The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-04-18

The standard, the assaypr shall certify the
fact 10 the superintendent, who shall
ihereupon receipt for the same, aud tfEns.
fer them 10 the e0iner.
Sec. 81. That no ingOts shall he used for
coinage which differ from thu legal stand.
ard more ihan the following proportions,
namely In gold ingOts, one thousnntlths
In silver ing0ts, three fhUnalndths: In
minor-coinage alloys, twenty-five thou
s,ndths, in proportion Of nickel.
See. 81. That the melter an rcflncr shall
| rrerare all bars required for the payment
Of depOSits; hut the iineness thereof shall
In aseerlaiiicd and stamped thereon by
the aSsayer; AMI The melter and reiner
shall deliver such bars 10 the superinten-
dent, who shall receipt for the same.
See. 81. That The superintendent shnll,
from time TO time, deliver TO the cOiner
ingots for the purpose of coinage; a care.
| ttil record of these transfers, noting the
| weia hit and character OF the bullion, shall
be kept, and vouchers shall he taken for
| the delivery OF the same. duly rcceipted
| hy the coiner and the ingoss ,hus placed
! in the hands Of the coiner shall be subject
cd TO the several processes necessary 10
make from them coins in all respects con-
fjrinable to law.
Sec. 81. That in adjusting the weights of
/
| shall not be exceeded In any single piece ::
| In the double-eagIe and lie eagle, one-halt
of u grain In the half-eagie, the three
dollar piece, the quar.e .er-eNgle, and the
one-dOllar piece, one fourth OF grain.
And in Weighing number Of pieces to-
gether, when delivered by the coincr to
the superintendent and by the SuOerinten-
| dent to the depOsitOr, the deviation from
| the standard weigh: shall not exccet one
hundredih of an ofince In five thousand
dollars in doubie-cagles, eagles, halt-ca-
! gies, or quarier-eayles, IN one thouS.n
three-dolar pieces, and in one thousand
one-dOllar pieces.
Sec, ~. Tint in adjusting the weight Of
| the silver coins the following deviations
shall not be exceeded in any single piece !:
| In the dollar, the half and quarier uoi.ar,
ana iH the dime. one and ont'-half grains !;
and in weighing large numbers OF pieces
together, when delivered by the cOiner 10
the superintendent, and by the superin-
ten.lent to the deposition, The deviaiiOns
from the standard weight shall not exceed
two-hundre1ihs of an ounce in one thou
sun dollars, hali-lOilars, or quarter-doi-
lars, and one-handredth of an ounce in
one thousand dimes.
See. IS, That In adjusting the weight OF
the minor coins provided by thlsact, there
shall be no greater deviation allowed than
three grains for the tive-cent piece and
Two grains for the three and one uent
pieces.
Sex. 80. That the coiner shall, from time
to time, As coins are prepared, deliver
them 10 the superintendent, who shall re-
CENT for the same and who shall keep Il
careful record Of their kind, number, and
actual weight and in receiving coins 1t
shall be the du:y Of the superintendent 10
ascertain, by the trial of single pieces sep
alately. whether the coins OF the delivery
are within The legal limits of the standard
weight and ii his trials for this purpose
shall not prove satisfactory, he shall cause
all the coins Ot such delivery to be weigh
ed separately, and sucll as are not OF legal
wei sht shall be defacsd and delivered 10
the melier and retiner rs standard bullion,
to be again formed into ingOIs and Ipc0ln-
ed or IIe whole delivery may, II more
convenient, be remeted.
Sec. 40. That ut every delivery Of coins
made by the coiner to superintendent, 1t
shall be the duty of such superintendent,
in tho presence of the asSayer, to take in
discriminatory u GER ain number of pieces
of each varie v for the annual trial ofcOins,
the number for gold coins being not less
than one piece tor each one thousand pieces
or any fractional part OF one thousand
pieces delivered; and for silver coins one
piece for each two thousand pieces or any
fractional lart OF two thousand pieces de-
livered. The pieces 50 taken shall be care
fully sealed up In all enyelope, properly
lai,eAeh, stating the date of the delivery,
the number and denomination of the
'pieccs inclJsc1, and the amount of the de-
livery from which they were taken. These
sealel parcels containing the reserved
pieces shall he deposited in pyS, desig-
natel for the purpose ut each mint, which
shall I've kept under the joint care OF tile
superintendent irld assAycr, and lie 50
secured that neither can have access 10 its
contents without the presence NJ the other,
aud the reserved pieces In their scaled en-
veiopcs from the coinage of each mint
shall be transmitted quHrterly to the mint
at Philaielphla. A record shall also be
kent at the same time of the number and
denomination of the pieces 80 taken for
the annual trinl Of coins, and OF the NUM-
Der and denomination OF the pieces repre-.
senied by them and so delivered, a copy Of |
which rccorl shall be transmitted quar-
terly 10 the Director Of the Mint. o her |
pieces may, at any time, be taken for such |
tests as the Director Jf the Mint shall pre- |
scribe.
Sec. IL. That the cOiner shall, from time |
to time. deliver 10 The superintendent the |
aud other portions OF bullion re- |
manning after the process of coming; aud |
the superintendent shall receipt for the |
same and keep carefuI record Of their !
weight and character.
Sec. ~. That the superintendent shall |
icbit the coner with the amount in weight |
Of standard metal OF nj. the hnlliOn placed I
In his hands, and crcdi, him with the
amount In weight OF all tho coins, clip |
pings, AMI other bullion returned by him |
10 the superintendent. Unce at least In |
every year, and at such time as the Direc- |
tor OF The Mint shall appoint, there shall |
be an accurate aud full settlement Of the |
accounts Of The cOiner, and the nTolter and |
rehner, a. which tils6 the said officers
shall deliver up TO the superintendent all
The coins, clippings, and other bullion
In their possession, respectively, 9ccOm-
Da1Siel by statements ofatl the bullion de-
ivcred 10 them since the last annual ret /
tlemcnt, and all the bullion returned by /
them during the same period, including |
IlAe amount returned for the purpose Of
3ei itlement.
Sec. AZ. That when al the coins, clip
pings, ami o. her bullion have been Geliy-
cred TO the superintendent, 1t shall be his
luty to examine the accounts and stare
mcrts rendered BY the c0iner and the
Melter and Rtiner, aud the difference be-