Act Of Jan 18 1837 Relative To The Mint Coinage Of The United States To Which Are Annexed The Other Legal Provisions Still In Force On The Same Subject

Author : United States Mint
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780260951717
Total Pages : 252 pages
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Download or read book Act of January 18, 1837, Relative to the Mint and Coinage of the United States written by United States Mint and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-13 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Act of January 18, 1837, Relative to the Mint and Coinage of the United States: To Which Are Annexed the Other Legal Provisions Still in Force on the Same Subject First. The Director shall have the control and management of the Mint, the superintendence of the officers and persons employed therein, and the gene ral regulation and supervision of the business of the several Branches. And in the month of January of every year he shall make report to the President of the United States of the operations of the Mint and its Branches for the year preceding; and also to the Secretary of the Treasury, from time to time as saidlowing officers of the Mint, before entering upon the execution of their respective offices, shall become bound to the United States, with one or more sureties, to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Treasury, in the sums hereinafter mentioned, with condition for the faithful and diligent performance of the duties of their offices, viz: The Treasurer in the sum of ten thousand dollars the Assayer in the sum of five thousand dollars; the Melter and Refiner in the sum of ten thousand dollars and the Chief Coiner 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 of the rl'reasury. Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That there shall be allowed to the officers of the Mint the following salaries per annum -to the Director, for his ser vices, including traveling expenses incurred in visit ing the different. Branches, and all other charges Whatever, three thousand five hundred dollars to the Treasurer, Assayer, Melter and Refiner, Chief Coiner, arid Engraver, each, two thousand dollars; to the assistants and clerks, such annual salaries shall be allowed as the Director may determine. With the approbation of the President: Provided, That an assistant shall not receive more than fifteen hundred dollars, and that a clerk shall hot receive more than twelve hundreddollars. To the workmen and servants shall be allowed such wages, to be determined by the Director, as may be customary and reasonable, accord ing to their respective stations and occupations; and that the salaries provided for in this section shall be payable in quarterly-instalments. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.