The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-03-25

that these coins do not differ from the standard
of fin eness and weight by n greater quantity
than is allowed by the law, the trial shall be
considered aud reported rs satisfactory;
put u any greater deviation from the
legal stnderd or weight shall appear
this fact shall be certified TO the President of
the United States and it, on view of the cir
cumstances of the case, he shall SO decide, the
officer or officers implicated in the shall be
thcnceforward disqualified from holding their
respective offices.
SEC. 40. That for the purpose of securing n due
conformity in weight of the coins of the United
States TO the provisions of this act, the brass
troy-youud weight procured by the minister of
the United Stares ut London, in the year @ gh-
teen hundl ed aud twenty-seVen, for the use Of
the mint, and now in the custody of The mint Of
the United States, conformabiy TO which the
coinage thereof shalf he regulated.
SEC. 80 That snail bc the duty OF the Director
of the Mint 10 procure for each mint and assay
oUce to be kept solely thereat, series of
standard weights corresponding to the aforesaid
troy poupd, consisting eff n one-psund weight
and the requisite subdivision and multiples
thereof, from the hundredth part of a grain to
twenty five pounds and troy weight ordinarily
employed in the transactions of such minis and
assay offices snail be regulated according to the
above standards at least once in every year, I'M
der the inspection of the superintendent and
assayer; and The accuracy of those used at the
mint at Philadelphia shall be tested annually,
in the presence of the assay-commssoners. ut
the time or the annual examination and test of
coins
SIC. 81. That the diverse working-dies a each
mint shall. at the end of each calendar year, be
defaced and destroy ed by the conner in the pres
ence of abe superintendent and assayer.
SEC. 50. That dies of national character
may be executed by the engineer the national
and other medals struck by the coiner of the
mintat Philadelphia, under such regulations us
the superintendent, wit the approval of the
Director of the Mint, may prescribe PrOUided,
Tn at such work shall not interfere with the
regular coinage operations, and that no private
medal dies shall be prepared at said mint or
the machinery or apparatus thereof be used for
that purpose.
SEQ 53. Tit the money arising from all
charges and deductions on and from gold and
the manufacture of medals, and from all other
sources, except as herein before provided, SHALL
from time to time, be covered into tbs treasury
of the United States, and no part of such deduc-
tons or medal chal ges, or profit on silver or mi
nor coinrget shall be expended in salaries or wa
ges; but all expenditures of The minis and assay
offices. not herein otherwise provided for, shall
be paid from appropriations made by law on
estimates furnished by the Secretary of the
Treasury.
SEC. 81 That the officers of the United States
assay-office at New York shall be superinten-
dent, an assayer, and a meter and refiner who
shall be appointed by the President, by and with
the consent of the Senate. The badness of
said assay office shall be in all respects be SINH
lar to that of the minis, except that bars only,
and not coin, shall be manufactured therein
and no metals shall be purchased for minor
coinage. All bullion intended by the depositor
to be converted into coins of the United States,
and silver bullion purchased for coinage, when
assayed, parted and refined, and its net value
certified, shall be transferred to the mint at
Philadelphia, under such directions as shall be
made by the Secretary OF the Treasury. at the
expense of the contingent fund of the mint, and
and shall be there coined, and the proceeds re-
turned to the assay.offlce And the Secretary
OF the Treasury is hereby authorized to
adjustment of the accounts upon such
transfers between the respective offices
/ SEC. so. That the duties of the superinten-
dent essayer, and melter and refluer Of said of
flee shall correspond to those of superinten-
dents, essayers, and meters and reflners of
mints; and all parts of this act relating to
mmts and their officers, the duties and respon-
sibilities of such officers, and others employed
therein, the oath to be taken, and the bonds
and sureties to be given by them, las far as
the same may be Applicability shall extend to the |
essay office at New York. and to its officers, as
sistants, clerks, workmen, and others employed
therein. -ar
SEC &c. That there shall be allowed to the |
officers of the essayoffice at New York city the
following salariesper annum: To the superin- |
tendant, four thousand five hundred dollars; |
to the essayer, and TO the melter and refiner,
each, three thousand dnllars; and the salaries !
of the assistants and clerks, and wages to |
workmen, and their manner of appointment, |
shall be determined and regulated as herein di-
rected in regard to mints. ,74
SEC. 81. That the business of the branch-mint |
at Denver, while conducted as an asssy-offlce, |
and of the assayofiice Boise city, Idaho and ali
other assay Offices hereafter to be established |
shall be confined to the receipt of gold and |
silver bullion, Tor melting and assaying, to be |
ret urned TO depositors of the same, in bars |
with the weight and fneness stamped thereon
and the officers OF assay-offices, when their SER
vices are necessary, shall consist of an ASSAY |
er, who shall have charge thereof and a melt |
en-, to be appointed by the President, by and |
with the advice and consent of the Senate; and |
the assayer may employ as many clerks, work.
men, and 1aborers, under the direction of the |
Director. OF the Mint, as may be provided for |
by law. The salaries of said officers shall not |
exceed the sum OF two thousand five hund. Q I |
dollars to the assayer and meter, one thou- |
sand eight hundred dollars each to the clerks |
and the workmen and laborers shall receive |
such wages as are customary. according to
their respective stations and occupations
SEC. 6s. That each officer and CT e rk to BE- an
pointed at such assay-offices, before entering
upon the execution of his office, shall take an |
oath or affirm alton before some Judge of the |
United States, or of the supreme conrt, as pre-
seribed by the at of July second, eighteen hun
dred and sixty-two. and each become to the
United states OF America, with one OF more
sureties, the satisfaction of the Director of the
saint or OF one of the judges of the supreme
court OF the State or Territory in which the
same may be located, and of the Secretary of
conditioned for the faithful per- |
Torrance of the duties of disbursing agents for
the payment of the expenses of their respective
....
SEC. 90 That the general direction of the |
business of assay-ofiices of the United States |
shall be under the control and regulation of the
Director of The Mint subject to The approbation |
Of the Treasury and for that purpose it shall |
be the duty of the said Director to prescribe such
and to require such returns periodi-
cally and occasionally, and to establish such
charges for melting, parting, assay lag and |
stamping bullion as shall appear TO him to be |
necessary Tor the purpose of carrying into effect |
the intention of this act.
seq GO. That all the provisions of this act for |
The regulation of the mints of the United States,
and for the government of the officers and per-
sons employed therein, and for the punishment |
Of all oftenses connected with the minis or coin
age of the United States, shall be, and they are
hereby declared to be- in full force in relation to
me assay, Offices, as far as the same may be APP
plicable thereto. ts.5l |
SEC 81 That If any person or persons shall |
falsify, make, forge, op counterfeit, or cause |
or procure 10 be falsely made, forged, or eoun-
terteited, or willingly aid or assist in falsely |
making, forging, OF counterfeiting any coin or |
bars in resem bance or siInilitude of the gold |
or silver coins or bars, which have been. or |
hereafter may be, coined or stamped at the |
minis and assay offices of the United States |
or in resemblance or similitude of any foreign |
gold or silver coin which by law is, or hereaf- |
ter may be made, current in the United States |
or are in actual use and circulation as money |
within the United States, or shall pass utter |
publish, or sell, or attempt to pass, utter pub
lish or sell, or bring into the United States |
from any foreign place, or have in his posses |
sion, any such false, forged, or counterfcited |
coin or bars, knowing the same to be false |
forged, or counterfeited, every person so of |
Tending shall be deemed guilty Of felony, and |
shall, on conviction thereof, be punishsd by a |
fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, and |
by imprisonment and confinement at hard la
Dor not exceeding ten years. according 10 the |
of the offense
SEC, 81. That If any person or persons shall
falsely make, forge, or counterfeit, or cause or
procare to be falsely made, forged, or counter