODe-LhOuhand dlmea.
sEo 49, That in adjusting the weight OF the mi
nnr coins provided by this act there sh all be nc
eater deviation allowed than three grams Tor th'
yecent piece and Two grains for the three and one
ssd iS That the cciner shall, from time to time
al cons are prepared deliver them 20 the Bupernten
dant who shall receipt for the same and who oh all
keen careful recOrd OF their Kind number and &C.
tuai weight; and 10 receiving coins it shall bs the
"a
of numher OF single pieces separately, neither the
ciina ~ tuat delivery are within the legal limits oi
the standard WEIGHT; asd u mis- trials for this pur.
ihe coins of such delivery 10 be weighed separate
md such as are not Oflegal weight stall be defaced
and delivered to the meter and refner as standa d
hnIon 10 be again formed iBto lingo and recoined,
or the whole delivery may, II more convenient, Do
remrlted
tbe c0ner TO q superintendent, II shall he the duty
OF sucn superintendent in the presence OF the Az
aaytr To lake indiscrimiuatey certain number OF
nlces of each variety the annual trial OF coius
he number for gold eoiks being not less than one
niece for each Thousand pieces OF any fraction
Al part Of one thousand pieces de ivered; and for
siver coins one piece for each two Thousand piece
or any fractional part OF two thousand pieces dev-
cred The pieces so IaAen thall be "a eluly sealed
nm In an envelope properly labelled stating the date
~ The deliyer,, the number and denomination of
the pieces cl0sed. and the amount OF the delivery
from which they were taken. These sealed paroeis
containing the reserved pieces shall be deposited In
a pyX designated for The purpose ut each mint,
w6ich .hal be kept under tine Joint care OF the
perlntendent and Assay eT, anu % 30 se.ured tnat
presence of the other, and the reserved pieces IN
their sealed envelopes from tho coinage or each
mint shall be transmitted quarterly TO the mint q
Phlladrlphla. A r.cord shall also be kept at the
same time OF the NUMBER and denomination OF the
pieces TO taken Tor the annual trial OF tOins, and
Of the number and denomination OF the pieces
rem, senled by them anu SO delivered, copy
Of when record shall be transmitted quarterly "
the Direct.r OF this Mint. her pieces may, a. any
SSe~N - - N-N
ssc, Al. That the coIuer shall. from time to time,
deliver 70 the supe intendeht the cippugJ Aud Otn-
er portions of bullion remaining aTVer the pro;tss OF
coming; and the super intendeDt shall receipt for
the same and keep careful record OF their weight
aud character.
6eEC az That the superintendent fh al debit the
cnnur ith this amount IN weight OF stAndlrd metal
Of ali the bul ion placed in his hands and credit
him with the amount III weigh OF a thB cOtns,cllp
pngs ana her bullion returned BY him To the ku
pernteDdent, once at Ii ast In every yebr, AIT AZ
such lime o. the Director OF The Mint snail appuint
there shall ue an accurate ana full sbtLI ImenI OF the
CoLer and the meier aud r. inner, ~ which time |
the raid officers sha deliver up to thu supern end
ent ali the coins, clippings. and oiher tuition IN |
their p0ss essOn, TespeGtivey,a c1mpaned by state
men OF all the bullion delivered TO them since the
annual settlement, and ali the bullion returned
by them during the same period, Including the Il
amount returned for the purpose OF settlement
SIC. IS mat when all the coins, clippings, and /
dent 1t shal be his duty to examine lhe accounts
and statements Te1de I'd by the coner and meter Il
sndTetlaer, aud the difference between the amount
charged aud credited to eat h oiccr shall be- allow
ed ns necessary wastagdif tue superintendent sha
be SIZED that there has been bona tide wasti OF
tile precious metals and II the amount shall moi ex
teed In the case OF the meter aid Tet ier one
thOus4ndlh OF the whole amount or god and ONE
ohe-halI thon andiD OF the whole amount of Sill
yer delivered TO him sin % the last annual settle
ment and IN the case OF the coin, r. thUusandth
VI the whole mount OF silver, anA ono halt tnUuS-
4ndth Of tile whOle amount OF gold tnat has he
delivered TO h m by the superintendent; aud all /
copper used In the alloy OF god or silver bullion
shall be separately charged 10 The melter and ron.
ner, and acct united Tor by him.
SEC ~ That IL shall also be the d7ty OF the snpern
den 10 forward correct statement OF hs balance
sheet 10 the close OF such setement,t the Dire -tOI
OF the Mint, who shall cOmra tue total amount of
gOlh aBd silver bullion anu tom on hanu with the
total iaOlrlies OF he mint. AT the came time a |
statement Of the ordinary expense CCOunt, and the
Moneys therein, shall also be made by the superin-
tendent.
sEc. u.s. That when the coins or bars are eauiya.
lent to any depOst OF bullion are ready for lie livery,
they shall paid to the dc IOslGOr or his order by
The tIpenHt,hdtlt; ard The paymebig shall he
made, II de'nandeu, IN the order ia viii the bul
Il shall have b Ell brought 10 tle mint; but In
Caseh where Ii ue ay in " hnlpu atlng refractory
DEPOSIT Or for any 9th II unavoidable cause, the |
payment Of Subsequent depO It's, the value OF which
Is know II, shall not c delayed thereby; and 10 the
denominations OF coin delivered the superintendent
shall comply with the wishes q the deposition, ex |
cepl VIII mpraciiesble or lnconvenienJ 10 do so.
kLC 50. that impaired bulilon may he eXchang
Naly Ui.the mlhlh ioi 1he bars en Ch teIms hnO |
CoLdlons as may be prescribed Wy the the Direct
Irt ne min wi the 81 prOval OF the Secretary OF
tne Treasury; and ie nneue55, weight aud value Of
The bullion received an1 given III eXuh 1nge shall 10
vi cases he d-teImiG d by the mint Assay. Tne
charge to ", depos tor fer TefsinS or parting shall
operation IN Tie exchange Of unIehned for II taed
bullion.
BIC a. That for the purpose of enabling the
mlbts aud the assay etfce In ew York 20 make re
turns to depOatOrs with as llt e decay as pO bioie,
sAall be tue duty OF the secretary OF The easury
70 Keep In the said minIs and assay office, whit the
slaLe OF the Treasury wi admit thereof. such an
AMOUNT OF public money, or bullion procured fOi
Ihe puTp0se,las he sha judge convenient and necea-
W v out Oi which those who bring bullion to he
hall mnts and assay-office may be paid the value
atTeOi In coin or bars soon practicable after
ue ue Vaue mas been ascertalned: aud IN paymenI
tuleGeui being made, the bullion so deposited shall
9eeOme the property Of the United states; but The
IseVielaLy OF the treasury may at any lime WithursW
We luld or any portion thereof
osc 49, That To secure a due conformity in the |
gell ana silver coins to their respective standa DIS
" " uleness and Weight, the judge Of the DisTi3t
oVult VI lhe United states for the eastern district
" rem hisyVdni9, the comptroller OF he CuTrt ncy,
he assa5er OF the assay. Office at New York, aud
slen other lersUns as the preBden. shall from lime
W Time designate, snail meeJ ~ assaj commits ,ion-
ers, AZ The mint In Phlladtl hia u exaIuine and
es lu the Presence OF the Dt Tctor Of tho Mat the
Autness and weight OF the coins reserved by TIT
seseai MINIS for This purpose ON tue seusld Wed.
hsandy IN February, annually, and may continue |
meli at meetings. by adjournment II nesersaIy; tfA
~ tIal fJ Of the commissioners 81 all fail ~ attend
~ any nma apo nted for their m citing, the Dir &C.
VI VI me Mint thall call meeting VI the Commits
SIl sslelH " 81 other time as he may deem c0bve
uIehl AND II IL shall appear by such examination
, anu ltht mat There coins not offer from the
- issaaualu nneness and weight by greater Ihndty
or 10 hl jheu oy law the trlal shall be considered
vis, epIed hs satisfactory; but II any greater Oe-
MAJ ,ion ~ rom the legal standard or weight shall ap
N pa tnls TACT shan be certified 60 the President Of
. W. Lled States and II Oh view of the circum-
Ss es ol the case, he shall SO decide the officer OF
va 1h implCated In the er. or snail be LhencefOr
AM. disqualified frUm holding their respective
c6 sEs -; % That for the purpose of securing due
SIihlty In weight Cf the coins nf the UE tied
nenS 70 lhe provisions Of this act, the brass troy
In 9 shesnt pfocuIedby the munster Of he uni
AM ases at London, In The ye ely ghIeeu hund o.
IN th nly-heVeD, Tor the use the mint aud now
uslOly OF the mint vt Philadel lphla snail be
satdhdald DOuDd of thR mint faf tho limited