Smyrna times., 1873-05-14
o H FIG IA L.
LAWS and Resolutions of the United States Pas
scd at the Third Session of the Forty
Second Congress.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 27.1

IGENERAL |
AN ACT revising and amending laws relative the
assay-oHices and coinage OF the Uuited States
That the melteE and TeGner shall prepare all bars
shall be and stamped thereon S by the aH
ihe meter aud re6ner shall deliver such bars the supern
SEC sj That the superintendent shall, from time time
9 record G these Transfers noting the weight Sad character
the delivery same duly recepted by the coner and the
ngots thus placed the hands Of the cone shall
I, 10 make from them COINS In
SEC That adjusting weights of the gold COINS the
D S nd s@a b not 0 ~ any single peeS
haleagle the threedolar piece the the
number pieces when delivered by the coiner to the
tepdent to the % denonr ny @ b & ana oy tne superin
weight shall not exceed one ehundredth ounce
n one thousand three dollar pieces and
81 That ad9sns the weight Of the silver
la the dolSr the half and quarter dollar aud in dime
when delivered By the roner to- the
and by the TO the depostor the devaons
ounce in thousand dollars hadoars. quarter dol
SEC So That in adjusting the weight of the minor coins
than three grains for the fvecent piece and
sEc 80 That the coner shall, from time as coins
are & RePaTed & IA deliver them Ito to the who shall
their kind number and actual weight and IN receiving coins
trial number of Single pieces sepaatay w6be the coins
h @ this ms hs Of the Sl4e %
weighed seqaraey and such as are not legal weight shall
to R T aSe and D as ard
the whole delivery i more convenient be remeited
n B b h S the duty IF sGeh
Of pieces each variety for the trial S0a
M each thousand ects sDy fractional a or Ons S PSe
Sd pieces ana TOR SILVER coins one piece for each
pieces delivered The piece taken shall carefully sealed
the number and Of the pieces inccsed
These sealed parcels containing the pieces shall
R at
and assaye and be secured that neither
pieces envelopes from the coinage each
phia shall kept at the same tune Of the nu
denomination OF the pie
quarterly to the Director Of the Mint
he % Mint & dm taken for such tests as the
a. That the coiner shall from time, deliver
after the process Of coming and the
the amount in of STANDARD meta ali the
N his hands and credit him with the amount IN weight
the Once least every and at spcl
accurate and full settlement OF the Of the eOner
deliver up % superintendent the coins clippings an
By statements all the bullion delSeTed to them since tn
a annual nod and A. the & bullion b. then
= purpose - o. r settlement p t., .., ,,,, 49,, -, ,,,
have been delivered TO- the i shall be his dut
and the meter and efGer and the difference be~een tn
il the shall
that there has been honadde waste OF the precious meta
and redner thOusandh Of the whole Of gold
vered him since h last annual settlement and in the
half the whole amount Of gold that h'
used 10 the gold 1s bullion snail &c M
~ " Tbs S ao he rehss en- & ana ACCOUNTED eco 0 Sy a
s"c a. tine % s s a at & a
af nth sqa Se sd o sOd bs ,9 mn bullion & and SoI
Fl & hs as % I and the
Sac IS. That when the coins which equiv
to 6s o By T the esS
% & o s mali Rs @ se & % m IN S hs c S
cases where there is delay in refractory depos
deposits the value Of which known shall not be delay
peTntenden shall comply With the wishes oi the depOsito
ss shsn % Or soR @ DO At
the miPs for fine bars on such terms and conditions
the Secretary q the Treasury and the hneness weight
Be determined By the mint The charge to the
deducted for the operation in the exchange Of unredu
Sac q That for the Of enabling the mnts and
s m " aSrE 70 b1 aTe @ TenFIs % n 70 "a deP0s!"rs %
m the Treasury to keep IN the said in and WI
public money or bullion procured tor the as he 81
6uioS assay Office may be paid the
10 com or para a soon as prae5ca6s after the va
30 bot S sas % b ne property % Al the sn GH
. Whdr.w s the & tund nd or any portion thereof .
n yer coins their respective standards weia
eastern district Pennsylvania the Comptroller Of the
oReT s as the from o TE% & to-
oft shall meet as at the mint in P
the Mint the hneness and weight Of the coins bv
February annually may continue their meetings By
shall tail to attend at any time apponted for their
the Director Of the Mint shall call meeting Of the conn
shall appear BY such examnaton test that g
sSssis; assnti:y t5sp allowed Sy law 6s trial shall
from The sTS "a sta sspsad or weight ha this
ana view the Of the he shall dec
se the officer officers implicated IN the shall be thence
81 % se b 9 G5 e % SsDGs DSs "a dSs &
act the brass toyPound weight procured BY the mini
shs = mint t6s
of pound Of the mint q the United cOnormAb' to W
andS SEC So That it duty Of the director OF the
ss Gs
saS troy %Fh & and a.
Of grain to twenty-five pounds and the troy wei
es a. sSs Be regulated socodns to the
least oaSs every yss n under ne %
The mint PhlsdeDhis shall Be tested annually g the
sIamination and test Of coins.
by the coiner the presence the superintendent
sSc h. That dies Of national character be execut,
g e & anS % PSdhs I nde aSeh erSo
y ss isS'
ei' .Sai sid mint the
s5 TssatSs from al charges and Dc
q medals and rom ii other sources eScePtss hsrenS
provided shall time, be covered into the
the United States and OF such deductions
silyes minor coinage, shall
IN salaries but all expenditures of the mint
herein otherwise provided for, shall be
from appropriations made By law estimates furnished
Secretary Of the Treasury.
ST. That the officers Of the United States assayoh
and and rfner who Be appointed President
with the ayce consent OF me Senate The busn
the said once sha beip au respects sar 70 hat
tates mnts except that par only ana pot con sha oe
taetueed theren And no Os purchased or
North coinage All bullion INTENDED ~ the 70 DC cony
1 Tor coinage and refined. and its
certified, shall he transferred to the mint at Philadelphia
d. actons shall be made by the Secretary
Treasury at che expense OF the eontinRent fund OF the
Office the Secretary OF the Treasure Is hereby authO
ake the adjustment
transfers between the respective Oic
long sxc S. That the duties Of The superntenden ssaye