Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-01

| clerks, zone of whom shall be Designated achieI
clerk, - and workmen employed under his su.
| to employment in the Offices Of the assayer
| melt and refner, coiner, or engraver. except
/ ON the recommendation and nomination in
| writing Of those officers, respectively; and he
sNal forthwith report to the Director Of the
Mint the names Of all persons appointed By
him, the dates TO be performed, the rate OF
compensation, the appropriation from which
compensation is to be made, and the grounds OF
| the appointment; and IL the Director Of the
! Mint shall disarprove the same, the appoint
| ment shall be vacated.
SEC. 8. That the assayer shall assay all metals
and bullion, whenever sucn assays are repaired
in the operations Of the mint; he shall also
make assays of coin or samples of bullion when
ever required by the superintendent.
SEC. 6. That the melter and retiner shall exc =
cute all the operations which are necessary ID
order to form fgnots of standard silver or gold,
and alloys for minor coinage, suitable for the
coiner, from the metals legally delivered 20 nm
for that purpose; and shall also execute all the
Operations which are necessary in order to form
bars conformable in all respects 10 the law,
from the gold and silver bullion delivered 60
him for that purpose. he shall keep a careful
record of ali transactions with the superinten-
dent. noting the weight and character of the
bullion; and shall be resi- onsible for all bullion
delivered to him until the same il returned to
the superintendent and the proper vouchers OBJ
tanned.
\ SEC 7. That the coiner shall execute all the
on. rations which are necessary in order 10 form
I .
from the standard gold and silver inyotS and
alloys tor minor coinage, legally delivered 20
him tor that purpose; and shall be responsible
for all bullion delivered to him. until the same
is returned to the superintendent and the proper
vouchers obtained.
SEC. 8. That the engraver shall prepare from
the original dies already authorized all the
working-dies required for use in the coinage of
the several mints. and, when new coins or de-
/ vices are authorized, shall, IL required by the
Director of the Mint, prepare the devices,
mol and trio -srxfr, al a Lac
/ for thesame but the Director of the Mint sha II
nevertheless have power, with the approval Of
the Secretary of the Treasury, to engage tempo
rarily for this purpose the services of one or
more artists distinguished in their respective
departments of art, who shall be paid for sue
service from the contingent appropriation for
the mint at Philadelphia.
SEC. g. That whenever any officer of a mint
or assay -office shall be temporarily absent, on
account OF sickness or any other cause, it shall
be lawful for the superintendent, with the con-
sent of said officer, to appoint some person at
tached to the mint to act in the place of such
officer during his absence; but all such appoint
nents shall be forth with reported to the Director
OF the Mint for his approval; and in all cases
whatsoever the principal shall be responsible for
the acts OF his representative. In case of the
T. mporary absence of the superintendent, the
chief clerk shall act I'm his place; and in case of
the temporary absence of the Director of the
Mint, the Secretary Of the Treasury may desiy-
nate some one to act in his place.
SEC. 10. That every officer, assistant, and
clerk of the mint shall before he enters upon
the execution OF his Office, take an oath or at
frmatiOn before some judge OF the United
states, or Judge of the superior court, or of
some court of record of any State, faithfully
and diligently to perform the duties thereof in
addition to other official Oaths prescribed by
Law; which oaths, duly certified, shall be trans
mitted to the Secretary of the Treasury: and
the superintendent OF each mint NAV require
such oath or affirmation from any of the en-
ployes OF the mint.
SEC. IL. That the superintendent, the assayer
the melter and refiner, and the cOiner of each
mint, before entering upon the execution of
their respective Offices, shall become bound To
the United States, with one or more suretes.
approved by the Secretary Of the Treasury I'm
the sum of not less than ten nor more than fifty
thousand dollars, with condition for the faith
ful and dillgent performance of the duties of
his office. Similar bonds may be required of
the assistants aud clerks, i'm such sums As the
Superintendent shall determine, with the appro-
baton of the Director of the Mint; but the same
shall not be construed to relieve the superin-
tendent or other officers from liability to the
United States for acts, omissions,o or negligence
OF their subordiuates or employees: PToriLs1
That the Secretary of the Treasury NAV. at his
discretion, increase the bonds of the supern-
tendent.
SEC. r. That there shall he allowed TO the
Director of the Mint an annual salary of four
thousand five hundred dollars, and actual
necessary travelling expenses in visiting the
different minis and assay Offices, for which
vouchers shall be rendered; to the superinten-
dents of the minis at Philadelphia and San
Francisco, each four thousand five hundred
and coiners of said minis. each three thousand
dollars; to the engraver of the mint at PhiIadel.
Phia, three thousand dollars; to the supernten-
dent OF the mint at Carson city, three thousand
dollars; and to the assayer, to the melter and
refiner, and to the coiner OF the mint at Carson
city, each two thousap& i've hundred dollars; to
shall be allowed As the Director of the Mint
may determine, with the appreciation of the
Secretary Of the Treasury; and to the workmen
shall be allowed such wages to he Determined
Il m no
and reasonable according to their respective
stations and occupations. and approved by the
Director Of the Mint; and the salaries provided
for in this section. and the wages of the work.
men permanently engaged, shall be payable in
monthly instalments.
SEC. -. That the standard for both gold and
| silver coins Of the United States shall be such
that Of one thousand parts by weight nine hun
dred shall be OF pure metal and one hundred of
alloy; and the alloy OF the silver coins shall be
of copper, and the alloy of the gold coins shall
| be OF copper. or Of copper and silver; but the
silver shall in no case exceed One-tenth OF the
whole alloy.
SEC. IA. That the gold coins of the United
| States shall be one-dolar piece, which, at the
standard weight OF Twenty-Five and eli yht -te nth
| grains, shall be the unit of vaue; a quarter
eagle, or two-and- a-half dollar piece; a three
dollar piece; half-eagle, or fve-dollar piece;
an eagle, or ten-dOllar piece; and double Gag
or twenty dollar piece. And the standard weight
OF the gold dollar shall be Twenty-Five and eight
tenths grains; OF the quarter eagle, or two and
a-half dollar piece, siXty-four and half grains;
OF the three-dollar piece, seventy-seyen and
tour-tenths grains; of the half-eagle, or five
dollar piece, one hundred and twenty nine
| grains; OF the eagle, or ten-doilar piece,
two hundred and ffty-eight grains; or the
double-eagle, or twenty-dollar piece, five
hundred and sixteen grains; which coins shall
be legal tender in all payments at their NOM
| maj value when not below the standard weight
and limit Of tolerance provided in this act for
| the single piece, and, when reduced in weight,
| below said standard and tolerance shall be a
legal tender at valuation in proportion to their
actual weight; and any gold coin of the United
| states, II reduced in weight by natural abra-
| sion not more than One-half Of one per centun,
below the standard weight prescribed by law
| after a circulation of twenty years, as shown by
| It's date OF coinage, and at a ratable proportion
| Tor any period less than twenty years shall be
received at their nominal value BY the United
States treasury and its Offices under such reg
| ulations As the Secretary Of the Treasury NAV
prescribe for the protection of the governmen nj
| against fraudulent abrasion or other practices;
and any gold coins In the treasury of the United
STATES reduced in weight below this limit 81
| ABRASION shall be recOined.
SEC -. That the silver coins of the United
| states shall be a trade-dollar, a half-dolIar or
nfty-cent piece, quarter-dollar, or twenty.
| nVe-ceht piece, dime, or ten-cent piece: and
me weight Of the trade-dollar shalt be fou,
nundred and twenty grains troy; the weight OF
the half dollar shall be twelve grams grammes
ana one-half OF gram, (gramme;) the Quarter
dollar and the dime shall be, respectively one
half and One-ffth of the weight of said half