The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-03-13

| OF Cnclr 6uUpTOluAtoS VI SuPioJOOo. '"N'"'e'
That the Secretary of the Treasury may, at hi
4 discretion increase the hoads of the superinten
dent.
SEC H. That there shall be allowed to the D
rector Of the Mint an annual salary offour thous
and Ave hundred dollars, and actual necessary
travelling expenses in visiting the different mlnts
and assay Offices. for which vouchers shall be rem
/ dered; to the superintendsnts of the mlnts o.
Philadephia and San Francisco, each four thous
4 and FIVE hundred dollars; to the assayers, melt
ers and refners, and coiners of said mints, eacf
three thousand dollars; to the cngraver OF tbs
mint st Philadelphia, three thousand dollars tt
the superintendent of the mint at Carson City
three thousand dollars; and to the assayer, to the
meter and re6ner, and to the coiner of the mini
at Carson City, each two thousand i've hundred
dollars; to the assistants and clerks such annual
salary shall be allowed as the Direstor OF the
! Mint may determine, with the appreciation of the
Secretary of the Treasury; and to the workmen
shall be allowed such wages, to be determined by
the superintendent, as may be customary and rea-
sonable according to their respective stations and
occupations, and approved by the Director of the
| Mint; and the salaries provided for in this sec
ton, and the wages Of the workmen permanently
engaged, shall be payable in monthly install
ments.
SEC. 49, That the standard for both gold and
silver GUMS of the United States shall be such
| that Of one thousand parts by weight nine hun
| bred shall be Of pure metal and one hundred of
alloy; and the alloy of the silver coins shall be
of "copper" and the alloy of the gold coins shall be
ofcopper, or Of copper and silver; but the silver
Shall in cease exceed one tenth ofthe whole alloy
| Sec. II. That the gold coins The United States
shall be one dollar piece, which, at the standard
weight of twenty iya and eight tenth grains, shall
be the unit of value; aqaarter eagle, or two-and
| a-half dollar piece three dollar piecs a half
| eagle, or edolar piece; an eagle, or ten dollar
piece; and double eagle, or twenty dollar piece.
And the standard weight Of the gold dollar shall
| be twenty five and eight tenhs grains; Of the
/ quarter eagle or two anda half dollar piece six
/ ty-four and half grsins of the three-dollar
| piece seventy seven and four-tenhs grains; of
! the half eagle, or FIVE dollar piece, hundred
and twenty nine grains Of the eagle CT ten dol
| lar piece, tive hundred and ffty-eght grains; OF
the double-eagle, or twenty dollar piece, five hun
! bred and sixteen gains which coins shall be @
legal tender in all payments at their nominal val
ue when not below the standard weight and limit
| of tolerance provided in this act for the single
piece, and, when reduced in weight, below said
standard and tolerance shall be legal tender
at valuation in proportion to their actual weight
and any gold coin of the U;;ted States, if reaaced
| ia weight by natural abrasion net more than one
| half of one per centum below this standard weight
prescribed by law, after circulation of twenty
| years. shown by its date Of coinage, and at q
| fntaOle pFOpOttiCu iOf MY pSTloU 1888 tHlI
twenty years, shall be received at their nominal
value by the United States treasury ana its of
| fees, under such regulations the Secretary
Of the Treasury may prescibe for the protection
of the government against fraudulent abrasion
or other practices; and any gold coins in the
treasury of.he United States reduced in weight
| below this limit of abrasion shall be recoined
SEQ. Is. That the silver coins Of the United
States shall be trade dellar, halfd,lar, or
| fifty cent piece, quarter dollar. or twenty five
cent piece, q dime, or ten cent piece, and the
weight Of tbs trade-doilar shall ba four haadred
and twenty grains troy the weight of the half
dollar shall be twelve CRANES (grammes) aud one
half of o gram (gramme; J The quarter dollar
and the dime shall be, respectfully, one half and
one Fifth OF the weight Of said half dollar; and
said coins shall be legal tender at their nominal
value for any amount not exceeding five dollars
| in any one payment
! SEC. Is. That the minor coins of the United
States shallbe five cent piece, three cent piece
and csut piece, and this alloy for the five
and three cent pieces shall be ofcopper and nick
| ell, to be composed of thea fourths copper and
| onefourth nickel, and the alloy of the one cent
piece shall be ninety five per c.ntuu Of copper
and Eve per csntum OF tin and znc,i such proper
| tons shall be determined by the Director OF
| the Mint The light of the piece of five cents
shall be seventy seven and sixteen HUI ldr sdt:is
| grains tro;; Of the three-cant piece, thirty
grains; aaI o. the one-cent piece, forty eight
| grains; which coins shsll be g legal tonder, at
their nominal value, for any amount nat exceeding
| twenty five cents in any one payment
SIC. II. That no coins, either Of gold, silver,
or minor coinage shall hereafter be issued from
| the mint otler than those OF hssdenomlnatlons
standards, and weights, herein set forth.
SEC. 10. That upon the coins Of the Unital
| States there shall be the following devices and
legends Upon one sfae there shail be an impress
nf
the worl ''Liberty" and the year of the coinage,
and upon the reverse sllall BIS the figure or rep
resentation of an elgle, with the Inscriptions
! s'Uuitea States Of America and ''H Pluribus
Unun,' and designation Of the value Of the
coins but on the gold dollar ard three dollar
piece, the dime, i've, three, and one cent piece the
figure of the eagle shall be omitted; and on the
reverse Of the silver trade dollar the wight and
the fneness Of the coin shall be inscribed; AMI
the Director Of the Mint, with the approval OF
the Secretary Of the Treasury, may cause the
motto s'Iu God we trust to be inscribed upon
such coins as shall admit of such motto; and any
oae Of the foregoing inscr ptions may be on the
rim of the gold and silver coins.
SEc 10. That ct tho option Of Inc ownsr, goid
or silver may be cast into bars of fms III tai, en- Of
standard fneness, or impaired, as he may prefer,
with stamp upon the same Designating the
weight and fiaenass and with such devices III
pressed thereon as may be deemed expsdient to
prevent fraudulent imitation. and no such bars
/ Shall be issued Of less weight than five ounces
Sac 20, That any owner Of gold bullion may
deposit the same at any Ia ut, to oa formed INTO
cola or bars for his benefit; but it shall be law
ful to refuse any deposit Of less value than one
hundred dollars, or any bullion SO base as to be
unsuitable for the operations Of the mint; &nd
w;en gold aud silver are combined, If either met
al bs in sueh small proportion that it cannot be
separated adyantageousiy. no allowance 5aaii b.
N aae to the depcsitor for its value.
Sso.i 81. That any owner ofsiser bullion nay
deposit the same at any Mint 10 b formed into
bars. or into dollars Of the weight Of four hua
i. ed and twenty grains, troy desiguasad IN TINS
act as trad dollars and deposits OF silver, Tor
other coinage shall be Received; but silver bullion
contained in GOLD deposits, aud separated there
from, may be paidssfor in silver coin at such val,
uation as may be, from tine to sinie established
BY the Director OF Mint.
SIC. o. Tha. when bullion is deposited IN any
Of the minis, it sha ! DC weighed BY the supsr-n
tendent and, when practicable, in the presence
of the depostor, to whom arecipt shall be given,
which shall state the description and weight Of
the bullion but when the bullion is IN such q
state as to require melting, or the removal O.
base metals before its value can De aseertainsa
the weight, after such operation. shall be con
slereI as The true weight Of the bullion deposl
. tea The fitness Of the bullion to be received
SHALL be determined by the assayer, aad the mode
of melting by the melter and rstiner
SEC %. That from every parcel of bullion de
nosted for coinage or bars, the superint endsn