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

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saS. Is.as 49, " snc SS.ouh,s upon s~ou u My
$50 n ..e ssfSe.se o.ne.s
49,. -. NAT t.ie uutcs OF tne suPetlhtc
a ~, asss} ana meiter ana rennsr .. "a q
xhsc shaH correspond 70 those OF sugertnte q
..;'e., sss1yvs, aha meiters and fehners W
and tSeir a s., =, oi .as &C. seiahg 70 mnss
s.u aIeI 9Mcer' inc duties and resPonsioiiiftes
% sucn onsers, and others employed therein,
.ne oatn 10 DC taken, ana the bOnls and sareties
70 ~ De gwen oS nem, as FAR as the same may
ee aPPhsapte;D sna,i extend 10 the ASST -ofnce
al Ne~ iofk, anu 10 its ofhcers, ASSISTANTS,
esIks, Mornmeh ana others employed therein.
49,. 20; .nsl mere shali pc allowed 10 the
oMceis OF the aScay-otnce at New York city the
ionowing salaries per anIum: To the superin-
q hdeht, TOUR thousand hve hundred dollars; ca
.ne aseay q, anu 70 the meter and rehner, each,
thIee tnoussnd dollars; and tue salaries of as
Sstahte anu CLERKS, anu wages Ia Workman, aud
ther manner OF appointment shall be deter
mined ana regulated a. herein directed Ia regard
10 mlhtS: So
SAC. %. mat the business OF the branch mint
AT Denver, while conducted as an ssay-ofiice,
anu OF NE assay ONCE at Boise city, Idaho,
anu All other assay -ofces hereafter a. be estab-
nsh a snsii Dc connned 70 the receipt OF gold
be returned to depositOrs OF the same, ia bars,
with the weight and hneness stamped thereon;
ana the officers of assay offices, when their SER
vices are necessary, shall consist OF an assayer
who shall have charge thereof, and a meter, to
be appointed by the President, By aud " ia the
advice and consent of the senate; and the
aSSayer may employ as many clerks. work lnea
ard a1oTers under the dire ction of the Director
OF the Mint, a. may be provided for bv law The
salaries of said officers shall not exceed the sum
of two thousand five hundred dollars tn the
a>SayeT and melter, one thousand eig ut hundred
dollars each 10 tie clerks, and The workmen and
EboTers shall receive such wages AS are GUS
tomary, according to their respective stations
and occupations.
SEC. 5S That each ofiicer and clerk 10 be ap-
pointed at such assay-otfi ces before entering
upon the execution OF his office, shall take an
Dat Aft rtna haf ;,.l..
United States, or OF the supreme court, a pre-
seribed by the act of July second, eighteen
hundred and sixty-two, and each become bound
10 the United States of America with one or
more sureties to the satisfaction of the Director
Of the Mint or OF one of the judges of the su-
prenle court OF the State or Territory i'm which
the same may he located, and of the Secretary
of the Treasury, conditioned for the faithfuI
performance OF the duties of their offices: and
the said assayers shah discharge the duties of
disbursing agents for the payment OF the ex-
penses of their r. spectiye assay Offices
Sic. 50. That the general direction of the
business of assay-offiees of the United States
lall be under the control and regulation of The
Director of the Mint, subject to The appTohation
of the Secretary OF the Treasury: and for tI,sf
purpose il shall be the duty of the sail Directnr
to prescribe such regulations and to r,naire
81 eli returns periodically and occa sionally and
10 establish such charges for melting. partinT-
tssayine, and stamping bullion "a shall nnes.
20 him TO be necessary for the purpose of carTv-
ing into effect the intention of this act
&c CO. That ali the provisions OF this 40, for
the regulation of the minis of the Tinted Sft.n
and for the government or the ogicers srj
Iiersons employed therein. and for tbe nnuiSh.
iaent OF ali orsnses eonnected with the mum r
coinage of the United States shall he and tn
are Lereby declared to he i'm fuIl fnrc,. in rIy
ton TO the assay-ofices, as lar As the sa.ae may
be applicable thereto
SIC. 81. That III any persop or ,arsors sbau
falsely make, forge. or counterfsit ar ransan or
procure TO be falsely made. forged. or co"nter.
feited, OF willingly aid or assist i'm falsely
ms L ng forpinp ar conptertaitin, Gu, coi,aa -.
bars in resemblance or similitude of tbs eoid or
liver coins OF bars. which have been. or here
after NAV be- coined OF slammed AT the r,;nts
and assayotfices of the United Stats or in ~,
It mblsnce OF similitude of any foraign goii ar
silver coin which by law Is or hereafter 1nay Ia
made. current i'm the I-nited states or ~ H i
actual use and circnistion a. nnnav =. ar IN
United States. or shall mass utter nubIiab or
sell. or attemnt TO mas. nttcr nnbiish a. III ~
or bring into the United States from any foreign
place, or have i'm his nos,esSon snx sr,si ssis
tcroed mr. cor.t.rta;,pJ oo;,n. s sum ia.so,
the same to he false. foreed or cnnntArs,.3
every person 10 Offending shall be deemed 9uijty
of felony aud shall. on CONVICTION there5f hs
punished by fine not exceeding i've thonsspS
dollars and by imprisonment and COMMENCEMENT
at hard labor not exceeding ten wears. aceard
ing to the aggrayation of the offensa
SIC. u. That if any person or nersons shall
falsely make, forge, or counterfeit or causa or
procure to be falsely made forged. or counter-
ieted, or willingly aid or assist in falsely
making, forging, or counterfeiting. any coin i'm
the resemblance or similitude of any OF the mi
nor coinage which has been, or hereafter NAV
he, coined at the minis of the United States: or
shall pass, utter publish, or sell, or bring into
the United States from any foreign place or
have in his possession, any sach false forged or
cOunterfeited coin, with intent to defraud any
body polite or corporation, or any person or per-
sons whatsoever, every person sooffending shall
lie deemed guilty of felony. and shall on con-
viction thereof, be punished by tine not ex-
ceeding one Thousand dollars and by imprison-
ment and confinement at hard labor not exceed-
ing three years.
SIC. 63. That If any person shall fraudulently,
by any art way or means whatsoeyer dafacs'
mutilate, impair, diminish. falsifvN scale os
tighten the gold or silver coins which have been.
or which shall hereafter be- coined at the minis
OF the United States, or any foreign gold or
silver coins which are by law made current, or
are in actual use and circulation As money within
tie United states, every person so offending
shall de deemed guilty Of high misdemeanor,
and shall be imprisoned not exceeding two
years, and tined not exceeding two thousand
dollars.
SEC. 81. That II any Of the gold or silver coins
which shall be struck or coined at any of the
mints OF the Cnited States shall be debased, or
made worse as to the proportion of fine gold or
tine silver therein contained; or shall be of less
weight or value than the same ought to be, pur-
suant to the several acts relative thereto; or if
any OF the weights used at any of the minis or
assay-omces OF the United States shall be de-
faced, increased, or diminished through the
fault or cOnnvance of any of the officers or per
sons who shall be employed at the said minis or
-.xJt.