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thousand names.
POSTAGE.
It is a standing rule with this office, as wel
as all others, that the postage of all letters and
communications to tne Editor or Proprietor
must be paid. We repeat it again,—and re
quest all persons having occasion to address us
upon business connected in any way with the
establishment, to bear it in mind. Persons
wishing to become subscribers to the Standard
of Union, are particularly requested to give thei
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per forwarded to them.
TO ADVERTISERS ABROAD.
Persons, at a distance, who are desirons
of giving their advertisements an extensive
circulation, are respectfully informed that
THE standard of union presents the 1
means of spreading them before a larger
number of readers than any paper in Geor
gia, or perhaps in the Southern country,
with but a single exception. There is not
a State or Territory in the Union, to which
it has not found its way; and scarcely a ;
Post Office in this State where it is not ta
ken.
Notice.
Ranaway or stolen from the subscriber’s
house 'm DeKalb county Georgia,on Sunday
night the Bth instant, a very bright Mulatto slave
about 26 years old, about 5 feet high heavy built,
and hair very strait aud black, eyes very black, ,
lips thick, aud one or more -mooth black meles on
the back part ofhis neck, named Pleasant. 1 will !
pay twenty-five dollars for his delivery at my house
•r for his delivery insoine safe jail, so that I can
get him. ROBERT CROCKET. I
January 19 I—3t.
aT- The Columbus Sentinel, Geo and the ;
Montgomery Advertiser. Ala, will please insert the ,
above advertisement three times, and forward
their accounts for payment. Decatur DeKalb Ga.
Januaay 19 I—3t.
Broughtto
IN Sandersville on the 14th Decembet last, a ■
Negro man about thirty years of age, by the i
name of Abram, who says he belongs to a man by
the name of Henry Coismas, living in Madison
county, in the state of Mississippi,near the town of i
Livingston ; he is aboutfi feet high ratherof alight
complexion. The owner is requested to come
forward, prove property, pay expenses and take
him away. J F NORTHINGTON, Jailor.
January 19, 1-ts.
FIIBSAITt'KE
FROM THE NORTH.
•y Me latest style, just received and for sale by
THOMAS M, WOODRUFF,
At the new and splendid Cabinet Furniture
Ware-Rooms, corner of Campbell and Broad sts.
Formerly McKinzie &. Bemioch’s old stand.
PiaEtOS.
ALSO, on hand, a fine assortment of PLANO
FORTES, the production of several pop
ular Manufactories, which can be offered with
confidence, and sold with the most perfect guar
antee. Jannnry 12, 52—ts.
THE RENOWNED BASCO MBE.
John Bascombe’s challenge to
r, ‘” ,olir ""I*’ boats against any
i marc, or gelding, in the
' United States, over the Augus
ta Course for twenty thousand dollars, not hav
ingbeen taken, he will agreeably to the terms
of said challenge, be let to mares the ensuing
reason, at Augusta Ga.
Ample provision has been made for keeping
sent from a distance, to remain with the
/torse.
His pedigree, performance, and price, will
i>e published in dm; time. Jan. 19 1 ts.
€l'\yilO\. —All personsare hereby cau
/ tionrzd against trading for a prornmissory
JSote, (written as follows :)
Dollars, 14)0.—8y the twenty-fifth day of
December next, we promise to pay Isaac Wat
kins, Trustee (for Mr, Sb-ppird) or bearer,
fourteen hundred and ten dollars for value receiv
ed, and if not punctually paid, interest from
4ate. Uth January, 1837.
(Signed by) W. B. WARTHEN,
T. I. WARTIIEN.
As the consideration ‘or which the said note
was given, has entirely failed, 1 am determined
not to pay it. W. B WARTHEN.
Jan. 30 3--lt,
in this State who will give the
above notice one insertion, shall be paid for the
same by forwarding their accounts to Saudeis
ville, Ga. W. B. W.
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DU. C. E. HAYNES has resumed the prac
tice of Medicine and its collateral branches,
to which his undivided attention will lie devoted
until the close oi the sickly season. W hen not
profession ’llv ansput, he may he consulted at the
oilice heretofore occupied by him, or at the Ea
gle Tavern.
Sparta, August 1, 1836. 29—ts
MIRE EYES.
THOSE afflicted with inflamed or sore eves
should be aware of the great excellencies
■ ot Dr. Adnm's Eye Water, in the treatment of this,
j troublesome affliction. It has been before the
public but a short time, yet it has already been
fairly tested in comparison with all the common
| remedies, and with what success may be inferred i
from the extensive demand now existing for it, ;
! and from the numerous testimonials of its value I
i nowin the hands of the proprietor, one or two ,
I of which it was deemed proper to subjoin.
; Sir : It is with pleasure I state to you, that my
wife who was troubled with sore eyes, was com
| pletely cured by using one bottle of Dr. Adams’
I Eye Water.
JOHN GARDNER, Green street, near 7th.
Norristown Pa.
Mr. Fisher : I take pleasure in bearing testimo
ny to the superior excellence of Dr. Adam’s Eye
Water over all the others that 1 have tried. 11a-
I ving given Dr. Thompson's a fair trial I consider
| Dr, Adams’ by farthe best, as it is free from that
smarting produced by Thompson’s. I know sev
eral gentlemen in this place who have tried both
and they decidedly prefer Dr. Adams’ Eye Water
a very valuable medicine. Yours,
BENJ. POWELL.
Prepared and sold by the sole proprietor, Jo-
I soph Fisher, south-west corner of Seventh and
Buttonwood streets, and of Huddleson, Norris
town.
A constant supply of the above for sale at
JOHN M. SHARP’S Sparta.
Oct. 11. 39—ts.
Vloiitaguc’a Balm lor the
TOOTH-ACHE:
Petersburg, Va. 2 - June, 1836.
H. D. M’Lntosii, Esq., Henry County, Ga.
Dear Sir:— l am this morning in receipt of
your favour of the 18th instant, requesting to
have some of the Balm sent out to your State as '
soon as possible. Such is the pressing demand
in every section, that I have, as yet, not been ■
able to supply the orders that have been some j
time on hand. I have had an order from Au- I
gusta, Georgia, and Savannah, since last win- ;
ter, and only last week sent one groce to each
place. Dr. E. R. Calhoun, of South Carolina,
lias contracted for that State and Georgia, and 1
1 have shipped to him near live thousand hot 1
ties, all that 1 could spare. As soon as I can, 1 j
wif) send him more; but when, I cannot say, as [
1 must divide it as well ns I can, until 1 can sup- ,
ply each State fully. I willdomyself the pleas-I
ure of requesting Dr. Calhoun to establish an a- i
gency at your office as soon as other engage i
ments will allow. I have been putting up near |
ly two thousand per day, and now find myself,
in want of about fifty thousand for immediate I
use, and have not fifteen bottles, but what are
packed up for shipment. From the present de- j
maud, I should not be surprised, if it were to
take live hundred thousand bottles a year to sup
ply the demand.
Yours respectfully, &c.
11. B. MONTAGUE.
ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATES.
Albemarle, April, 1836.
Dear Sir:— We suppose you like good news,
particularly when you are mostly interested.
We have but two bottles left of the box of Balm
you sent us. You can draw at sight for 8 ,
which we believe will be the amount, after de
ducting commission and expenses’ We will
thank you to send to our friends, Messrs. * * *,
of Richmond, by first conveyance, a double box,
which you will put at your wholesale price, for
I which you can also draw on us. Il lias failed
i in two instances in this neighborhood, but one of ,
I the persons that we have seen, thinks it was ,
(with him) rheumatism, as he had the tooth 1
drawn, and the pain still continued.
Several persons have used it, with defective |
gums, or scurvy, and are so much delighted with !
it, that we are charged to keep a supply. The I
ladies are using it with the tooth-brush' and say |
that it is the best thing for the teeth and gums ,
they have ever used. We are glad, for the sake j
of the sufferers, as well as on your account,
that this remedy is not only not of Northern or- j
igin, (from whence all the patent nostrums j
come,) but is a Virginia preparation, and by a 1
Virginian. Nor does it detract from its efficacy,
on account of the place of its preparation, (Pe
tersburg,) once styled by Mr. Jefferson, the
“cockade of America.” It seems to us, that
all you now have to do, is to see to it, that you 1
keep a supply sufficient for the demand—for if I
i it sells elsewhere a» it has done here, there will I
be no end to the demand. Several merchants
of my acquaintance, mean to send for a box.
Allow us to congratulate you, and the public,
at the discovery and use of the only remedy (ex
cept drawing) for tooth-ache, that has yet been
discovered.
Respectfully vours,
R. R. <&, T. T. G.
Huntington, I
near Cabin Point, 24th March. |
Dear Sir; I bought a bottle of your Bahn
from Messrs. , in Petersburg, in Februa-
ry, chiefly because 1 had a servant who had
suffered most excrutiatingly for some mouths.
We had tried all the remedies which were in
our reach ; an attempt was made to extract the
tooth, but broke it off. I caused the Balm to
be used after warming it in a cup—this was re
peated with a second spoonful, when she vas
• entirely relieved, The next ni'ght she came for
' more, saying that a tooth on the other side
| ached, and also requested some for her husband
who, she said, had been suffering with the same
j disease for some weeks. 1 cheerfully gave it,
I and the next day on inquiry found that both were
I relieved. One of my neighbors of high respec-
I lability sent to me for some for his wife. I
I have this day seen him, and he assures me that
: it afforded immediate relief, and there has been
j n > return ; before she suffered almost constant
ly,and could not bear to l< t cold water touch
the tooth, and for two nights previous to the ap
plication,she had not been able to sleep scarce
ly at all. Now she has no inconvenience from
cold water or any thing else that conies in con
tact with the tooth. The night before last he
used some with one of his own men, with the
same success, arid says if he could have have hail
this remedy fifteen years n«fo, and known its ef
ficacy, he would willingly have given a hundred
dollars for it. I have written in haste giving a
plain statement of facts.
Yours respectfully,
WM. F. R.’RUFFIN.
September 9, ' Bl—ts.
Standard of Union.
GEORGIA, TIJESBAY UKHIiWW:-, 77777A gi V M, 1537.
I ToS’SiyNactans, .VScrchaEßt*
«esn<E Planters:
Drug Medeciues, Dye Sluffs, Paints, Oils,
Il indow Glass, Perfumery, Pat
ent Medicines, Hal
ter's Materials,
SfC. IfC.
fFHHE subscriber having recently purchased the
Drug Store of the late J AMES AL CAR
TER, Respectfully inform the public, their Iris nils
and the late patrons of the Establishment that
they will continue the Drug business at the same
stand, (No. 232, Broad Sheet,) where they arc
1 now, and will be constantly receiving, from Phil
adelphia, New York anil Boston, a large and well
selected assortment of DRUGS. MEDECINES,
&c. which they w ill dispose of upon terms as low
and accommodating as can be obtained in any
Southern Market. They will warrant their arti
cles to he fresh and genuine.
the terms above specified, a liberal
discount will be allowed upon all cash sales.
MR. N. B. CLOUD.
DAVID E. BOTHWELL.
I Augusta, Nov. 25.
i Standard of Union, Southern Whig,
Washington News and Athens Banner w ill copy
the above until the Ist of February, and send us
then accounts. C. & B.
Doc. 22. 49—7 t.
EXPRESS .MAIL.,
PROPOSALS will be received until the
15th day of February next, at 12 o’clock AL
(to b i decided the next day,) for earning a daily
Express Alail on horse back, for the purpose of
carrying slips from newspapers, in lieu of exchange
newspapers, and letters, (othe> than such as con
tain money) not exceeding half an ounce, in
weight, marked “Express Alail/’ and publish de
spatches, on the the routes, and during the limes
hereinafter stated, to w it:
No. 11, from Alillei geville to Columbus, 133
miles, anil back, daily on horseback, to stop at
not more than three intermediate offices.
Leave Milledeville at 3 P. Al.
Arrive at Columbus, the next day by 3j A. AL
Leave Columbus at 12 P. AL
Arrive at Milledgeville, next day by 2P. Al
No. 12. From Columbus Ga. to Montgomery
.Ala. and back daily, on hotscbuck, to exchange
mails at one intermediate Post Office, if required.
Leave Columbus at 4 A. M.
Arrive at Montgomery by 12 AL '
Leave Montgomery at 2j P Al
Arrive at Columbus by 11£ PAI
The service is to be commenced on the 15th i
March 1837, or sooner il practicable.
No proposal will be considered, unless it be ac
companied by guaranty, signed by two responsi
blcpersons in the following form, to w it :
“The undersigned and
;uara.ity that if his bid for carrying the
Express Alail from to
be accepted by the Post Master General, shall cu
te. into an obligation prior to the 15th day of
Earch next, with good and sufficient sureties
to perform the service proposed, dated 113 's
To which the guaranties shall sign themselves.’
It is also required, that the bidder, < r bidders for
ward w ith their bids, the certificate of a post mas
ter, in the following form to wit :
“I certify that and
who have signed the. foregoing as guarantors of!
in his bid for carring the Express j
ail, from to are men
of property, and able to make good their guaran- i
ty. Dated “
Each route must be bid for separately. The '
route, the sum, and the residence of the bidd. r,
should be distinct'y stated in each bid.
The Post master General reserves to himsel
the power t»f changing the schedules, but not so as
to imcrease the expedition.
The mails are to leave precisely at the time set.
Three minutes only are allowed for opening
and closing them at the intermediate Offices.
For each failare to arrive at the time set in the
schedule, the pay of the trip shall be forfeited, sub
ject to be increased to a penalty often times that
amout ; and fora repetition of failure's, the con
tract may be annulled.
If it should becou v necessary at any time to ,
discontinue the service contracted for, (a result j
which is not expected) the contractors shall re !
ceive two months extra pay.
Those who enter into this service must makeup ,
their minds not to let bad roads, nor storms, nor
Hoods, nor casualties, nor dangers, prevent their
performance according to contract.
The proposals should be sent to the Department
sealed, endorsed “Pioposals for carrying the Ex- |
piess Alail’’ and addressed to the Ist Assistant ;
Post Master General, 8. R. Hobble.
If the mail shall regularly exceed seventy pounds ]
in weight, tl;e department will consider itself
bound to pay for an additional horse, where the
express is carried on horseback.
January 12. 52—-It. AMOS KENDALL.
rgllie following is a list of Li tters remaining ’’in
the Post Office at Decatur Ga. and ii not
taken out before the Ist of April next, will be for
warded to the Gen. P. O. Department as dead.
Decatur Ga. January Ist 1837.
T. A. SULLIVAN, P. AL
A. John F Adair 2, Samuel Abernathy, G D
Anderson.
B Warren A Belk, Jenneth Banotte, Jeptha
Browry, Nailing Brown 2, Aliss Binam, F Bald
win, Sarah Bird,.l Al Boring,, Elijah Bird jr 2,
John Breedlove, Elijah Bird Senr, William Bryce,
: Richard Aurdett, J B Badger 2.
! O William Clemons, Robert Cochran, Robert
Clemons, J L Cash.
I D James Donation.
| E Elizabeth Eaton.
F Thomas Fowler. J ames Ferrell, William Fer
rell 3, J C Farrar 2, Elizar Fowler. x
Josiah Grisham, J R George, J O Graddy,
Drury Greydon,
J W Hawkins, J C Hightower, Wnf Heath
cock, P Honsworth, A Holcombe, ES Henderson,
Isham Hendon, John Hardman, J B Hicks, James
Howard, A llendman, Martin Harding
I&. J Larkin Johnson, John Jones, Henry
Johnson
K Thomas Kenedy, Josiah Kirksey
L J R Loy less
Al Joseph Mincbew, P A McDaniel, G B Alc-
Intosh I, 1’ McColestcr, James Morris, W in Ma
son, Win AlcEver, Ai-iy McVey, Isaac Morgan,
John McDonald, Alicajah Martin, Nancy McGee,
Daniel AlcGiuis, 3, John Metcalf
N R H Norman, Alston Mahers, 2
A Joseph Pitts 1 , Isaiah Parker, Samuel Potts,
Dempsey Perkerson.Jane Pudley. Elizabeth Pa-
James Robinson, A Rateree
8. !> 1) 81>usiiafe, Hannah Bnow, AVm .Smith
John Hhusnate, John Bpiayberry, Thomas Si
mons, John Sanin, David Smith, .1 Southward
T James Trimeii, Wm Trafford, Wmll Tan
ne.i, John Turncll, John Trmthle, G B 11 Adams
V W &. V l itiisa Varner; J M Weims, 11 II
Watterson, John Woodruff, Frail' is Ward. Win
I Wallis. Wm Wylie, TC Williamsen, Jesso Wood,
j John Wilkerson, Constantine Wood, N W right,
j Thomas White, Win White, Robert
I James Young January 12, 52 3m
A LIST of Letters remaining in the Post Of
fice at Cumming Forsyth, treorgia.
, 'V II Ray’, P Al
W m Anderson 2 ; Powell Biair; Jacob Carroll
!J. Mrs Elizabeth Citriic, Thomas S Chapliar,
I John Crow ; Ransom Foster; Curtis Green. G
W George; N <ll uiderson ; John Jolley, John
M Jack ; John Keith ; Archibald Lindsey. David
■ Lister; Jacob Martin. Thomas McDonald. 8
j Moore; G B Nuckles, Stephen C Nalt;t ; Henry
j Parks 2 ; Robert Sinitliwick, John Short jr ; Vi
W Walker, George Wiliinglium Esq, Burrell
White, Joseph Woodall, Messrs Hays & W hm ton.
| W 11 RAY, at Cumming Ga.
J January 12, 3lJ}i
0.-rr d'a use set; re— Our
32WS Oi™
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AN ACT
| Tn be entitled mi Act to repeal the ninth section I
and all other parts oi laws now in force in this ■
State, by which caveats are directed to be i
granted before the Governor, and directing such ■
caveats to lie 'ried in the Superior Court of th ■ }
comity in which the land lies.
i Sice. 1 Ee it enacted by the Sendie and House of\
i-n milatiris oj" the State <J Georgia in General \
As.:eniidy nu I, anti it ishereby enacted by Ike aulho- j
r ’t!J ff the same, That the ninth section of the act
of 25th I'ebriiary, 1785, and all other laws, allow
ing caveats entered by parties, claiming grants for I
lands, lobe tried by the Governor of the State, be.
ami the same is, and are hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. And he it further enacted, by the autho
rity aforesaid, That all caveats or appeals, enter
ed against the granting of any tract of land, which
has heretofore beet: directed t< be tried by the
Governor and council, or the Governor, be. and
the same shall be hereafter returned to the Supe
rior Court oftlie county where the laud may lie ;
and the said court shall submit the same to a jury,
w ith the evidence, in the same manner, and under
the same rules of law, as tire usual in all cases, for
the trial of the titles to laniP; and the verdict of
the jury shall be final arid conclusive.
JOSEPH DAY,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
. ROBERT M. ECHOLS.
President o f the Senate,
Assented to, December 26th 1836.
WILLIAM SCHLEY, Governor.
January 31, 3—lt.
Milledgeville papers, Columbus Senti
nel, Alacon Telegraph, Southern Batuier, South
ern Spy, Miner’s Recorder, Constitt'itionalist and j
Courier of Augusta, and Savannah Georgian, will
publish the above one time.
AN ACT
To be entitled an.act to alter the times of holding
the Superior Courts for the counties of Email
m l, Striven, and Jefferson, in this State, in the
fall of the year.
Ee it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives of the State of Georgia, in General As
sembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority
of the same. That the Superior Court for the
county of Em.atuel. in this State, shall, hereafter
be belli in the fall of the year, on the third Mon
day in October, in each and every year, instead
ol the Thursday after tb : second .Monday in Octo
ber, the time now- prescribed by law. And the. S
uperior Court for the county of Striven, shall be
held in the fall circuit, on the fourth Monday in
October, instead of the third Monday in October,
as now by law prescribed. Arid the Superior
Court for the county of Jefferson, shall be held in
the tall of the year, on the second Aionday in No
vember, in each and every year, instead of the
fourth Monday in October, as now by law pres
cribed.
And be it further enacted, That all laws and
parts of laws, militating against this act, be, and
the same are hereby repealed.
JOSEPH DAY,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
ROBERT Al. ECHOLS,
President of the enate.
Assented to, 26th, Dec. 1836.
WILLIAM SCHLEY, Governor.
Jan. 19. I—lt.
(U“ The Alilledgevillc Papers, Columbus Sen
tinel, Georgia Telegraph. (Macon,) Southern Ban
ner, Southern Spy, Miner’s Recorder, Georgia
Constitutionalist and Courier, (Augusta,) and Sa
vannah Gcotginti, will publish the above one time.
Laws of t Sip SJsiited Slates.
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~ [BY AU'ril HIITY.]
LAWS OK THE UNITE!) STATES PASSED AT THE SE-
COND SESSION O ' THE TWENTY-FOLU I’l
CONGRESS.
[Public.— No.—3.]
AN ACT supplementary to the act entitled
“An act establishing a mint, and regulating
the coins of the United Slates.”
He it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of Amer
ica in Congress assembled, That the officers
oi the mint oftlie United States, shall be a di
rector, a treasurer, an assayer, a melter and re
finer, a chief coiner, and an engraver, to be a;>- j
pointed by the President of the United Slates, !
by and with the advice and consent of the Seri
ate.
Section 2. And be it further enacted,
That the respective duties of the officers of the
mint shall be as follows :
First. The director shall have the control
and management of the mint, thosuperintend
ence ol the officers and persons employed I
therein, and the general regulation and super- ■
vision of the business of the several branches. I
And in the mouth of January of every year j
he shall make report to the President oftlie'
United States of the operations of the mint ami
its branches for the year proceeding. Am! in
the month of January of every year Im shall
make report to the President of the United
States oi the operations of the mint an! its
branches for the year preceding. Ami also to
lite Treasury of the Secretary of the Treasury,
i from time to time, as said Secretary snail re- I
quire, sotting fol th all the operations oftlie j
I mint subsequent to the last report made on the |
subject
Second. The Treasurer shall receive and
| safely keep all moneys which shall be for div
< use and support of the mint ; shall keep all the
current accounts of the mint, and pay all mon
eys due by tin. mini, on warrants from the di
rector. Ho shall receive all bullion brought to
the mint for coinage ; shall be the keeper of
all bullion ami coin in die mint, except while
the same is legally placed in dm bauds of other
officers, and shall mt warrants from the direc
tor, deliver all coins, struck at the miiil to the
j persons to whom they shall bo legally payable,
| ami he shall keep regular ami faithful accounts
I of all the transactions ofthe mint, in bullion and
coins, built with the officers oi’ the mint and the
I depositors ; and shall ptesont, quarter yearly,
to the Treasury department of the United
States according to such forms as shall be pre
scribed by tiiat departmtmmit, on nccount oftlie
| receipts atid disbursements of the mint, for
the purpose of being adjusted and settled.
j'hird. The assayer shall carehtlly assay
all metals list'd in coiu;u>e, whenever such ass—
says are required in die operations oi the mint;
' and Im shall also make assays of coins whenev
| er instructed iodo so by- the director.
d'aurth. The melter and tefiner shall exe
cute all the opera.lious which are necessary in
order to form ingots of standard silver or gold,
suitable for the chief coiner, from the medals
legally delivered to him for that purpose.
Fifth. The chief coiner shall execute all
the operations which are necessary in order to
form coins, con formable in all respects to the
law, front the slandard sliver and gold ingots
and die copper planchets, legally delivered to
him tor this purpose.
Sixth. The engraver shall prepare and en
grave, with tjjc legal devices and inscriptionsali
the dies used in the coiutmo ofthe mint and its
brtinches.
Seltiox' 3. And be it further enacted,
that the director shall appoint with the appro
bation oj the President, assistants to the assay
er, melPer and refiner, chief coiner and engra
ver ami clerks for the director and treasurer,
whenever, on representation made by the di
rector to the President, it shall be the duty of
(he assistant to aid their principals in the exe
cution of their respective offices and ofthe
c[erks to perfotm such duties as shall be pre
cribed for them by the director.
Section 4. Aud be it further enacted,
That whenever any officer of tlie mint shall be
temporaiily absent on account of sickness, or
any other sufficient cause, it shall be lawful lor
the director, with the assent of said officer, to
appoint some person attached to the mint to
act in the place of such officer during his ab
scence, and that the director shall employ such
workmen and servants in the mint as he shall
Item time to time find necessary.
Section 5. And be it further enacted,
That every officer, assistant, and clerk of the
mint, shall, before he enters upon the execution
of his office take an oath or affirmation before
some judge of the United States, or judge of
the superior court or any court of record of any
Slate faithfully and diligently toperform the du
ties thereof.
Sec. 6. ,4ncZ be it further enacted, That
the following officers of the mint, before enter
ing upon the execution of their respective of
fices shall become bound to the United States,
with one or more sureties, to the satisfaction of
the Secretary of the Treasury, in the sums
herein liter mentioned, w ith condition for the
faithful and dilligent performance ofthe duties
ol their offices, viz : The treasurer in tliesrim
of ten thousand dollars ; the assayer in the sum
of five thousand dollars ; the melter and re
finer in the sum of ten thousand dollars; and
the chief comer in the sum of ten thousand
dollars. And that similar bonds may also be
required of the assistants and clerks, in such
sums as the director shall determine, with the
approbation of the Secretary ofthe Treasury.
-Sbo. 7. And he. it further enacted. That
there shall be allowed to the officers of the
mint the following sallaries per annum : to the
director for his serivces, including travelling
expenses incurred in visiting the differnt branch
es, and all other branches whatever, three thou
sand five hundred dollars to the treasurer, assay
er melter aid refiner, chief coiner and engra
ver, each two thousand dollars ; to the assis
tants and clerks, such annual sallaries shall be
allowed as the director may determine, with
tlm approbation of the President: Provided,
That an assistant shall not receive more than
fifteen hundred dollars ; and that a clerk shall
not receive more than twelve hundred dollars ;
to the wm-ktmm aud servants shall be, allowed
such wages, to be determined by the director,
as may be customary ami reasonable, according
to their respective stations and occupations;
anil that the sallaries provided for in this sec
tion shall be payable in quarterly instalments.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That
the standard for both gold and silver coins of
the United States shall hereafter be such, that
of one thousand parts by weight, nine hun
dred skill! be of pure metal, ami one hundred of
alloy ; arid the alloy of the silver coins shall be
of copper; and the alloy of the gold coins
shall be of copper and silver, provided that
the silver do nut exceed one half of the whole
,St:c. 9. And be it further enacted, That
of the silver coins, the dollar shall be of the
weight of four hundred and twelve and one
half grains; the half dollar ofthe weight of
two hundred and six ami one fourth grains ; the
quarter dollar of the weight of one hundred and
three and one eighth grains ; the dime, or tenth
part of a dollar, ofthe weight of forty brio and
a quarter grains ; and the half dime, or twen
tieth part of a dollar, of the weight of twenty
grains, ami five eights of a grain. And the dol
lars, half dollars, and quarter dollars, dimes
■and h ili' dunes shall be legal tenders of pay
ment, according to their nominal value, for any
sums whatever.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That
of the gold coins, the weight ofthe eagle shall
be two hundred and fifty eight grains ; that of
the ti;:!f eagle one hundred and twenty nine
grains; and the quarter eagle sixty four and
one half grains. And that for all sums what
ever, the eagle shall be a legal tender of pay
ment for ten dollars ; the half eagle for five
dollars ; and the quarter eagle for two and a
half dollars.
Stic. 11. And be it further enacted, That the
silver coins heretofore issued at the mint of the
United States, and the gold coins issued since
the thirty' first day of July, one thousand eight
hundred and thi.ty four, shall Conthiue to be le
gal tenders of payment for their nominal val
ues on the same terms as if they were of the
coinage provided for by this act.
Sec. 12. And be it further cnatced, That
of the copper, coins the weight ofthe cent shall
be one hundred and sixty eight grains, and the
weight of the half cent eighty four grains.
And the cent shall be considmed of the value
ol' one liundreth part of a dollar, and the half
■ cent of the value of one two hundreth part of a
dolla:.
Sec. 13. And be it further enacted, That
upon the coins struck at the mint there shall be
the following devices and legends : upon one
ide of each of said coins there thall be an im
pression emblematic of liberty, with an inscrip
tion ofthe word Liberty, ttnd the year of the
coinage; and upon the reverse of each ofthe
gobi and silver coins, there shall be the figure
or re present a t io» of an eagle, with the inscrip
tion United States ol Ameirca, and a designa
tion of the value of the coin ; but on the re
verse ol the dime and half dime, cent and hall
cent, the figure of the eagle shall be omitted.
Sue. 11. And be it further enacted. That
gold arid silver bullion brought to the mint for
coinage, shall be received and coined, by the
proper officers, tor the benefit ofthe depositor:
| Provided, that it shall be lawful to refuse, at the
I mint, atty depqsite of less value than two hun
j di ed dollars, and any bullion so base as to be
i unsyitabjc fur (he operaimn? yf the mint; And
provided also, That when gold and silver are
combined, if either of these metals be in such
small proportion that it cannot be separated ad
vantageously, no allowance shall be made to
the depositor for the value of such metal.
Sec, 15. yl/irf be it further enacted, That
gold and silver bulion brought to the mint for
coinage, it shall be weighed by the treasurer,
in the presence ofthe depositor, v. hen practi
cable, and a receipt given, which shall state
the description and weight ofthe bulllion : JGo
vided, That when the bullion is in such a
state as to require melting before its value can
be ascertained, the weight after melting shall
be considered as the true weight of the bulhott
deposited.
Sek 16. And be it further enacted, That
from evety parcel of bullion deposited for coin
age, the tteasuier shall deliver to the assayer
a sufiicie.nt portion for the sake of being assay
ed ; but all such bullion remaining from the
operations of the assay shall be returned to the
treasurer by the assayer.
Sec. 17. And be it further enacted, That
the assayer shall report to the treasurer the
quality or slandard of the bullion assayed by
him; and he shall also communicate to the
treasurer such inforraation as will enable him to
estimate the amount of the charges hereinafter
provided for, to be made to the depositor, for
the expenses of converting the bullion into
standard metal fit for coinage.
Sec. 18. And be it further enacted, That
the only subjects of charge by the mint to the
depositor shall be the following : For relining
when the bullion is below standard ; fur lough
ening when metals are contained in it, which
render it unfit for coinage ; for copper used for
alloy when the bullion is above standard; for
stiver introduced'iuto the alloy of gold ; and for
separating the gold and silver when these met
als exist together in the bullion : aud that the
rate of those charges shall be fixed, from time
to time by the director, with the concurrence of
he Secretary of the Treasury so as not to ex
ceed in their judgment, the actual expense to
the mint of the materials and labor employed
in each ofthe states afore mentioned ; and lliat
the amount received from these charges shall
be accounted for, a n d appropriated for defray
ing the contingent expens s of the mint.
Sec 19. And be it further enacted, That
from the report of the assayer, and the weight
ol the bullion, the treasurer shall estimate the
whole value of each deposite, and also the a
mount of the charges or deductions, if any;
all of which he shall give a detailed memo
randum to the depositor ; and lie shall also give
at the same time under his hand, a certificate of
the nett amount of the deposite, to be paid in
coins oi the same species of bullion as that
deposited.
Sec. 20. And be it further enacted, That
parcels of bullion shall be from time to time,
transferred, by the treasurer to the melter and
refiner, that a careful record of these trans
fers, noting the weight and character of the bul
lion, >h :ll be kept ; and that tl.e Ismlllq,, tlmx
placed in the hands of the melter and refiner
shall be subjected to the several processes
which may be necessary to form it into ingots of
the legal standard, and of a quality suitable for
coinage.
Sec. 21. And be it further enacted, That
the ingots thus prepared shall be assayed by the
assayer, and if they prove to be within the lim
its allowed for deviation from the standard,
they shall be transferred by the melter and re
finer to the treasurer, accompanied by the as
sayer’s certificate of their fineness; and that a
careful record ofthe transfer shall be kept by
the treasurer.
Sec. 22. And be it further enacted, That
no ingots of gold shall be used for coinage of
which the quality differs more than two tliott
sanths from the legal standard ; and that no in
gots ol silver shall be used for coinage of which
the quality differs more that) three thou
sandths from the legal standard.
Sec. 23. And be it further enacted, That
the treasurers account with the melter and re
finer shall be debited and the standard weight
of all the bullion placed in his hands, that is to
say, with the weight of metal of legal stand
ard fineness which it will make and, that he
shall be credited by the standard weight of
all ihe ingots delivered by him to the treasurer
and that once at least in every year, at such
time as the director shall appoint, the melter
and refiner shall deliver up to the treasurer all
the bullion in his possession, in order that his
accounts maybe settled up to that time; and
in this settlement and in this settlement he shall
be entitled to a credit for the difference between
the whole amount of bullion delivered to him
and jeceived from him, since the last settlement
Us an allowance fer necessary waste ; Provi
ded, That this allowance shall not exceed
two thousandths of the whole amount of gold
and silver bullion, lespectively, that had been
delivered to him by the treasurer.
Section 24. And be it further enacted, That
the treasury shall from time to time, deliver
over to the chief coiner ingots for the purpose
of coinage ; that he shall keep a faithful record
of these transfers, noting the weight and descrip
tion of the ingots; and that the ingots thus
placed in the hands of the chief coiner shall be
passed 'through the several processes necessary
to make from them coins, in ail respects confor
mable to law.
Sec. 25. And be it further enacted, That
in adjusting the weights of the coins, the fol
lowingdeviations from the standard weight shall
not be exceeded in any of the single pieces:
in the dollar and half dollar, one grain and a
half; in the quarter dollar, one grain ; in the
dime ami half dime, half a grain ; in the gold
coins, one quarter of a grain; in the copper
coins, one grain in the pennyweight; and that
in weighing q large number of pieces together,
when delivered from the chief coiner to the
treasurer, and from the treasurer to the deposit
ors, the deviations from the standard weight
shall not exceed the following limits: Four
pennyweights in one thousand dollars ; three
pennyweights in one thousand half dollars ;
two penny-weights in one thousand quarter dol
dollars; one pennyweight in one thousand
dimes; two pennyweights in one thousand ea
gles ; one and a half pennyweights in one thou
sand half eagles ; one penny weight inone thou
sand quarter eagles.
Sec. 26. And be it further enacted. That the
chief coiner shall, from time to time, as the coin
arc prepared, deliver them over to the treasurer,
who shall keeps careful record of their kind, num
ber and weight ; that, in receiving the coins, it
shall be the dut) of the treasurer to see w hether
the coins of that delivery are within the legal lim
its of the standard weight, and if his trials for this
purpose shall not prove satisf'actoi y, he shall cause
all the coms of this delivery to be weighed sep
arately, and such as are not of legal weight shall
tie delivered to the melter, and refiner, ns standard
bullion, to be again formed into ingots and recoined.
Sec. 27. Andbe it further enneted. That at ev
ery delivery of coins made by the chief coiner to
tho treasurer, it shall be the duty’ of the treasurer,
in the presence of tho assayer. to take indiscrimi
nately, a certain number ofpieces of each variety;
foi thpapm>a| trial of coins, (the nmqbgr being ’
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: i prescribed by the director,) w hich shall be carcfoU f
ly labelled, and deposited in a chest appripriat u i
lor the purpose, kept under the joiut chic of the "
treasurer aud assayer, and so secured, that neither |
can have access to its coyleuts without tl.e pretej
encc of the ather. . •
Section 28. AndbcitfurthtrenacUd, That
the chief coiner shall, from lime to time, deliver (
to the treasurer the clippings and other portions
of bullion remaining alter llie process of cuitt
ing, and that the treasurer shall koep a careful
record of their amount.
Section 29, And be it further enacted, That
in tire treasurer’s account with the chief coiner,
tho chief coiner shall bo debited with the a
mount in weight of standard metal of all tho
. bullion placed in his hands, aud credited with
| the amount, also by weight, of ail the coins, clip
pings, aud other bullion delivered Ly him to Uta
treasurer ; and that once at least iu every scar,
at such time as the director shall appoint t|to
chief coiner shall deliver to the treasurer all tlie
coins and bullion iu his possession, so that. Itis
accounts may be settled up to that time ; and
in this settlement, tie shall be entitled to a cred
it for the difference between the whole amount
of the ingots delivered to him, aud of the coins
and bullion received from him, since the last set
tlement, as an allowance fur necessary waste;
Provided, That this allowance shall uot exceed
two thousandths of the whole amount of the sil
ver, or one thousandth of the whole amount of
the gold, that had been delivered to him by the
treasurer.
Section 30 A.nd be it further enacted, That
when the coins which are the equivalent to anv
deposite of bullion are ready for delivery, they
shall be paid over to the depositor, or his order,
by the treasurer, on a warrant from the director ;
and the payment shall be made, if demanded,
in the order in which the bullion shall have been
brought to the mint, giving priority according
to priority of deposite only ; and that in the
denominations of coin delivered, the treasurer
shall comply with the wishes ofthe depositor,
unless when impracticable or inconvenient
to do so ; in which case, the denominations
of coin shall be designated by the director.
Section 31. fxnd be it further enacted, That
for the purpose of enabling the mint to make
the returns to depositors with as little delay as
possible, it shall be tho duly oftlie Secretary
of the Treasury to keep in the said mint, when
the state of the Treasury will admit thereof, a
deposite of such amount of public money, or of
bullion procured for the purpose, as lie shall
judge convenient and necessary, not exceeding
one million of dollars, out of which those who
bring bullion to the mint may be paid the val
ue thereof, as soon as practicable after this val
ue has boon ascertained ; that the bullionso de
posited shall become the property of the United
States; that no discount or interest shall bo
charged or moneys so advanced ; and tba’t tho
Secretary ofTreastiry may any time withdraw
the said deposite, or any part thereof or may
at his discretion, allow the coins formed at tho
mint to be given for their equivalent in other
money. p ■
Section 32. Andbe it jurther enacted, That
to secure a due conformity in the gold and sil
ver coins to their respective standards and
weights, an annual trial shall be made of tha
pieces reserved foi this purpose at the mint and
its branches, before the judge of the district
court of the United States for the eastern dis
trict of Pennsylvania, the attorney of the Uni
ted Slates for the eastern district of Pennsylva
nia, and the collector of the port of Philadel
phia, and such other persons as the President
shall from time to lime designate for that pur
pose, who shall meet as commissioners, for th*
performance of this duty, on the second Aionday
in February, annually, and may continue their
meetings by adjournment, if necessary; and if
a majority of the commissioners shall fail to at
tend at any time appointed for their meeting,
then the directors of the mint shall calls meet
ing of the commissioners at such other time as
he may deem convenient; and that before these
commissioners, or a majority of them, and in.
the presence of the officers of the mint, such
examination shall be made of the reserved pie
ces as shall be judged sufficient; and if it shall
appear that these pieces do not differ from the
standaid fineness and weight by a greater quan
tity than is allowed by law, the trial shall be
considered and reported as satisfactory ; but if
any greater deviation from the legal standard
or weight shall appear, this fact shall beceitifi
ed to the President ofthe United States, and if,
on a view of the circumstances of the case,
he shall so decide, the officer or officer s impli
cated in the error shall be tlienceforward be
disqualified from holding their respective offi
ces.
Section 33. .4?id be it further enacted, That
copper bullion shall be purchased for the mint,
from time to time, by the treasurer, under in
structions from the director ; that the cost shall
be ptiid from the fund hereinafter provided for ;
and that the copper bullion shall be ofgoodqual
ity, and in the form of planchets fit for pas
sing at once into the hands of the chief aoin
er.
Section 34. And be it further enacted, That
the copper planchets shall be delivered, from
time to time, by the treasurer to the chief coin
er, to be by him coined ; and all such copper
shall be returned to the treasurer, by the chief
coiner, weight for V eight, u ithoutallowanca for
waste.
Section 35. And be it further enacted. That
it shall be the duty of the treasurer of the mint
to deliver the copper coins in exchange fur their
legal equivalent in other money, to any persona
who shall apply for them : Provided, That the
sum asked for be not less than a certain amunnt,
to be determined by the diieclor, aud that it be
not so great as, in his judgment to interfere with
the capacity of the mint to supply other appli
cants.
Section 36, And be itfurther enaeied, That
the copper coins may, at the discretioa as
director, be delivered in any of ihe principal
cities and towns of the United Stales, at the
cost of the mint for transportation.
Section 37. And be it further enacted, That
the money received by the treasurer h> exchange
for copper coins shall form a fund in his hands,
which shall be used to purchase copper planch
ets, and to pay the expense of transpolrletloa
of copper coins ; and that if there be a surplus,
the same shall be appropriated to defray the coa
tingent expenses of the mint.
Section 38. And be it further enacted, Tha*
all acts or parts of acts heretofore passed, rela
ting to the mint and coins of the Vnit*4
States, which nre inconsistent with the yrocta
ions of this act, be, and the same are hereby re
pealed,
JAMES K.POLK,
Speaker of the House of Representaiwtn.
M. VAN BUREN,
Vice President of the Ixnited States,
President of the Senate.
] Approved this 18th of January, 1837.
ANDREW JCAKSO.N.