New Orleans Republican., 1873-03-13


of the silver coins shall be OF copper, and
the ALLOW of the gold coins shall be OF cop
per. or of copper and silver; Dat tAe sIiVe!
sbalI in M casa exceed One-tenth OF the
whole alloy.
SEC. IA. That the gold coins Of the tn'Jed
States shall be a one-doLlar piece Whicn' al
the standard weight OF twenty-five ana
eight.enths grains, shall De the unit or
value; a quarter-eagle, or I"o-ahu-' l1ti "ir
dollar piece: three-doHar piece ndH-
eagle, or five-dOIlar piece: an eagle, or ten
dollar piece. and double eagle. or twenty
dollar niece. And the standard weight
of the gold dollar shall be TWENTY-FIVE
and eight-tenths grains; OF tue quarter
eagle, or two-and half dollar piece.
-ixty-fcur and half grains OF the
three.doilar piece. scventy-SeVen and
four-tenths grains Of the hli; eagle. or flTe
dollar piece. one hundred and twenty nine
grains; of the eagle. or ten dollar piece, tWo
hundred and flty-eight grams; OF the
double eagle, or twenty doildr pitGe' ENe
hundred and sixteen tgraius: which soins
shall be a legal tender il all payments at
their nominal value when not below the
standard weight and limit Of tolerance pro-
vfded in this act Tor the single piece. anu.
when reduced in weight. below said stand
ard and tolerance. snail DE d ltSdi t'hufi
at valuation i'll proportion to iLelr aotua,
weight: and anv gold COM OF thc thitet
States, if reduced III weight bE natSIal
abrasion not more than One.tHli .. one per
ccntum below the standard weight pre-
scribed by law, after circulation ol twenty
veara. as shown Jy it, date a: coinage, ana
at Il rataolc proportion .o- any period less
than twenty wears shall lee received az
their nominal value by the United States
treasury and its offices. tnIer SUCH r'gula-
tiOns as the Secretary ut the treasury may
prescribe for the protection ol the govern
ment against fraudulent abrasion or Othef
practices; and any gold coins IN the treasury
of the United States reduced ~ weight pc
low this limit of abrasion shall ba rec0lntd'
SEC. IL. That the silver coins OF the
United States shall be trade-dollar, bali
dollar, or tiftycent piece, quarter-doilar.
or twenty -tive-cent piece, a dime. or ten.
cent piece; and the weight of the trade dol
lar shall be four hundred and twenty grains
troy: the weight of the halt dollar shall DC
twelve grams (grammes) and one-haif OF a
gram (gramme); the quarter-dOllar and the
dime shall be, respectively. one-haI ana
one-fifth of the weight of said halt-d0llar;
and said coins shall be legal tender at
their nominal value for any amount not ex'
ceeding five dollars in any one payment.
SEC. l6. That the minor COINS OF the
United States shall be tve-cent piece,
three-cent piece, and a one-cent piece, and
the ALLOW for the FIVE and three cent pieces
shall be of copper and nickel, to be com
posed of three ,tOurths copper and one1ourth
nickel and the alloy of the one-cent piece
shall be ninety-fve per centum OF copper
and five per centum of tin and zinc III such
proportions as shall be determined kby the
Director of the Mint. The weight OF the
piece Of FIVE cents shall be seyenty-seven
and sixteen -hundredths grains. troy; OF the
ant min TVI or %
one cent piece, forty eight grains; which
coins shall be legal tender, at their noml-
nal value. for any amount not exceeding
twenty-five cents in any one payment.
SEC. II. That no coins, either OF gold,
silver or minor coinage shall hereafter be
issued from the mint other than these OF
the denominations, standards and weights
herein set forth.
SEC. Is. That upon the coins of the United
States there shall he the following devices
and legends: Upon one side there shall be
an impression emblematic of liberty, with
an inscription Of tine word ''LibeIty' and
the year of the coinage, and upon the re-
verse shall be the figure or representation
of AN ca GLE with the inscriptions United
States of America" aud II Pluribus Cnum,
and designation of the value of the coin;
bu. on the gold dollar and three
dollar piece, the dime. five. three
and ore cent pieces the figure of the eagle
shall be omitted; and on the reverse OF the
silver trade dollar, the weight the aud fine
ness of the cCin shall be inscribed: and the
Director of the Mint, with the approval OF the
Secretary OF the Treasury, may cause the
| motto In God we trust to be inscribed
! upon such coins as shall admit OF such
motto; and any one of the foregoing IN
| scriDtiOns NAV be on the rim of tho gold
| and silver coins.
SEC. l9 That at the option Of tho
owner, gold or silver may be cast
| into bars Of fine metal, or OF stand
| ard tineness. or impaired, as he may
| prefer, with q stamp upon the samf
| designating the weight aud tineness
and with such devices impressed there
on as may be deemed eXpedient t
| prevent fraudulent imitation, and no sucl
bars shall be issued OF less weight thar
| five ounces.
SEC. 20. That any owner Of gold bullion
NAV deposit the same in any mint. to bt
! formed into coin or bars for his benefit; bu
| it shall be lawful to refuse any deposit o
| less value than one hundred dollars, or any
| bullion SO base as to be unsuitable for the
| operations of the mint and when gold ant
silver are combined. if either metal be il
such small proportion that it cannot b'
separated advantageously, no allowance
| shall be made to the depOsitor for its value
| SEC. 2l. That any owner of silver bul
| lion NAV deposit the same at any mint Il
be formed into bars, or into dollars of tn
weight of four hundred and twenty grains
! trov. designated in this act aS trade dollars
and no deposit of silver for other cOinag
shall be received: but silver bullion con
tanned in gold deposits, and separated
therefrom. may be paid for in silver coin. a
such valuation as may be. from time f
time. established Oy the Director OF III
Mint.
SEC. - That when bullion is deposited il
| any OF the mints it shall be weighed by tn
| superintendent, and. when practicable. il
| the presence Of the depOsitOr, to whom
receipt shall be given, which shall state tn
! description and weight of the bullion: bu
rghen the bullion is in such a state as to IT
| quire melting. or the removing of has
| metals before its value can be ascerfalnet
The weight. after such operation. shall b
considered as the true weight OF the buillo
| deposited. The fitness of the bullion To b
received shall be determined by the assayel
and the mode of melting by the meter an
r.tner.
SEC. ~ That from every parcel Of 6ullio
deposited for coinage or bars. the superb
| tendpnt shall deliver to the yer a sutf
| Cient portion for the purpose OF being a
| saved, but all such bullion remaining iroI
the operations of the assay shall be r'
tarned 10 ;ne superintendent by the a
| saver.
SEC. -. That the assayer shall report
the superin,enden, the quality or tneneS
of the bullion assayed by hiln. and such IL
formation as viii! enable HIM to comput
th. amount of the charges hereinafter pr,
>;dcd for 10 be made to the dep"sitor.
SEC. -. That the charge for conNertln
STANDARD goli bullion into coin sha!! be ont
!itth OF one per ceutum: and the charg,
i.r converting standard silver into trad
dollars, for melting and refining when bu
Jon i below standard. :or iOugi.enIng VIII"
metals are contained in i: which render
unii: for coinage. for copper used for a!io
when tn. bullion is above standard. II
separating the gold AMI siver when ':'r'
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