Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-01

shall be certified to the President of the United
states; and II, on view Of the circumstances
of the case, he shall so decide, the officer or off,
GERS Implicated In the error shall be thencefor-
ward disqualified from holding their respective
Offices.
SEC. 40. That for the purpose of securing a
due conformity in weight Of the coins of the
United States to the provisions of this act, the
brass troy pound weight procured by the minis
eighteen hundred and twenty for the use
Of the mint, and now in the custody of the mint
at Phlladelphia, shall be the standard troy
FORMALLY to which the coinage thereof SD all be
regulated.
SEC. 50. Thatit shall be the duty of the Dr.
rector OF the Mint to procure for each mint and
assay-otfice, to be kept safely thereat, a series
OF standard weights corresponding to the afore-
said troy pound, consisting Of a one-pOund
weight and the requisite subdivisions and null
tples thereof, from the hundredth part of a
grain to twenty five pounds; and the troy weights
ordinarily employed in the transactions of such
mints and assay offices shall be regulated &C.
corning 10 the above standards at least once in
every year, under the inspection Of the superin-
tendent and assayer; and the accuracy Of those
used at the mint at Philadelphia shall be tested
annually, in the presence of the assay-commis-
siOners, at the time of the annual examination
and test Of coins.
SEC. 81. That the diverse working-dies at
each mint shall at the end of each calendar
the presence Of the superintendent and assayer,
SEC. 81. That dies Of a national character
may be executed by the engrayer, and national
ana other medals struck by the coiner of the
mint at Philadelphia, under such regulations as
Tue superintendent, with the approval of the
director OF the Mint may prescribe: Prorided
That such work shall not interfere with fhe
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. >- Avn
SEC. %. That the MONEYS ARISING from al
charges and deductions on and from gold and
silver bullion and the manufacture OF medals
and from all other sources, except as hereinhe
fore provided, shall, from time to time. he Gov.
cred into the treasury Of the United States ana
no part Of such deductions or medal cha r0es ~
profit ON silver or minor coinage. shall he az
pended IN salaries or wages; but all expendI-
tdres OF the minis and assay-ofhces, not herein
otherwise provided for, shall be paid from an
lropriations made by law ON estimates furn-
ished by the Secretary Of the Treasury.
SEC. 81. That the officers of the United States
assay-0fice at New York shall be suDerinfen-
dent, an assayer, and melter and re6ner. Tho
shall be appointed by the President. NV an
with the advice and consent Of the Senate. The
business of said aseay-ollice shall be in An re-
spects similar to that Of the mints, except fhst
bars only, and not com, shall be manufsctured
therein: and no metals shall be purchased for
minor coinage. All bullion intended by the de-
positor 20 Sc converted into coins Of fhe
United States, and silver bullion purchased
for coinage, when assayod, parted and Re-
fined, and its net value certified. shall be trans
ferred to the mint Of Philadelphia, under such