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CHAP. CLVII.-AN ACT TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE May 11, 1872.
CHEROKEE TREATY OF EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SIX, AND
Vol. XVII, p. 99.
FOR THE RELIEF OF SETTLERS ON THE CHEROKEE LANDS IN THE
STATE OF KANSAS.

Whereas in order that certain provisions of the treaty of Preamble. July nineteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, between the United States and the Cherokee nation may be rendered clearer, and made more satisfactory to settlers upon the lands known as the "Cherokee strip," in the State of Kansas, said settlers having moved thereon since the date of said treaty, and for the purpose of facilitating the sale of said lands: Therefore,

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled.

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under this act to

SEC. 4. That all moneys accruing from the sales of land Proceeds of sale under this act shall, without unnecessary delay, be invested be invested. in the registered five per ce ntum bonds of the United States as provided in the twenty-third article of the treaty of eight, teen hundred and sixty-six.

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CHAP. CXCVII.-AN ACT DEFINING AND LIMITING THE APPROPRIA-
TION OF CERTAIN MONEYS FOR THE PREPARATION, ISSUE, AND
REISSUE OF THE SECURITIES OF THE UNITED STATES, AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES.

May 23, 1872.

Vol. XVII, p. 156.

issue, &c., of pub

to be paid from

tion, and not to

p. 130.

sec. 4, act June

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Expenses of the expenses of the issue, reissue, transfer, delivery, redemption, lic securities, &c., and destruction of securities, legal-tender notes, fractional what appropria currency, checks, certificates, commissions, and for any exceed, &c. plate and seal engraving and printing required by the R. S., 3689, post, Treasury Department, shall be paid from and shall not ex-Repealed by ceed the appropriation of one per centum of the amount of 20, 1874, post, p. legal-tender notes, fractional currency and securities issued during each fiscal year: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to increase or enlarge the appro- See s. 4, post, p. priation contained in the second section of the act entitled "An act to authorize the refunding of the national debt," approved July fourteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy. Ante, p. 82. Approved May 23, 1872.

142.

&c.

Limitation,

142.

CHAP. CCLIV.-AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUE OF BONDS IN LIEU
OF DESTROYED OR DEFACED BONDS OF THE UNITED STATES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That

June 1, 1872.

Vol. XVII, p. 196.

United States

lieu of those de

faced.

p. 133.

Bonds of the whenever it shall appear to the Secretary of the Treasury, may be issued in by clear and unequivocal proof, that any interest-bearing stroyed or de- bond of the United States has, without bad faith upon the R. S., 3702, post, part of the owner, been destroyed, wholly or in part, or so defaced as to impair its value to the holder, and which bond shall be identified by number and description, the Secretary of the Treasury shall, under such regulations and with such restrictions as to time and retention for security or otherwise as he may prescribe, issue a duplicate of such bond, having the same time to run, bearing like interest as the bond so proved to have been destroyed or defaced, and so marked as to show the original number of the bond Called bonds to destroyed and the date thereof: Provided, That where such be paid.

Owners of de

stroyed, &c.,

bond of indemni

destroyed or defaced bonds shall appear to have been of such a class or series as has been or may, before such application, be called in for redemption, instead of issuing duplicates thereof they shall be paid, with such interest only as would have been paid if presented in accordance with such call.

SEC. 2. That the owner of such destroyed or defaced bonds to give bond shall surrender the same, or so much thereof as may ty with sureties. remain, and shall file in the Treasury a bond in a penal sum double the amount of said destroyed or defaced bond, and the interest which would accrue thereon until the principal thereof is due and payable, with two good and sufficient sureties, residents of the United States, to be approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, with condition to indemnify and save harmless the United States from any claim upon the said destroyed or defaced bond.

Approved June 1, 1872.

Feb. 12, 1873.

Vol. XVII, p. 424.

ed as a bureau,

what.

repealed, s. 67,

CHAP. CXXXI.-AN ACT REVISING AND AMENDING THE LAWS
RELATIVE TO THE MINTS, ASSAY-OFFICES, AND COINAGE OF THE
UNITED STATES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of Mint establish- the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the and includes mint of the United States is hereby established as a bureau of the Treasury Department, embracing in its organization All former acts and under its control all mints for the manufacture of coin, post, p. 106. 'and all assay-offices for the stamping of bars, which are now, Director; ap- or which may be hereafter, authorized by law. The chief pointment, and term of office; officer of the said bureau shall be denominated the Director of the Mint, and shall be under the general direction of the Secretary of the Treasury. He shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,

and shall hold his office for the term of five years, unless sooner removed by the President, upon reasons to be communicated by him to the Senate.

SEC. 2. That the Director of the Mint shall have the gen-powers; eral supervision of all mints and assay-offices, and shall make an annual report to the Secretary of the Treasury of reports; their operations, at the close of each fiscal year, and from time to time such additional reports, setting forth the operations and condition of such institutions, as the Secretary of the Treasury shall require, and shall lay before him the an- annual estimates. nual estimates for their support. And the Secretary of the Treasury shall appoint the number of clerks, classified according to law, necessary to discharge the duties of said bureau.

Clerks, number and appointment.

mint, and their

R. S. 3496, post,

SEC. 3. That the officers of each mint shall be a superin- Officers of each tendent, an assayer, a melter and refiner, and a coiner, and, appointment. for the mint at Philadelphia, an engraver, all to be appointed p. 110. by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

of mint, and pow

ers;

R. S., 3503, post,

form and con

lion.

p. 113.

SEC. 4. That the superintendent of each mint shall have the Superintendent control thereof, the superintendence of the officers and persons employed therein, and the supervision of the business thereof, p. 112. subject to the approval of the Director of the Mint, to whom reports, their he shall make reports at such times and according to such tents. forms as the Director of the Mint may prescribe, which shall exhibit in detail, and under appropriate heads, the deposits of bullion, the amount of gold, silver, and minor coinage, and the amount of unparted, standard, and refined bars issued, and such other statistics and information as may be required. The superintendent of each mint shall Moneys or bulalso receive and safely keep, until legally withdrawn, all moneys or bullion which shall be for the use or the expenses R. S., 3506, post, of the mint. He shall receive all bullion brought to the mint for assay or coinage; shall be the keeper of all bullion or coin in the mint, except while the same is legally in the Coin. hands of other officers; and shall deliver all coins struck at the mint to the persons to whom they shall be legally payable. From the report of the assayer and the weight of the bullion, he shall compute the value of each deposit, and also Deposits. the amount of the charges or deductions, if any, of all which he shall give a detailed memorandum to the depositor; and he shall also give at the same time, under his hand, a certificate of the net amount of the deposit, to be paid in coins countersigned by or bars of the same species of bullion as that deposited, the correctness of which certificate shall be verified by the assayer, who shall countersign the same; and in all cases

of

Certificate deposit, to be

assayer.

coin, &c.

counts to director, &c.

Transfers of of transfer of coin or bullion, he shall give and receive vouchers, stating the amount and character of such coin or Quarterly a cc-bullion. He shall keep and render, quarter-yearly, to the Director of the Mint, for the purpose of adjustment, according to such forms as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, regular and faithful accounts of his transactions with the other officers of the mint and the depositors; and shall also render to him a monthly statement of the ordinary expenses of the mint or assay-office under his Assistants, charge. He shall also appoint all assistants, clerks, (one of clerks, &c. whom shall be designated "chief clerk,") and workmen emClerks, &c., in ployed under his superintendence; but no person shall be appointed to employment in the offices of the assayer, melter and refiner, coiner, or engraver, except on the recommendation and nomination in writing of those officers, respectAppointments ively; and he shall forthwith report to the Director of the director and ap- Mint the names of all persons appointed by him, the duties to be performed, the rate of compensation, the appropriation from which compensation is to be made, and the grounds of the appointment; and if the Director of the Mint shall disapprove the same, the appointment shall be vacated.

office of assayer, &c.

to be reported to

proved by him."

Assayer's du

ties.

R. S., 3507, post, p. 113.

Melter and refiner.

D. 113.

SEC. 5. That the assayer shall assay all metals and bulljon, whenever such assays are required in the operations of the mint; he shall also make assays of coin or samples of bullion whenever required by the superintendent.

SEC. 6. That the melter and refiner shall execute all the R. S., 3508, post, operations which are necessary in order to form ingots of standard silver or gold, and alloys for minor coinage, suitable for the coiner, from the metals legally delivered to him for that purpose; and shall also execute all the operations which are necessary in order to form bars conformable in all respects to the law, from the gold and silver bullion delivered to him for that purpose. He shall keep a careful record of all transactions with the superintendent, noting the weight and character of the bullion; and shall be responsible for all bullion delivered to him until the same is returned to the superintendent and the proper vouchers obtained.

Coiner.

SEC. 7. That the coiner shall execute all the operations which are necessary in order to form coins, conformable in all respects to the law, from the standard gold and silver ingots, and alloys for minor coinage, legally delivered to him for that purpose; and shall be responsible for all bullion delivered to him, until the same is returned to the superintendent and the proper vouchers obtained.

devices.

R. S., 3510, post.

SEC. S. That the engraver shall prepare from the original Engraver. dies already authorized all the working-dies required for use in the coinage of the several mints, and, when new coins or New coins or devices are authorized, shall, if required by the Director of the Mint, prepare the devices, models, molds, and matrices, p. 114. or original dies, for the same; but the Director of the Mint shall nevertheless have power, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, to engage temporarily for this purpose the services of one or more artists distinguished in their respective departments of art, who shall be paid for such service from the contingent appropriation for the mint at Philadelphia.

absent, &c.;

R. S., 3502, post,

SEC. 9. That whenever any officer of a mint or assay. If any officer is office shall be temporarily absent, on account of sickness or any other cause, it shall be lawful for the superintendent, p. 112. with the consent of said officer, to appoint some person attached to the mint to act in the place of such officer during his absence; but all such appointments shall be forthwith reported to the Director of the Mint for his approval; and in all cases whatsoever the principal shall be responsible for the acts of his representative. In case of the temporary superintendent; absence of the superintendent, the chief clerk shall act in

his place; and in case of the temporary absence of the Di- director.
rector of the Mint, the Secretary of the Treasury may desig-
nate some one to act in his place.

assistants, clerks

SEC. 10. That every officer, assistant, and clerk of the Oath of officers mint shall, before he enters upon the execution of his office, and employés. take an oath or affirmation before some judge of the United R. S., 3500, post, States, or judge of the superior court, or of some court of p. 111. record of any State, faithfully and diligently to perform the duties thereof, in addition to other official oaths prescribed by law; which oaths, duly certified, shall be transmitted to the Secretary of the Treasury; and the superintendent of each mint may require such oath or affirmation from any of the employees of the mint.

intendent

and

SEC. 11. That the superintendent, the assayer, the melter Bond of superand refiner, and the coiner of each mint, before entering others; upon the execution of their respective offices, shall become R. S., 3501, post, bound to the United States, with one or more sureties, p. 111. approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, in the sum of not less than ten nor more than fifty thousand dollars, with condition for the faithful and diligent performance of the duties of his office. Similar bonds may be required of the of assistants and assistants and clerks, in such sums as the superintendent shall determine, with the approbation of the Director of the Mint; but the same shall not be construed to relieve the

clerks;

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