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EDITED St V TIIO IAS HAYNES ESQ VOL. IV. WO. .5. tftnbavb of JB'Jf £. iWiIWiSOSf, st.itt i’jßz.rrz.’K, AND Publisher (By Authority,) of the Lairs of the I nited States: Office on Orccne Street, nearly oppo site the Market. Issued every Tuesday morning,at $3 per annum No subscription taken for less than a year ••d no paper discontinued, but at the optionor the puulisber, until all arrearages mo paid. Advertisemests conspicuously inserted at the usual rates —those not limited when handed in, will be inserted ’till forbid, and charged accord ingly. CHANGE OF DITTEC TIO N. We desire such of our subscribers as may a, any time wish the direction of their papers chan ged from one Post Odice to another, to inform ■s, m all cases, of'the plaCb <o which they had been previously sent; as the mere order to for ward them to a different office, placesit almost •utof our power, to comply, because we have no means of ascertaining the office from which they are ordered to be changed, but a search through our whole subscription Book, containing severa 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 attention to this; or they trill not have the pa 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. w 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™ I’‘ ' iC; At 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. ' ■ ■ '--A ' \ ./ '' J 7 . ■ - V'-1.-A'--A ~ [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 ’ r nr, , w,.. . PUBLISHES) BY 1.. IIOIIENMJN W63Oa 4’l I : 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.