Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-06-06
OFFICIAL.


GENERAL NATURE No. 2T.I
AN ACT revising and amending the laws relative
to the mint, assay ofces, and coinage of the URi.
SIG IS. That the duties of the superintendent, as.
saver aud melter and renner of said once s al onr-
respond TO those o. supeTintendents, aEsayers and
act relating to mints amt their officers the duties
and responstb Titles OF such oficefs and others en-
plnyed therein the oath TO be taken, and the bonds
and sureties 10 be taken by them, Gas far as the
same may be applicable) shall extend TO the assay
ONCE at New York, and 70 rs 91lcers, assistants,
SEC. t6 That there shall be allowed to the OIL
Hsls OF the assay ONCE at New York city the follow
ing "a aries per annum. To the superintendent -four
thousand i've hundred dollars; D. the assayer and
to the meter and r liner, e'ch three thousand dol
lars and the salaries OF assistants and clerks, and
Waqas TO w0rkmen, and their manner OF appoint
nent shall be determined and regulated as herein
directed 10 regard TO miuts.
SEC. 81. That the business OF the branch mint a.
Denver, while conducted as an assay ONCE, aud OF
the assay ONCE at Boise City Idaho and 10 all 9TH
or assayofices hereafter 20 be est ablished shall be
confined TO the receipt OF gold ana silver bull
melting and assaylng, TO be returned to depositers
Of the same, III bars, with the we ght and oneness
stamped thereon: and the Olicers OF gay Offices
when their services are necessary shall consist of
an assayei, who shall have charge thereof, and
meter to be appointed by ths President, by and
with the advice apd consent OF the senate and the
assayer may employ az many clerks, workmen and
laboreTs under the direction OF the Dire tor of the
Mint, as may be provided for by law. The salaries
of said eli ers shall not exceed the sum OF two
thousand 1ve hundred dollars to the assayer and
meter, one nDuHann tlght hundred dollars each to
the clerks and the workmen and labOrers shall re
ceiVe such wages as are customary, according TO
their Respective stations and oc upations
SEC. So. That each ofloer and clerk to he appoint
ed az such assay-officea before entering upon the
execution OF his ONE, shall take al oath or aftm-
alton before tome judge OF the uDGed states. or OF
the supreme court as prescribed y the act OF July
second. eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and each
become bound to The Urited htates OF America with
one or Buretea to the satisfaction OF the Di-
rector the Mint or one OF the judges of the SUI
preme court Of the state Territory in which the
same may be located, and of the Secretary of lhe
Tr asurv, condltoned for the faithful per- ormsnce
of.tne duties of Their ofces, and the said assayers
shall discharge this duties OF disbuTsng agents for
the payment OF the expenses OF their respective
SEC %. mat the general dIreo tinn OF the bus-
ness OF OF assay OF the United States shall lie
under the control and regulation OF the Director of
the Mint autj ct to the appreciation of the Secreta
~ Of the Treasury and for that purpose II shall be
the duty Of the said Director to prescribe such reg
ulatlOns aad to require such returns perlt Ideally
and occasionally, aud to establish such charges for
melting, parting, assyang and stamping bullion az
shall app ar ~ MIN 70 De necessary for the purpose
OF ca rying into effect the intention of this act
sso o. Tnat al me PROVISIONS OF this act TOT tne
for the government OF the officers aud persons en-
pl0yed therein aud for he punishment OF all ofneses
connected with the mlnta or coinage OF the United
states, shall be, aud they are hereby declared TO be-
In full force In relation to the assay oces as far as
SEQ. 81. That II any persons Shall falsely make,
forge, or counterfeit, or cause or procure TO be
falsely made forged, or cOunterfeted, or will iugly
felting any cola or bars in Reconnaissance or mill
tude or the gold or silver coins or bars, which has
been or hereafter may ue 1ined or stamped AZ the
remittance smiituhe OF any foreign gold or sill er
coin which by law is, or hereafter mag be made,
currant In the United States, or shall pass utter,
publish, or SELL or attempt 10 pass utter pH1llsh or
SELL or bring into the Uuited States from any for
eign place or nave 10 MS possession any such fslse
forged or cOunterfeited coin or bars, knowing the
same to be false, forged or cOuntsrfeted, every
person 80 offending shall be deemed guilty OF felony
utnNtn ha nNkttfQh hu
nne not exceeding five thousand dollars, and by I'M
pfiaonment and confinement at harh LABOR not ex-
ceedirs ten years, according TO the ngSraVat0n OF
SIC. Ga That II an person or pers Us shall false
ly make forge or counterfeit OF cause or procure TO
he falsely made forged cOunterielted, VI "iutng
ly aid assist In falsely mixing. forging or coun-
terfetiHg any coin 10 he reseIn Ila-I 20 or smil-
tude OF any OF the minor coinage which has or
hereafter NAV be, coined Ut the mlnts Of he United
STATES; or shall pass, utter, publish or te, or bring
into the United states from any 10 eisn place, or
have In his possession any such falSi Forged or
count9rieted coin, with Intent TO dAraud any body
polite corporation, or any person or persons
every P o1 ana - sSa ON eonvicoS
thereof, be punished by line not exceeding one
thousand dollars and by Imprisonment and connne- |
ment at hard labor not exceeding three years.
SIC. s. That II any person snail raudulently, by
any art way or means hats leVer, de1ace, mutlate
impair diminish tasi'y, scale. or tighten the gold |
or sIVer CON. viii h have betn which snail |
hereafter be, coined ut the inints of the United
States or any foreign gol. or silver COINS which are
latiOn AZ money within the Uutted states, every |
person offending shall be deemed guilty Of high |
mlsdemeanOI, and shall be imprisoned not exceed |
Ing Two years, and nned not exceeding Two thous- |
and dollars.
SEC. g. That II any Of the gold or silver coins |
which shall be struck coined at any OF the minis
of the United States shall be debased, or m tde |
worse to the proportion OF fine gold or ne silver
therein cone aimed shall be OF less weight or value
than the same ought to be. pursuant TO the several
acts relative theretOn or II any OF the weights used
at any OF the mints or say onlces OF the United
iupFnHan0 6imilialR
through The fault or connlvance OF any OF the ON
Gers or persons who shall be enplnyed a. the said /
minis or assay Offices with q fraudulent intent; and /
II any OF the said officers persons shall emoez-
Zle any OF the metals which shall at any time be |
committed 10 their charge for the purpose OF being
coined or any of the coins which shall be or coined
at tee said minta, or any medals, coins or other |
moneys of said minis or assay offices az any tune |
committed their charge, or which they may /
have assumed the charge. every such oticer per-
son who shall commit any or either OF the said OF.
lenses shall De de- emed guilty of felony, and shall |
be Imprisoned al hard labor for term not less tnan
one year nor more than ten years. aud snail be lined
in a sum not exceeding ten Thousand dollars
SIC 90 That this act shall take elect on the nrst
day Of april, eighteen hundred aud seventy three,
VIII n the efices Of the treasurer OF the mlnts In |
Philadelphia, San Francisco and New orleans shall /
cease to perform the duties treasurer OF the asssy
office. The other officers and employees OF the L
mints and assay ofilces now appointed snail eontin.
to hold their respe tive offices, they having INST
given the necessary honds unit further appoint
ments may be required the Director of the Mint At
Philadelphia being styled acting as Buperlntendf mt |
thereof The duties the treasurera shall devOlVe
as herein provided upon the Buperlntendents and |
said treasurerH shall act only as assistant reasurerS
of the United states: Provided, That the salaries
he retofOre pat1 TO the trea-urers of the mnts at
Philadelphia, san Francisco, and New orleans, act
ing as assistant treasurers hall hereafter be paid
to them as assistant treasurers of the United /
States and that the salary OF the assistant
rer at New York shalt not ne diminished by the va |
cation Of his ONCE as treasurer of the assay o;e
SIC. 60, hat the dlAeTen mnts and assay ON eB
authorized by this act oh All be known as " the mint
OF the United tates a. Phi:adelphiH, the mint OF |
the United states at AN Francis o. " the mint of |
the United ates at CARSON" the mint OF the Uni
olce at New York. and the United states ONCE |
a. Boise City ldahO," " the United States assay |
office at Charlotte, North Carolina; and all unex
pended appropriations heretofore authorized by |
law for the use OF the mint OF the United states at
Philadelphia the branch mint of the tnted States
in California the branch mint Of the United States
at Denver, the United states assay nfice in New
York, the United States assay once at Charotee,
North COrolina, and the United stat assay % nce
at Boise Vi y, Idaho, are hereby authorized TO he
transferred the account and use OF the insitu
lions established and located respectively at the
places designated by this acr
SEC, 81. That this act shall be known as the
coinage act OF eighteen hundred and seventy
three !" and parts OF acts pertaining to the miut
say Offices, coinage Of the Uneu states, inGonslst-
ent with the provisions Of this act are hereby re-
pealed: Provided, That this act shall not be con-
srued to affect any act DONE right accrued or pen
atty incurred under former acts, but every such
right s hereby save anu all suits and prosecutions
for acts already done In vlo alton OF any former At
or acts OF Congress relating to the sui Jscts en-
braced in this act may be begun OF proceeded with
In like manner as II lnis act had not been passed;
and all penal clauses aud provisions In existing
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