LIST

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LAWS AND SECTIONS OF THE REVISED STATUTES CONTAINED IN THIS COMPILATION..

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Coinage of gold eagle, half-eagle, quarter-eagle, silver dollar, half-dollar, quarter-dol-
lar, dime, half-dime, copper cent, and half-cent. An act establishing a Mint and
regulating the coins of the United States. (Act of April 2, 1792.)...
Coinage, weight of copper cent and half-cent changed. An act to amend an act en-
titled "An act establishing a Mint and regulating the coins of the United
States" so far as respects the coinage of copper. (Act of January 14, 1793.)
Coinage, weight of copper cent and half-cent changed. An act supplementary to the
act entitled "An act establishing a Mint and regulating the coins of the
United States." (Act of March 3, 1795.).

Coinage, eagle, half-eagle, quarter-eagle, fineness and weight changed. An act con-
cerning the gold coins of the United States, and for other purposes. (Act
of June 28, 1834.) ..

Coinage, eagle, half-eagle, quarter-eagle, silver dollar, half-dollar, quarter-dollar, dime,
half-dime, fineness changed. An act supplementary to the act entitled "An
act establishing a Mint and regulating the coins of the United States."
(Act of January 18, 1837.)..

Coinage of double-eagle and one-dollar gold coin. An act to authorize the coinage
of gold dollars and double-eagles. (Act of March 3, 1849.)....
Coinage of three-cent silver coin. An act to reduce and modify the rates of post-
age in the United States, and for other purposes. (Act of March 3, 1851.)...
Coinage of three-dollar gold coin. An act amendatory of existing laws relative to
the half-dollar, quarter-dollar, dime, and half-dime. (Act of February 21,
1853.)...

Coinage, weight, and fineness of three-cent coin changed. An act to supply deficien-
cies in the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1853. (Act of
March 3, 1853.)

Coinage, (cent) nickel. An act relating to foreign coins and to the coinage of
cents at the Mint of the United States. (Act of February 21, 1857.) .
Twenty-one million loan authorized. An act authorizing a loan and providing for
the redemption of Treasury notes. (Act of June 22, 1860.)...

Ten million Treasury notes authorized. An act to authorize the issue of Treasury
notes and for other purposes. (Act of December 17, 1860.)
Twenty-five million loan authorized. An act authorizing a loan. (Act of Febru-
ary 8, 1861.)..............

Ten million loan authorized. An act to provide for the payment of outstanding
Treasury notes, to authorize a loan, to regulate and fix the duties on imports,
and for other purposes. (Act of March 2, 1861.).

Bonds, United States. An act to provide for the payment of expenses incurred by the Territories of Washington and Oregon in the suppression of Indian hostilities therein in the years 1855 and 1856. (Act of March 2, 1861.).... Bonds, United States. An act for the payment of expenses incurred in the suppression of Indian hostilities in the State of California. (Act of March 2, 1861.)..

Bonds, United States. An act making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian Department, &c., for the year ending June 30, 1862. (Act of March 2, 1861.)...

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Two hundred and fifty million loan authorized. An act to authorize a national loan, and for other purposes. (Act of July 17, 1861.)

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Bonds, six per cent., authorized. An act supplementary to an act entitled "An act
to authorize a national loan, and for other purposes." (Act of August 5,
1861.)......

Ten million demand notes authorized. An act to authorize an additional issue of
United States notes. (Act of February 12, 1862.)

One hundred and fifty million Treasury notes authorized. An act to authorize the
issue of United States notes and for the redemption or funding thereof,
and for funding the floating debt of the United States. (Act of February 25,
1862.).

Certificate of indebtedness authorized. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to issue certificate of indebtedness to public creditors. (Act March 1, 1862.)

Bonds, purchase of coin with. An act to authorize the purchase of coin, and for other purposes. (Act of March 17, 1862.)..

One hundred and fifty million Treasury notes authorized. An act to authorize an additional issue of United States notes, and for other purposes. (Act of July 11, 1862.)

Notes, United States, postage-stamps exchangeable for. An act to authorize payments in stamps, and to prohibit circulation of notes of less denomination than one dollar. (Act of July 17, 1862.).

One hundred million United States notes authorized. [No. 9.] Joint resolution to provide for the immediate payment of the Army and Navy of the United States. (Act of January 17, 1863.)....

Nine hundred million loan authorized. An act to provide ways and means for the support of the government. (Act of March 3, 1863.)..

Two hundred million loan authorized. An act supplementary to an act entitled "An act to provide ways and means for the support of the government," approved March 3, 1863. (Act of March 3, 1864.)..

Public debt. Joint resolution to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to anticipate the payment of the interest on the public debt, and for other purposes. (Act of March 17, 1864.)...

Coinage, one and two cent (bronze) coin authorized. An act in amendment of an act entitled "An act relating to foreign coins and the coinage of cents at the Mint of the United States," approved February 21, 1857. (Act of April 22, 1864.)....

Four hundred million loan authorized. An act to provide ways and means for the support of the government, and for other purposes. (Act of June 30, 1864.). Treasury notes in lieu of bonds authorized. An act to amend an act entitled "An

act to provide ways and means for the support of the government, and for other purposes," approved June 30, 1864. (Act of January 28, 1865.)....... Six hundred million loan authorized. An act to provide ways and means for the support of the government. (Act of March 3, 1865.).

Coinage, three-cent (nickel) piece, authorized. An act to authorize the coinage of
three-cent pieces, and for other purposes. (Act of March 3, 1865.)
Treasury notes, retiring, authorized. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to
provide ways and means to support the government," approved March 3,
1865. (Act of April 12, 1866.)

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Coinage, five-cent (nickel) piece, authorized. An act to authorize the coinage of five cent pieces. (Act of May 16, 1866.)

Notes, compound-interest. An act to provide ways and means for the payment of compound interest notes. (Act of March 2, 1867.)..

Currency, reduction suspended. An act to suspend further reduction of the currency. (Act of February 4, 1868.)

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Twenty-five million temporary loan certificate, authorized. An act to provide for a
further issue of temporary-loan certificates for the purpose of redeeming and
retiring the remainder of the outstanding compound-interest notes. (Act
of July 25, 1868.)

Public credit. An act to strengthen the public credit. (Act of March 18, 1869.).
Massachusetts and Maine, refunding interest paid by. Au act providing for refund-
ing the interest paid by the State of Massachusetts on money expended by
her on account of the war of 1812-'15. (Act of July 8, 1870.).
Loan certificates, redemption of An act to provide for the redemption of the three
per cent. temporary-loan certificates, and for an increase of national bank
notes. (Act of July 12, 1870.)...

Fifteen hundred million loan authorized. An act to authorize the refunding of the national debt. (Act of July 14, 1870.)..

Five hundred million loan authorized.

An act to amend an act entitled "An act to authorize the refunding of the national debt. (Act of January 20, 1871.)... Bonds, duplicate of lost or destroyed. [No. 49.] Joint resolution to enable owners to obtain duplicates of lost and destroyed registered bonds of the United States. (Act of March 3, 1871.)..

Coin, copper and other, redemption of. An act to provide for the redemption of
copper and other token coins. (Act of March 3, 1871.). .
Bonds, registered five per centum. An act to carry out certain provisions of the
Cherokee treaty of eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and for the relief of set-
tlers on the Cherokee lands in the State of Kansas. (Act of May 11, 1872.).
Securities, United States. An act defining and limiting the appropriation of cer-
tain moneys for the preparation, issue, and reissue of the securities of the
United States, and for other purposes. (Act of May 23, 1872.)..
Bonds, United States, destroyed or lost. An act to provide for the issue of bonds in
lieu of destroyed or defaced bonds of the United States. (Act of June 1,
1872.)....

Coinage, mints and assay offices. An act revising and amending the laws relative
to mints, assay-offices, and coinage of the United States. (Act of February
12, 1873.)

Bonds, United States. An act making appropriations for the current and contin-
gent expenses of the Indian Department, &c., for the year ending June
thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, and for other purposes. (Act of
February 14, 1873.) ....

Bonds, United States registered five per centum. An act for the creation of a court
for the adjudication and disposition of certain moneys received into the
Treasury under an award made by the tribunal of arbitration constituted by
virtue of the first article of the treaty concluded at Washington the eighth
of May, anno Domini eighteen hundred and seventy-one, between the United
States of America and the Queen of Great Britain. (Act of March 3, 1873.).
General duties of the Secretary of the Treasury. (R. S., sec. 248.)..........
Rules and regulations to be prescribed to officers receiving securities of the
United States. (R. S., sec. 251.)......

Deposits of gold coin and bullion to be received and to issue certificates therefor. (R. S., sec. 254.).

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Secretary of the Treasury to make annual reports to Congress. (R. S., sec. 257.). Duties and other debts to the United States, in what currency to be paid. (R. S., sec. 3473.)..

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Treasury notes payable to any government creditor. (R. S., sec. 3476.).
Mints and assay-offices of the United States. (R. S., sec. 3495.).
Officers of mints and how appointed. (R. S., sec. 3496.).

Superintendents of certain mints to perform certain duties of Treasurer. (R. S., sec.
3497.)....

Salaries of officers of mints. (R. S., sec. 3498.).

(R. S., sec. 3500.)
(R. S., sec. 3501.)..........

Salaries of assistants, clerks, and laborers in mints. (R. S., sec. 3499.)-
Oath of office and before whom it may be taken.
Bonds of officers, assistants, and clerks of mints.
Who authorized to act in absence of Director
3502.)...

General duties of superintendents of mints. (R. S., sec. 3503.)..
Accounts, when and to whom rendered. (R. S., sec. 3504.)..

Gold and silver coin of the standard of the United States receivable only in pay-
ment of dues to the United States. (R. S., sec. 3474.)....
National-bank notes receivable for debts of the United States, except. (R. S.,
sec. 3475.)

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or superintendent. (R. S., sec.

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Gold coins reduced in weight by abrasion, how received. (R. S., sec. 3505.)........
Duties of the superintendent in respect to coin and bullion. (R. S., sec. 3506.) .
Duties of the assayer. (R. S., sec. 3507.) ...

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Duties of the engravers.

(R. S., sec. 3510.)..

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Gold coins of the United States and their standard weight. (R. S., sec. 3511.) .
Recoinage of gold coins, when. (R. S., sec. 3512.).

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Silver coins of the United States and their standard weight. (R. S., sec. 3513.).
Standard for gold and silver coins. (R. S., sec. 3514.)..

Minor coins, their weight and value.

What coins shall be issued. (R. S., sec. 3516.)

Inscriptions upon gold and silver coins. (R. S., sec. 3217.)
Gold and silver bars, how cast. (R. S., sec. 3518.)...

Deposits of gold bullion for coinage, when may be refused. (R. S., sec. 3519.)..
Silver bullion for coining and forming into bars. (R. S., sec. 3520.)..

When bullion is deposited, its weight and value to be ascertained. (R. S., sec. 3521.).....

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Bullion must be assayed when deposited for coinage. (R. S., sec. 3522.) .
Assayer to report fineness of bullion assayed. (R. S, sec. 3523.).
Bullion converted into coin, charges therefor. (R. S., sec. 3524.)

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Assayer to verify calculations of the value of deposits. (R. S., sec. 3525.).
Superintendents to purchase silver bullion with the bullion fund. (R. S.,

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sec. 3526.)

Silver coins paid out in exchange for gold coins. (R. S., sec. 3527.).

Purchase of metal for minor coinage. (R. S., sec. 3528.).

Minor coins delivered at cost of the mint. (R. S., sec. 3529.).
Transfer of bullion for formation into ingots. (R. S., sec. 3530.)
Ingots to be assayed. (R. S., sec. 3531.)...

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Ingots for the purpose of coinage to be delivered to the coiner. (R. S. sec. 3532.).
Standard of ingots used for coinage. (R. S., sec. 3533.)....

(R. S., sec. 3535.)

(R. S., sec. 3536.).

Melter and refiner to prepare bars for payment of deposits. (R. S., sec. 3534.)..
Deviations allowed in adjusting weights of gold coins.
Deviations allowed in adjusting weights of silver coins.
Deviations allowed in adjusting weights of minor coins.
Superintendent to ascertain by trial the legal limits of standard weight. (R.
S., sec. 3538.)

(R. S., sec. 3537.)

Trial-pieces to be transmitted quarterly to Philadelphia mint. (R. S., sec. 3539.).
Disposition to be made of clippings. (R. S., sec. 3540.).
Settlement of accounts to be made yearly. (R. S., sec. 3541.).
Allowance for necessary wastage. (R.S., sec. 3542.) ...

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Superintendent to forward balance-sheet to Director of the Mint. (R. S., sec. 3543.)..

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Delivery of coin or bars to depositors, how made. (R. S., sec. 3544.).
Depositors to receive payment in money when value ascertained. (R. S., sec.
3545.).

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Unparted bullion may be exchanged for bars. (R. S., sec. 3546.)
Assay commissioners to meet annually; their duty. (R. S., sec. 3547.).

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Brass troy pound-weight at Philadelphia mint the standard. (R. S., sec. 3548.)..
Director to supply standard weights for the mints. (R. S., sec. 3549.)
Obverse working-dies to be destroyed annually. (R. S., sec. 3550.).
National medals may be struck at Philadelphia mint. (R. S., sec. 3551.).
Money to be covered into the Treasury arising from charges. (R. S., sec. 3552.).
United States assay-office at New York to manufacture bars only. (R. S., sec.
3553.)..

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Officers at New York assay-office, how appointed. (R. S., sec. 3554.).
Duties of officers at New York assay-office. (R. S., sec. 3555.)

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Salaries of officers at New York assay-office. (R. S., sec. 3556.)..........

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Appointment and salaries of assistants at New York assay-office. (R. S., sec. 3557.)..

Mint at Denver and assay-office, Boise City. (R. S., sec. 3558.)..

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