El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-04
MR.. STEPHENS MINT BILL.

A Bill to establish mint OF the
United States ut Ell Paso, in the state
| of Texas.
Be it enacted by the senate and house
of Representatives of the United States
of America in congress Assem- bled
That mint of the United States be
located and established at Ell Psso, IN
the state of Texas, for the coinage OF
gold and silver, and shall be known
and designated as the mint OF the
United States at Ell PesO.
That toe officers OF such mint shall
be superip an ssssyer, q
melter and refner, and q coiner, all to
be appointed by the president of the
United States, by and with the advice
and consent of the senate.
That the superintendent shall ap-
point all assistants, clerks lone Of whom
shall be designated as chief clerk, and
workingmen employed under his sup
erintsndeuce; and he shall, as sooa
as said persons are appointed by him,
forth with report to the director of the
mint the names of all persons appoint
ed By him, the duties to be perform ed ,
the rate of compensation, the appro-
priation from which said compensation
is to be made, and the grounds OF the
appointment; and If the director of
the mint shall disapprove the same
That there shall be allowed the
superintendent, when appointed, an
annual salary of three thousand dollars,
aud to the assayer, to the melter and
re6ner, and to the coiner OF the mint
each two thousand five hundred dollars !;
to the assistants and clerks such annual
salary shall be allowed as the director
of the mint may determine, with the
approval of the secretary of the trea-
ha - ho1 ha
allowed such wages rs may be customa-
ry and reasonable. according to their
respective stations and occupations,
and approved by the director of the
mint.
That the qualifications, duties, and
of said superintendent,
asssyer, meter and refner, coiner, and
all assistants, clerks, and workingmen,
when appointed. shall be the came
liabilities for each of the said appoin-
tees, respectively, as are prescribed
In and by the United States statutes
In the act Of February twelfth, ammo
dOmini eighteen hundred and seventy
three, entitled IAN sctrevising aud
amending the laws relative to the
mints, assay offices. and coinage of
the United States" known and designa-
ted as the coinage aos of eighteen hund
Sec. 2 That all the laws and parts of
laws now in force for the regulation of
the mint OF the United States and for
the government OF the officers and
persons employed therein, and for the
punishment of all offenses connected
with the mint or coinage Of the United
States, shall be, and they are hereby
declared 20 be, In full force from and
after the passage of this sc5 In relation
to the mint by this ac5 establish
ed.
SEQ. 3. That the secretary OF the
treasury is hereby authorized to rent a
suitable building for use as a mint
building. and for all purposes in con-
nection Herewith.
Sec. 4. That the sum of two hundred
thousand dollars be, and the same Is
hereby. appropriated, out of any money
In the treasury not otherwise sppro-
priated, to carry into effect the provi-
sion OF this act, and to meet the expen-
ses of the current year, and for the
fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nine
teen hundred and one.