Smyrna times., 1873-05-07
GENERAL xAruRE-No. a.

AN ACT revising amending the
o Be By the Senate and House Of e
the mint q the Upited States s hereby established M m as
Eation and under control al mnts for the
now or which NAV be 6eresT suthorzed by law The chief
ocs, Of the said bureau shall be the Director I ct
etay of the Treasury He shall be appointed by the Pres
shall hold his Office the term Of Eve unless
moved By the President upon reasons to be by
the Director of the Mint shall have the general
supervision of all mints and Offices and shall make
annual to the Secretary the Treasury OF
additional reports operations and cond
on OF such Institutions as the Secretary OF the Treausny
shall and shall before him the annual estimates for
9fT Don the GnpS nS ae e d. ee
sary to discharge the duties of said bureau. ,.
dent an assayer meter and esne and coiner
President Cned States by and with the advice and
ssc That the superintendent each shall the
control thereof the Of the Seers and persons
subject the approval of the Director the Mint to whom he
as the Director Mint prescribe, which shall exhibit
the amou4t of &od ye and minor coinage and The
impaired and refined bars Issued and such other
shall also receive and safely keep
% The gse Or The Of the mint He shall receive
Of SsHfS ali S S % the Th
legally in the hands Of other The oees aR6 & Sns be GevgT h
legally payable From the report the ana tne
also the amount Of the charges or ca III amy 81
and he shall also give at the same time under hand
the deposit to be paid 10 coins o
bars Of the species Of bullion that Deposited the
Of which certificate shall be verified BY the asayer
shall coUnersgn the same and in all Of transfer
cOnIOr bullion. he shall give and receive vouchers STATING th
OF such coin bullion He shall kee
and render the Director OF the MINT or IN
secretary Of the Treasury regular and ithu
transactions with other officers OF the min
the 1epOsitOrs and shall also render to him mOnth
ordinary OF the mint Assayonc
81 h nha% saTss & Ss
employed under his superntendence but person shall
appointed employment In the Offices OF the assayer mee
refner colner except on the
he shall forthwith report Director the mut the
persons appointed By him. the duties to be performed
Compensation the appropriation from which com
pensaOn the appropriation from which compensation Is TO
made, and the grounds Of the appointment ana the DreC
the Mint shall the the appointment sha
, be vacated. a.,
SEC the shall all metals and bullior
required in the operations Of IN
he shall also make OF coin samples OF buO
whenever required by the superlntendent. A.,
operations which In order TO form tngo
standard gold and alloys for minor coinage suab
for the legally delivered to him Tor tia
purpose: and shall alss execute all the operations Whlch
from the gold and silver bullion aeiyered to him
He shall careful record OF all
with noting the weight and character
the bullion shall be responsible for all bullion devere
him until the IL returned 70 the superintendent an
the proper vouchers obtained -.
SEC the shall execute all the wic
are necessary order TO form coins cOntoTmabe 10 All
specs from the standard gold and silver nROts ar
responsible tor all bullion delivered 70 hir
until the same returned to the superintendent and the
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