New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-14


and one hundred of alloy: and the alloy
of the silver COINS shall be OF copper, ana
the ALLOW OF the gold coins shall De OF cop
per, or OF copper and silver; but the SILVER
shall in no case exceed one-tentt OF the
whole alloy.
SEC. Ii. That the gold coins of the United
States shall be d one-dOllar piece, which at
the standard weight OF twenty-five and
eight tenths grains, shall be the unit OF
value; q uuartar-eagle. or tWOand-a halt
dollar piece: a three-dollar piece halt
eagle, or fve-dOllar piece; an eagle, or ten
dollar piece, and double eagle, or twenty
dollar piece And the standard weight
Of the gold dollar shall be twenty five
ANA eight tenths grains; OF the quarter
eagle. or tw0-and-a half dollar piece.
siXJy-tcur and half grains: 81 the
three-Goliar piece, seventy seven anu
tenths grains: Of the hat e2-.'. or r|e
dollar piece, one hundred and twenty nine
grains, of the eagle. or zen dollar piece. Two
hundred and rtsy-eiGLt grains: OF III.
double eagle, 9. twenty h"l,Ir n:"c". ;t't
hundred and sixteen .EralnH: which :uuS
si'a'! be- a legal tender III ar payments 81
TIER nominal v.l:" when 'i9t o"!"" me
star lard wei.'.. au,. iiu:-t - tolerance pro
.i,!gl Ill this au. ior the >In9l" piece. ana,
when reduced il: w.i2 ht. bell" -''A -'"n"-
ara and tolerance. stall l." a ltEt! ieEd".
~ valuation ~ proportion to thtlE ':',d'i
weight; and any gold com ri tine tAii"d
States, # reduced u weight D, nstGra!
abrasion not more than one halt ~ "'i'' per
ceutum below the standard W'igAt pre-
sCriOtd by law, n ter Il circ uiatlcu OF twenty
: ars, a. shown by Us date ii cuIhdS". ana
~ q !atable proportion tor any p"'i"f less
than twenty Years snail be received ~
their nominal value by the United States
treasury and its offices. under such r"@uit.-
tlons a. the Secretary OF the treasury may
prescribe for the protection OF .ue govern
mnnt against fraudulent abrasion or other
practices; and any gold coins ID the treasury
Of the United States reduced N weight be
lOW this limit OF abrasion shall be reco!n"d'
SEC. H.. That the silver CONS ~ the
United States shall De traGedollar, bali
dollar, or fifty cent piece. q qua7tor-doiidr,
or twenty-hve-Ctnt piece. dime. or ten
cent piece; and the weight ~ IN" trade dol
lar shall be four hundred and twenty grams
troy; the weight OF the hai1 dollar shall be
twelve grams !grammeSi and oue-hdi! Oh
gram lgramme): the guarter-doliar ard the
dime shall be, respectively. one-haif and
one-fiith Of the weight oI SAID hali-doliar;
and said coins shall be legal tende: al
their nominal value for any amount no. "N-
ceedlng five dollars IN any one payment
SEC. Is. That the minor coins OF the
United States shall be a flve-cent piece,
thTeo-cent piece. and a oI!e-cent piece. and
the alloy for the i've and tire" cenJ pieces
shall be Of copper and nickel, 20 be com
posed Ofthre6 tOurths copper and one-t0urth
nickel, and the alloy Of the one-eenC piece
shall be ninety-tiVe per centaln III copper
and five per centum of Tin and zinc. in such
proportions "a shall be determined .by the
Director of the Mint the weigh: of the
piece of five cents shall! be seveatT-seven
aud sixteen -hundreGths grains, troy: OF the
three-cent piece. thirty grains; and Of the
One,cent piece. forty eight grains; which
CONS shall be legal tender. az their nonl'
nal value, for any amour. aot exceeding
twenty-five cents in any one payment.
SEC. II. That 10 coins. either of gold,
silver or minor coinage. shall hereafter he
issued from the mint other than those Of
.hc denominations, standards and SoIShts
herein set forth.
SEC. 49, That upOr che coins of the United
States there shall be the following devices
and legends: Upon one side there shall be
an impression enolemItic {! liberty, with
IN inscription OF the word ''i.ib91ts and
the year OF the coinage, and upon the re-
verse shah be Che figure or representation
o! an eagle, with the Inscriptions United
States of America aaG II PlUribUs Cnum,
anG! :. designat.on OF IL. value OF the coin.
aa: GA tho gold dollar and three
dollar ;ear. The dime. i've. three
ana one cent pieces the fgure vi he eagle
shall be omitted; and on the reverse Of the
silver tradedOll the weigh. the and fine
ness of the coin ehal. be inscribed; and the
Director Of the Mint, with the approval Of the
Src.p tary OF :he Treasury, may cause the
motto In God We trust 10 ne inscribed
up0n such coins - shall admit OF such
MOTIF; and any one OF til" foregoing IN
,cT:ptions may bs Oh the Iin OF tLo gold
and silver GUMS.
Sc. i9. That q. ~. option Of he
owner, gold or silver may be cast
into bar, q. TN. metal. or Of stand
arc :inenes-, or impaired, a. hs may
prefer. with "a st.mp upon the Same
de-! mating the weigh. ara tnene->.
ana with such devices impressed there
on - nay be deemed ezpedieut to
prevent f.luGui"n: initiate ion, and no such
Da:s shall be ia5ued -! "a less weight than
Nv" ounces.
SEC 20. G'ba: any owner Of gold bullion
may deposit the sane III any mint, to be
formed into coin or bar, Tor his benefit, but
it shall be lawful 20 refuse any deposi: OF
less value than one hundred dollars, or any
bui!iOn so base as to be unsuitable for the
0per1 lions OF the mint. and when gold and
siirr. are com birGt. il either metal be III
euch SINAI! proportion tba: it cannot be
separated :LdvantageDU-ly no allowance
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