The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-04-18

See. Is. That when the coIns or bars
which ARE the equivalent to any deposit Of
bullion air ready for delivery, they shall
be Mld 10 the depositor, or his order. by
the superintendent; and the Payments
shall be made, Ii demanded, In the or lcr
In which the bullion shall have been
brought 10 the mint; but IN cases where
there IL delay In manipulating rGfraci Ory
denosit, or fOrany Otherunavoidablecnu
the payment Of subsequent deposits, the
vaiue Of which Is known, shall not be de-
layed thereby; and IN the denominations
coin delivered, The superintendent shall
comply with the wishes of the lepositor,
exccpt when implic,icable or inconven;-
ent TO dCsG
Sec. u. That impaired bullion may be
exchanged ut any of the ninis for line
bafs, on such terms and coRditionsas may
be prescribed BY the Director of the MINI, ,
with theapproyal Of the Secretary OF the
Treasury: and the tineness, weight, and
value or the bullion received and given in
exchange shall in all cases be determined
by the mint assay. The charge 10 the de-
posiior for refining or pairing shall not
excesd that allowed aud deducted for the
same operation In the exchange OF unre.
fined for refined bullion.
Sec. Al. That for the purpose of cna'r
|
York to make returns TO dep0sitorS with
rs little GlcIay as possible, II shall be the
duty OF the Secretary of the Treasury TO
keep in the said mints and nssay-otiice,
when the stale of the treasury will admit
thereof, such an amount of public money,
or bullion procured for the purpose, rs he
shall judge convenient aud necessary, ON
I of which ihos,. who bring bniiion 10 the
said inlnts and assay y-ollicc may cpald the
value thereof, in coin or bars, rs soon as
prnctigable after tbe vaiue has been asccr-
iained; anil on payment thereof being
made, the bullion so deposited shall be-
come the property Of the United ates;
but the Secretary of the Treasury may nj
any time Withdraw the fund, or any por-
| tion thereof
| Sec ~. That 10 secure due conformity
| In the gold and silver coins to their re-
sncclive standards of tineness and weight,
| The Judge Oft the district court of the United
| s ates for the eastern district Of Pennsyl-
vania, the Comptroller OF the Currency,
the assayer OF the assayroilicc at New York,
and such Olher persons 0S The President
shall, from fine 10 time, designate, shall
meet "a assay-commissionets, ut the mint
In Philadelphia TO examine md test, in
the presence " the Director of the Mint,
the fineness and weight OF the coins re
served by the several mnts for this pur-
pose, on the second Wednesday in Febru-
ary, annually. and may continue their
NEE, ings by adjournment, If necessary; II
majority Of the commissioners shall fail
10 attend at any time appointed for their
meeting, the DirectorOf the Mint shall call
meeting of the commissioners at such
other time AS he may deem convenient;
ana il 1t shall appear by such examination
and test that these coins do not differ from
the standard tineness and weight by q
greater quantity than is allowed by law,
the trial shall be considered and reported
satisfactory; but ifany greater deviation
fsom the legal stundarl or weight shall
appcar, his fact shall be certified to The
President of the United States; and If, on
q view OF the circumstances of the case, he
shall 80 decide, the officer or officers ilnpi-
cnfed In the error snail be thencefOrward
disqualified from holding their respective
Offices.
Sec. 40. That for the purpose OF fsecuring
u due conformity in weight of the coins Of
the United atea to the provisions of this
act, the bysss trOy-pOund weight procured
by the minister of the United States at
London, in the yeareighteen hundred and
invent y-seven, for the use OF the mint, and
now in the custody Of the mint at Phia-
delphia. shall be the standard troy pound
OF the mint OF the Onlteu Statcs, CONFORM
ably to which the coinage thereof shall be
regulated.
Sec. so. That h'shall be the duty of the
Director of the Mint to procure for each
mint and assay-oftice, to be kept safely
thereat,.a series of standard weights cor
responding TO the aforesaid troy pound.
consisting off One-pOund weight and the
requisite subdivisions and Inuitiples there
OF, from the hundredth part Of a grain TO
twenty-five pounds; and the troy weights |
ordinarily employed in the transactions of
such inints and assay-ollices shall be regu- |
lated according to the above standards at |
least once In every year, under the inspcc- |
tiOn Of the superintendent and assayer; |
and the accuracy of those usedat the mint !
at Philadelphia shall be tested annually,
in thepresence Ofthe assay y-commisslOncrs,
at the time Of the annual examination and
test OF coins.
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