Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-01
GENERAL NATURE-No. q.

GENERAL NATURE-No. I'll
y ACT revising and amending the Jaws rela-
i've 70 the minis, Assay Offices, and coinage OF
Be IL enacted BY As Senate and House Of R,pr,-
S'Etdtires Of ts United States Of Ameyica an Con-
s.sss dsselabted, That the mint OF the United
STATES Is hereby established a bureau of the
Treasury Department. embracing in it, organi
zatlon and under its control all minis for the
manufaciu re Of coin, and all assay-of-ices for
the stamping Of bars, which are now or which
may be hereafter, authorized by law. The chief
orncer or the said bureau hall be denominated
the Director of the Mint, and shall be under the
general direction of the Secretary of the Treas
Try. He shall be appointed by the President,
by and with the advice and consent of the SEN
a'e and shall hold his Office for the term of i've
Years, unless sooner removed by the President,
Senate y 1910 W '''o
SIC 2 That the Director of the Mint shall
e.o' "a % supervision of all minis and
aSsay-omees, and shall make an annual renort
70 the Secretary Of the Treasury of their aTa-
Iatlons, at the close Of each fiscal wear. AMI
from time to time such additional rerorts ST.
ting forth the operations and CONDITION. OF 49,
Institutions, As the Secretary of the Treasurv
shall require, and shall lay before him the an
naai estimate, Tor their support And the Sec
rotary of the Treasury shall appoint the num-
Ter or clerks, classified according to law,
Necessary To discharge the duties OF said bu-
ICau.
SEC. 3. That the officers of each mint shan he
suPeIlnte ndcnt, An assayer, Q meter and
Ithner. and a soiner, and, for the mint at Phil
, sSSeiPnia, an engIayer, all to be appointed by
the PRESIDENT Of the United States, by and with
ths advice and consent OF the Senate.
SEI. T. That the superinten dent of each mint
% nav inc control thereof, the superintend-
ehee vi tne ofneers and persons employed there
IN, anu uie supfrvision Of the business thereof
.ao5ect I'd the approval OF the Director of IN,
hhnt,to whom he shall make reporfs AT snch
times and according 10 such forms Is the Direc
,ot OF the Mint may prescribe, which shall ex-
hlbff IN detail, and under appropriate heaJs
the deposits OF bullion, the amoant Of gals'
silver, ard minor coinage, and the amount OF
impaired. standard, and refined bars issued and
such other statistics and information A. NAV he
required. The superintendent Of each mint
snau Also receive and safely keep, until legally
avn, all moneys or bullion which shall
&c ~, ene use or the expenses Of the mint. He
$50 y. al bullion brought 70 the mint for
10y oI coinage; shall be the keeper of All buI-
ron or coin in the mint exeent xi,iia a. 49,,
iSssiy IN the hands Of other Officers. and
snai deliver all coins struck al the mint =, az
PERSONS 10 whom they shall be legslI,- 49,. - ~, W
rom the report Of the assayer and ihe gsioht
81 The bullion, he shall compute the vaiusn =,
tach deposit, and also the amount of the chsraes
aeduetions, II any, Of all which he shall give
getSied mt m0randum to the depoSItor.
and he shall also give at the same time
Snaef his hand, q certificate OF The ret
=, i. o. the deposit, to be paid In coins
Js,ssss. OF the same species of bullion e. that
III TIE correctness Of which eerfifcafe
y serlned by the asssyer vho sh1lI conn.
49,. 'ne same, and In all cases OF traDsfsr Of
xon.as. Dai.on, ne shall give and receive
sDcs - sIung the amount nd Character al
laarter-yeariy, 20 the Director az ~. NJ e.uSrs
she purpose OF adjustment, aeeord;n. 81 W
'o' ms as may be prescribed by the Secretass AZ