New Orleans Republican., 1873-03-11

| minor coinage. All Duil1on lnteudeu ny tno
| depositor to be converted INTO CONS OF the
| United States, and silver bullion purchased
| for coinage. when assayed, parted, and re-
fined. and it's net values shall be
| transferred to the mint at Philadelphia, un-
! der such directions shall be made 0y the
Secretary of the Treasury, at the expense
| of the contingent fund OF the mint ana
| shall be there coined, and the proceeds re-
! Turned to the ASSAY office. And the SeCre.
tary of the Treasury is hereby authorized
| to make the necessary arrangements tor TIE
| adjustment of the accounts upon such
| transfers between the respective offices.
SEC. 80 That the duties of the superin.
| tendent. aosayer, and melter and renner o:
| said office shall correspond TO those Ct su.
nerintendents. assayers ami meters and
| refners of mints; and all parts of this act
| relating to mints and their officers, the du.
| ties and responsibilities of such officers.
| and others employed therein, the oath :" be
! taken. and the bonds and sIretles To b"
given by them las far as the same may be
applicahlei. shall extend to the assay office
at New York. and TO its othcerso s!'tdnf|.
clerks. wO.kmeu. and Others em!.oEeI
:heren.
SIC, 50. That there shall h. Allowed :"
fine officers of the assay office at New lor'1
city the following salaries per @nnum: /"
the superintendent. four thousand tive nun.
drpd dollars: 30 the a5sayer. ami 10 the
dollars; and the salaries Of assistants anG
clerks. and wages to wOrkmen. and ahel.
manner of appointment. sha!! De determined
and regulated i. herein objected IL regard
to mints.
SEC. 81. That the business .: the branch .
mint at Denver. while conducted a. an
ASSAY office. and of the assay office at Bo.s"
CITY, Idaho. and all other assay. offices
hereafter to be established, shall be con.
fined to the receipt of gold and sl.VeS
bullion, for melting and assaylng, to be
returned to depOsitOrs of the same, IN bars.
with the weight and tneness stamped
thereon: and the officers OF assay offices.
when their services are necessary, shall
consist of an assayer, who shall have
charge thereof, and d melter. to be appoints
ed by the President, by and with the ad.
vice and consent of the Senat": and tho
assayer may employ as many clerks, work.
men and labOrers, under the direction Of
the Director of the Mint as may be pro.
yided tor by law. The salaries OF said otiio
GERS shall not exceed the sum of two thou.
sand five hundred dollars to- the assayer
and melter. one thousand eight hundred
dollars each 20 the clerks. and the worko
men and laborers shall receive such wages
as are customary according 10 their gespecs
tive stations and occupations
SEC, SO. That each officer and clerk to 0a
APPOINTED at such assay offices. before en.
rerlng upon the execution of his office shalt
take an oath or affirmation before some
Judge of the United States, or OF the
Supreme Court, as prescribed by the act of
July second, eighteen hundred and sixty.
two. and each become bound to the United
States of America, with one or more suree
ties. to the satisfaction OF the Director of
the Mint, 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 the Treasury, conditioned for
r 1 ,p{
offices; and the said assayers shall dis
charge the duties of disbursing agents tor
the payment of the expenses of their re-
spectlve assay OthCfs.
SEC. 50. That the general direction Of
the business of assay offices Of the Unitei
States shall be under the control and regu.
lation of the Director of the Mint. subiecr
to the appreciation OF the Secretary of the
Treasury; and for that purpose it shall b.
the duty of the said Director to prescribe
such regulations, and to require such roe
turns periodically and occasionally, and to
establish such charges for melting, parting.
assaying and stamping bullion as shall ap.
pear to him to be necessary tOr the puro
pose of carrying into effect the intention oS
this act.
SEC. 60. That all the provisions Of this
act for the regulation OF the :u.uts o! the
United States, and for the government Of
the officers and persons employed therein,
and for the punishment OF all Otenses coIr
nected with the mints coinage OF the
United States, shall be. and therare hereby
declared to be, in full force III relation 10
the assay offices, SO far as the same mar
be applicab ble thereto.
SEC. 6l. That it any person or 0rrsons
shall falsely make. forge. or counterfeit, or
cause or procure to be falsely made. forged.
or counterfeited, or willingly aid or ass.s:
in falsely making, forging, or eoun.e!feiting,
am or IN
tude of the gold or silver coins Il" bars,
which have been, or hereafter NAV ne.
coined or stamped at the mints and assay
offices of the United States or III yrsemo
btance or similitude of any foreign gold o:
silver coin which by law is or hereafter
| may be made, current in the United States,
or are in actual use and circulation as
money within the United States OF shall
pass, utter, publish, or SELL or attempt to
pass, utter, publish, or sell, or bring into the
United States from any foreign place. or
have in his possession, any such false.
forged, or counterteted coin or ;bals know.
ing the same to be false, forged, or cOun.
| terfeted, every person so offending shall be
deemed guilty OF felony, and shall. on con.
viction thereof, be punished by fine not ex.
ceeding five thousand dollars and bv I'M.
prisonment and contiement at hard labor
not exceeding ten years, according to the
aggrayatiOn of the offense.
SEC. 81. That if any person shall falsely
| make, forge, or counterfeit or Cause or pro.
cure to be falsely made, forged, o. counter.
tcited, willingly aid or assist
in falsely making, forging. or counter.
feiting any coin in the resemblance or
similitude of any of the minor coinage
which has been, or hereafter NAV be coined
at the mints of the United States or shall
pass. utter. publish, or sell. or bring INTO
the United States from any foreign place,
or have III his possession, any such false.
forged or c0untcrteited coin, with intent tn
detraud any body polite or corporation. or
any person or persons Whatsoever. rv. rv
person SO offending shall be deemed guilty
OF felony. and shall. on conviction thereof
be punished by fine not exceeding one !h0uo
sand dollars, and by Imprisonment. and
confinement at hard labor not exceeding
three years.
SEC. t3. That if any person shall ?raIiIo
lently. by any art. way. or means whOtsas
ever, detace. mutllate. impair. diminish.
talsity. scale or Tighten the gold or silver
coins which have been. or which shall here.o
after be. coined III the nints of the United
States, or any foreign gold or silver COINS
which are by law made current or are ia
actual use and circulation q. illDn.v w!,hiR
the United States every person 50 offend.
ing shall be deemed guilty Of a high misdeS
.neanor. and shaI! De imprisoned 40: exc
ceedlnS two years. and fined not e.c.eG.ag
two thousand dollars.
SEC. 81. That il any o! the GOLD u: silver
coins which shall be struck ., coined "A; anv
"i the inInts ul the United State. rha'. ba
debased, or made worse as 10 ~" ,,rnI,oro
llon ri ll1t gold Of tine silver 9he:e!!! con.
tanned: or shall be OF les. w.igis nr Na!us
than the same ougil. 20 be. pu,.,,a:., :. :!.s
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