History of Coinage and Currency in the United States and the Perennial Contest for Sound Money, Volume 10Macmillan, 1903 - 666 páginas |
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... July , 1785 , the following resolutions , fixing upon three fundamental propositions , were adopted by Congress : " That the money unit of the United States of America be one dollar . " " That the smallest coin be of copper , of which ...
... July , 1785 , the following resolutions , fixing upon three fundamental propositions , were adopted by Congress : " That the money unit of the United States of America be one dollar . " " That the smallest coin be of copper , of which ...
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... July following the date of the act , British and Portuguese gold pieces were to pass current and be legal tender at the rate of 100 cents for every 27 grains ' weight , French and Spanish gold pieces at 100 cents for 27 grains , the ...
... July following the date of the act , British and Portuguese gold pieces were to pass current and be legal tender at the rate of 100 cents for every 27 grains ' weight , French and Spanish gold pieces at 100 cents for 27 grains , the ...
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... July 31 , 1789 ( prior to the first coinage law ) , under which imported wares from British sources were appraised . Adams tells us that this rating was in accord with the valuation of the silver dollar that had been adopted by the ...
... July 31 , 1789 ( prior to the first coinage law ) , under which imported wares from British sources were appraised . Adams tells us that this rating was in accord with the valuation of the silver dollar that had been adopted by the ...
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... July 3 , 1852 , established the mint in San 1 Special Report , Finance Report , 1852 . 2 Senate Reports , 32d Congress , 1st Sess . , No. 104 . proposed . Corwin on scarcity of silver . Subsidiary coinage act , THE COINAGE SYSTEM 43.
... July 3 , 1852 , established the mint in San 1 Special Report , Finance Report , 1852 . 2 Senate Reports , 32d Congress , 1st Sess . , No. 104 . proposed . Corwin on scarcity of silver . Subsidiary coinage act , THE COINAGE SYSTEM 43.
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... July , Further and at this time Congress apportioned the liability for the total issue to the several colonies in proportion to the estimated population.2 Under this act the redemp- tion of the currency was to be provided for in four ...
... July , Further and at this time Congress apportioned the liability for the total issue to the several colonies in proportion to the estimated population.2 Under this act the redemp- tion of the currency was to be provided for in four ...
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History of Coinage and Currency in the United States and the ..., Volume 10 Alonzo Barton Hepburn Visualização completa - 1903 |
History of Coinage and Currency in the United States and the ..., Volume 10 Alonzo Barton Hepburn Visualização completa - 1903 |
History of Coinage and Currency in the United States and the ..., Volume 10 Alonzo Barton Hepburn Visualização completa - 1903 |
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Act of June Act of March aforesaid alloy amendment amount authorized bank circulation Bank of United bank-notes banking association bill bimetallism bonds bullion cent centum charter circulating notes clearing-house Comptroller Congress Constitution contracts copper demand denominations deposits directors duty equal established exceeding exchange exports favor February 25 Finance Reports foreign coins free coinage fund gold and silver gold coins gold standard grains greenbacks hereby History of Banking House increase issue July July 14 lawful money legal tender notes legislation less loans measure ment metals national bank note-issues officers paid passed payable payment President proportion public debt public money purchase purpose ratio received redeemed redemption regulations repealed Republicans resumption retired revenue Secretary seigniorage Senate silver certificates silver coins silver dollars sound money specie subtreasury surplus thereof tion Treasury notes United States notes vote weight York
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Página 458 - ... to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered, defend and be defended, in courts of record, or any other place whatsoever : and also to make, have, and use a common seal, and the same to break, alter and renew, at their pleasure ; and also to...
Página 68 - ... for carrying them into execution. The word "necessary" is considered as controlling the whole sentence, and as limiting the right to pass laws for the execution of the granted powers to such as are indispensable, and without which the power would be nugatory...
Página 554 - That the value of foreign coin as expressed in the money of account of the United States shall be that of the pure metal of such coin of standard value; and the values of the standard coins in circulation of the various nations of the world shall be estimated quarterly by the Director of the Mint and be proclaimed by the Secretary of the Treasury quarterly on the 1st day of January, April, July, and October in each year.
Página 65 - States, namely, that every power vested in a government is in its nature sovereign, and includes, by force of the term, a right to employ all the means requisite and fairly applicable to the attainment of the ends of such power, and which are not precluded by restrictions and exceptions specified in the constitution, or not immoral, or not contrary to the essential ends of political society.
Página 505 - ... lawful money and a legal tender in payment of all debts, public and private, within the United States, except duties on imports and interest as aforesaid.
Página 493 - AN ACT providing for the sale of the lands of the United States in the Territory NORTHWEST of the Ohio, and above the mouth of the Kentucky river...
Página 515 - ... shall be held individually responsible, equally and ratably, and not one for another, for all contracts, debts, and engagements of such association to the extent of the amount of their stock therein at the par value thereof, in addition to the amount invested in such shares...
Página 574 - The value of foreign coin as expressed in the money of account of the United States shall be that of the pure metal of such coin of standard value; and the values of the standard coins in circulation of the various nations of the world shall be estimated annually by the Director of the Mint, and be proclaimed on the first day of January by the Secretary of the Treasury.
Página 459 - That in case it should at any time happen, that an election of directors should not be made on any day when, pursuant to this Act, it ought to have been made, the said corporation shall not, for that cause, be deemed to be dissolved, but...
Página 67 - The result is a conviction that the states have no power, by taxation or otherwise, to retard, impede, burden, or in any manner control the operations of the constitutional laws enacted by Congress to carry into execution the powers vested in the general government.