Coinage, standard silver dollar authorized. An act to authorize the coinage of the standard silver dollar, and to restore its legal-tender character. (Act of February 28, 1878.).. Coinage, twenty-cent piece prohibited. [Public No. 51.] An act to prohibit the coinage of the twenty-cent piece of silver. (Act of May 2, 1878.).... Notes, United States legal-tender. [Public No. 65.] An act to forbid the further retirement of United States legal-tender notes. (Act of May 31 1878 )............. Mints and assay-offices. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to con- stitute superintendents of mints or assayers in assay-offices assistant treas- urers of the United States. (Act of June 8, 1878.).. National currency. An act to provide a national currency, secured by a pledge of the United States bonds, and to provide for the circulation and redemption thereof. (Act of June 3, 1864.) National currency. currency secured by a pledge of United States bonds, and to provide for the circulation and redemption thereof." (Act of March 3, 1865.). National banking associations. An act to prevent loaning money upon United States notes. (Act of February 19, 1869.) National banking associations. An act regulating the reports of national banking Page. 149 National banking associations. An act to require national banks going into liqui- dation to retire their circulating notes. (Act of July 14, 1870.) National bank reserves. An act for the better security of bank reserves, and to facilitate bank clearing-house exchanges. (Act of June 8, 1872.) National banking associations. An act to require national banks to restore their capital when impaired, and to amend the national currency act. Comptroller of the Currency, to make annual report. (R. S., sec. 333.). Circulation, when exempt from taxation. (R. S., sec. 3411.).. Tax on notes of city or corporation used for circulation. (R. S., sec. 3413.).. Bank associations to make semi-annual report of circulation. (R. S., sec. 3414.). Penalty for failure to make semi-annual report. (R. S., sec. 3415.).. Banking associations to make return and payment of tax of converted State Tax on circulation not to apply to national banks, except. (R. S., sec. 3417.). .. National banking associations designated shall be depositaries of public money, Coupon bonds exchangeable for registered bonds. (R. S., sec. 5161.)... United States bonds, how transferable by banking associations. (R. Ş., sec. 5162.) Annual examination to be made of bonds deposited with United States Treas- Form and denomination of circulating notes. (R. S., sec. 5172.) Plates and dies for printing circulating notes, expense of. (R. S., sec. 5173.) .... .... Denomination of notes furnished to banking associations. Circulation of certain banks limited. (R. S., sec. 5176.) Circulating notes, when may be issued by associations. (R. S., sec. 5182.).. National banking associations prohibited from issuing certain notes. (R. S., Mutilated circulating notes to be replaced. (R. S., sec. 5184.) Organization of associations for issuing gold-notes. (R. S., sec. 5185.)................ Reserve required on circulation of gold-notes, what amount. (R. S., sec. 5186.).. Banking associations to transact business, where. (R. S., sec. 5190.).. Requirements as to lawful money reserve. (R. S., sec. 5191.) Redemption cities, amount of reserve which may be kept therein. (R. S., sec. United States certificates of deposit, how may be issued. (R. S., sec. 5193.). Limitation upon the issue of certificates of deposit. (R. S., sec. 5194)... Agents for redemption of circulating notes to be designated. (R. S., sec. 5195.).. National banks to receive notes of other national banks. (R. S., sec. 5196.).. Circulating notes not to be hypothecated. (R. S., sec. 5203.). . Banking associations not to pay out uncurrent loans. (R. S., sec. 5206.) Associations not to offer or receive United States notes as collateral security. Associations to pay duty upon circulation, deposits, and capital stock. (R. S., Associations to make semi-annual return of circulation. (R. S., sec. 5215.) Associations failing to make semi-annual return to be assessed. (R. S., sec. 198 201 Associations failing to pay the duties imposed, how collected. (R. S., sec. 5217.). Associations paying duties in excess, how refunded. (R. S., sec. 5218.) Associations to deposit lawful money to redeem circulation. (R. S., sec. 5222.).. Associations consolidating with others exempt from making deposit. (R. S., sec. 202 Associations failing to redeem, bonds to be forfeited. (R. S., sec. 5227.).. Associations not to do business after notice of protest. (R. S., sec. 5228.).. Bonds of an association forfeited, Comptroller to give notice. (R. S., sec. 5229.). Association refusing to pay its circulating notes, bonds to be sold at public Bonds of an association may be sold at private sale, when. (R. S. sec. 5231.) Notes redeemed by the Treasury, disposition to be made of them. (R. S., sec. Notes to be canceled after payment at the Treasury. (R. S., sec. 5233.) Association refusing to pay its circulating notes, receiver to be appointed. (R. National-bank notes, maceration of. Extract from “An act making appropria- Tax on bank-checks. "An act to amend existing customs and internal-revenue laws, Bonds. District of Columbia. An act for the support of the government of the Bonds, District of Columbia. Joint resolution directing the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to pay the interest on the bonds issued in pursuance of the act of Congress approved June twentieth, eighteen hundred and seventyfour, out of any funds in the United States Treasury subject to the requisition of said Commissioners, and for other purposes. (Act of March 14, 1876.)... Sinking-fund, District of Columbia. [Public No. 80.] An act providing a permanent form of government for the District of Columbia. (Act of June 11, 1878.).... Pacific Railroad bonds. An act to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean, and to secure to the government the use of the same for postal, military, and other purposes. (Act of July 1, 1862.) Pacific Railroad bonds. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to aid in the Pacific Railroad bonds. An act to authorize the transfer of lands granted to the LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES RELATING TO LOANS AND THE CURRENCY, INCLUDING THE COINAGE ACTS. CHAP. XVI.-AN ACT ESTABLISHING A MINT AND REGULATING THE April 2, 1792. Vol. 1, p. 246. lished at the seat SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, and it is hereby enacted and declared, That a mint for Mint estabthe purpose of a national coinage be, and the same is estab- of government. lished; to be situate and carried on at the seat of the government of the United States, for the time being: And that for the well conducting of the business of the said mint, there shall be the following officers and persons, namely,a Director, an Assayer, a Chief Coiner, an Engraver, a Treasurer. ploy workmen, SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Director of the Director to emmint shall employ as many clerks, workmen, and servants, &c. as he shall from time to time find necessary, subject to the approbation of the President of the United States. officers. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the respective Duty of the functions and duties of the officers above mentioned shall be as follows: The Director of the mint shall have the chief management of the business thereof, and shall superintend all other officers and persons who shall be employed therein. The Assayer shall receive and give receipts for all metals Assayer. which may lawfully be brought to the mint to be coined; 1794, ch. 4, sec. 2. shall assay all such of them as may require it, and shall deliver them to the Chief Coiner to be coined. The Chief Chief coiner. Coiner shall cause to be coined all metals which shall be received by him for that purpose, according to such regulations as shall be prescribed by this or any future law. Act of March 3, The Engraver shall sink and prepare the necessary dies for Engraver. such coinage, with the proper devices and inscriptions, but it shall be lawful for the functions and duties of Chief Coiner and Engraver to be performed by one person. The Treasurer shall receive from the Chief Coiner all the coins Treasurer. |