Copper coins transported a t mint. termined by the director, and that it be not so great as, in his judgment, to interfere with the capacity of the mint to supply other applicants. SEC. 36. And be it further enacted, That the copper coins expense of the may, at the discretion of the director, be delivered in any of the principal cities and towns of the United States, at the cost of the mint for transportation. Disposition of money received copper coins. SEC. 37. And be it further enacted, That the money rein exchange for ceived by the treasurer in exchange for copper coins shall form a fund in his hands, which shall be used to purchase copper planchets, and to pay the expense of transportation of copper coins; and that if there be a surplus, the same shall be appropriated to defray the contingent expenses of the mint. Former acts repealed. SEC. 38. And be it further enacted, That all acts or parts of acts, heretofore passed, relating to the mint and coins of the United States, which are inconsistent with the provisions of this act, be, and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, January 18, 1837. March 3, 1849. double eagles and thorized. See act Febru post, p. 23. CHAP. CIX.-AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE COINAGE OF GOLD DOLLARS Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives Coinage of of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That goid dollars au- there shall be, from time to time, struck and coined at the mint of the United States and the branches thereof, conary 21, 1853, s. 7, formably in all respects to law (except that on the reverse See act Febrn of the gold dollar the figure of the eagle shall be omitted,) and conformably in all respects to the standard for gold coins now established by law, coins of gold of the following denominations and values, viz; double eagles, each to be of the value of twenty dollars, or units, and gold dollars, each to be of the value of one dollar, or unit. ary 12, 1873, s. 14, post, p. 92. Double eagle and gold dollar SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That for all sums whatto be legal ten-ever, the double eagle shall be a legal tender for twenty dollars and the gold dollar shall be a legal tender for one dollar. der. Ibid. All laws now in force in rela SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That all laws now in tion to the coins force in relation to the coins of the United States, and the of the United to the coins herein authorized. States to apply striking and coining the same, shall so far as applicable, have full force and effect in relation to the coins herein authorized, whether the said laws are penal or otherwise; and whether they are for preventing counterfeiting or abasement, for protecting the currency, for regulating and guarding the process of striking and coining, and the prepara tions therefor, or for the security of the coin, or for any other purpose. gold coin. SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That, in adjusting the Weights of weights of gold coin henceforward, the following deviations from the standard weight shall not be exceeded in any of the single pieces—namely, in the double eagle, the eagle, and the half eagle, one half of a grain, and in the quarter eagle and gold dollar, one quarter of a grain; and that in weighing a large number of pieces together, when delivered from the chief coiner to the treasurer, and fromt he treasurer to the depositors, the deviation from the standard weight shall not exceed three penny weights in one thousand double eagles; two penny weights in one thousand eagles; one and one half penny weights in one thousand half eagles; one penny weight in one thousand quarter eagles; and one half of a penny weight in one thousand gold dollars. Approved, March 3, 1849. CHAP. XX.-AN ACT TO REDUCE AND MODIFY THE RATES OT POST- March 3, 1851. Vol. 9, p. 587. New coin of value of 3 cents. See act of March 3, 1853, s. 7, post, p. 24. Act of February 12, 1873, s. 15, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * SEC. 11. And be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this act, it shall be lawful to coin at the mint of the United States and its branches, a piece of the denomination and legal value of three cents, or three hundredths of a dollar, to be composed of three fourths silver and one post, p. 93. fourth copper, and to weigh twelve grains and three eighths Device. of a grain; that the said coin shall bear such devices as shall be conspicuously different from those of the other silver coins, and of the gold dollar, but having the inscription United States of America, and its denomination and date; Weight. and that it shall be a legal tender in payment of debts for all Made a tender. sums of thirty cents and under. And that no ingots shall be used for the coinage of the three-cent pieces herein Approved, March 3, 1851. Feb. 21, 1853. Vol. 10, p. 160. 1853, ch. 96, s. 7, post, p. 23. half dollar and CHAP. LXXIX.-AN ACT AMENDATORY OF EXISTING LAWS RELA- Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of Weight of the the United States of America in Congress assembled, That from quarter. dime and after the first day of June, eighteen hundred two (three) after June 1, 1853. the weight of the half dollar, or piece of fifty cents, shall and half dime, See act of Apr. 2, 1792, s. 9, ante, p. 3; act Jan. 18, 1837, s. 9, ante, p. 13; act Feb. 12, 1873, s. 15, post, p. 93. Such coins when to be a legal tender. Purchase of the silver bullion be one hundred and ninety two grains, and the quarter dollar, dime and half dime, shall be respectively, one half, one fifth, and one tenth of the weight of said half dollar. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the silver coins issued in conformity with the above section, shall be legal tenders in payment of debts, for all sums not exceeding five dollars. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That in order to profor such coinage. cure bullion for the requisite coinage of the subdivisions of the dollar, authorized by this act, the Treasurer of the Mint shall with the approval of the Director, purchase such bullion with the bullion fund of the mint. He shall charge himself with the gain arising from the coinage of such bullion into coins of a nominal value, exceeding the intrinsic value thereof, and shall be credited with the difference between such intrinsic value, and the price paid for said bullion, and with the expense of distributing said coins, as hereinafter provided. The balances to his credit or the profit of said coinage, shall be from time to time, on a warrant of the Director of the Mint, transferred to the account of the Treasury of the United States. Such coins how to be exchanged mint. SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That such coins shall be and paid out of paid out at the mint, in exchange for gold coins at par, in sums not less than one hundred dollars; and it shall be lawful also, to transmit parcels of the same from time to time, to the assistant treasurers, depositaries, and other officers of the United States, under general regulations, proposed by the Director of the Mint, and approved by the Amount of Secretary of the Treasury; Provided, however, That the amount coined into quarter dollars, dimes, and half dimes, shall be regulated by the Secretary of the Treasury. coina ge regu lated. No private deposits for said ceived. SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That, no deposits for coin to be re- coinage into the half dollar, quarter-dollar, dime and half dime, shall hereafter be received, other than those made by the Treasurer of the Mint, as herein authorized, and upon account of the United States. SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That at the option of the depositor, gold or silver may be cast into bars or ingots of either pure metal or of standard fineness, as the owner may prefer, with a stamp upon the same designating its per cent. to the cases. This section weight and fineness: but no piece of either gold or silver, shall be cast into bars or ingots of a less weight than ten ounces, except pieces of one ounce, of two ounces, of three ounces, and of five ounces, all of which pieces of less weight than ten ounces shall be of the standard fineness, with their weight and fineness stamped upon them; but, in (all) cases, whether the gold and silver deposited be coined or cast into bars or ingots, there shall be a charge to the depositor, in Charge of half addition to the charge now made for refining or parting the depositor in all metals, of one half of one per centum; the money arising from this charge of one half per centum shall be charged to the Treasurer of the Mint, and from time to time on warrant of the Director of the Mint, shall be transferred into the Treasury of the United States: Provided, however, That nothing contained in this section shall be considered, as applying to the half dollar, the quarter dollar, the dime, and the half dime. SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That from time to time Gold coins of there shall be struck and coined at the Mint of the United States, and the branches thereof, conformably in all respects to law, and conformably in all respects to the standard of gold coins now established by law, a coin of gold of the value of three dollars, or units, and all the provisions of an Act entitled "An act to authorize the coinage of gold dollars and double eagles." Approved March third, eighteen hundred and forty nine, shall be applied to the coin herein authorized, so far as the same may be applicable; but the devices and shape of the three dollar piece, shall be fixed by the Secretary of the Treasury. not to apply to said silver coins. $3 established. Provisions of act 1849, ch. 109, made applicable to said coins. Ante, p. 20. June 2, 1853. SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That this act shall be To take effect in force from and after the first day of June next. Approved, February 21, 1853. See act of March 3, 1853, s. 7, post, p. 24. CHAP. XCVI.-AN ACT TO SUPPLY DEFICIENCIES IN THE APPROPRIA- * March 3, 1853. Vol. 10, p. 181. ing silver into gots. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * * SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That when gold or silver Charge for castshall be cast into bars or ingots or formed into disks at the disks, bars, or inMint of the United States, or any of the branches thereof, or at any assay office of the United States, the charge for refining, casting or forming said bars, ingots or disks, shall be equal to, but not exceed, the actual cost of the operation including labor, wastage, use of machinery, materials, etc., to be regulated from time to time by the Secretary of the Size and de- Treasury. And the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby vices of the sil Ante, p. 22. cers in the mint. ver coins author authorized to regulate the size and devices of the new silver ized by act of 1853, ch. 79. coin, authorized by an act entitled "An Act amendatory of existing laws relative to the half dollar, quarter dollar, dime and half dime," passed at the present session; and that to procure such devices, as also the models, moulds, and matrices or original dies for the coins, disks, or ingots, authorized by said act, the Director of the Mint is empowered, Additional offi- with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, to engage temporarily for that purpose, the services of one or more artists distinguished in their respective departments, who shall be paid for such services from the contingent apWeight of the propriation for the mint; And that hereafter the three cent March 3, 1851, coin now authorized by law shall be made of the weight of February 12, three fiftieths of the weight of the half dollar, as provided Act of 1853, ch. in said act, and of the same standard of fineness. And the said act, entitled "An act amendatory of existing laws relative to the half dollar, quarter dollar, dime and half dime," shall take effect and be in full force, from and after the first day of April, one thousand eight hundred and fifty three anything therein to the contrary notwithstanding. three-cent coin. ante, p. 21. 1873, post, p. 88. 79, to take effect April 1, 1853. Ante, p. 22. Feb. 21, 1857. Vol. 11, p. 163. Spanish and are to be received States. R. S., 3567, post, p. 126. CHAP. LVI.-AN ACT RELATING TO FOREIGN COINS AND TO THE Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of How much the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Mexican coins pieces commonly known as the quarter, eight, and sixteenth for by United of the Spanish pillar dollar, and of the Mexican dollar, shall be receivable at the treasury of the United States, and its several offices, and at the several post-offices and land-offices, at the rates of valuation following,—that is to say, the fourth of a dollar, or piece of two reals, at twenty cents; the eighth of a dollar, or piece of one real, at ten cents; and the sixteenth of a dollar, or half real, at five cents. re oined. post, p. 126. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said coins, Said coins to be when so received, shall not again be paid out, or put in cirR. S., 3566, 3568, culation, but shall be recoined at the mint. And it shall be the duty of the director of the mint, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, to prescribe such regulations as may be necessary and proper, to secure their transmission to the mint for recoinage, and the return or distribution of the proceeds thereof, when deemed expedient, |