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 430 FORTY—-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. HI. Ch. 131. 1873. be subjected to the several processes necessary to make from them coins in all respects conformable to law. peviations in Suc. 36. That in adjusting the weights of the gold coins, the following
 * §;gh;zt°:0€g;€ deviations shall not be exceeded in any single piece: ln the double-eagle

md, &c_, and the eagle, one-half of a grain; in the half—eagle, the three-dollar piece, the quarter-eagle, and the one—dollar piece, one-fourth of a grain. And. in weighing a number of pieces together, when delivered by the coiner to the superintendent, and by the superintendent to the depositor, the deviation from the standard weight shall not exceed one-hundredth of an ounce in five thousand dollars in double·eagles, eagles, half-eagles, or quarterpagles, in one thousand three-dollar pieces, and in one thousand one·dolar ieces. of silver coins: Slice. 37. That in adjusting the weight of the silver coins the following deviations shall not be exceeded in any single piece: In the dollar, the half and quarter dollar, and in the dime, one and one-half grains; and in weighing large numbers of pieces together, when delivered by the coiner to the superintendent, and by the superintendent to the depositor, the deviations from the standard weight shall not exceed two-hundredths of an ounce in one thousand dollars, half—dollars, or quarter dollars, and one-hum dredth of an ounce in one thousandrdimes. pt the minor Sec. 38. That in adjusting the weight of the minor coins provided by °°*“’· this act, there shall be no` greater deviation allowed than three grains for the five-cent piece and two grains for the three and one cent pieces. Come, to de- Sec. 39. That the coiner shall, from time to time, as coins are prepared, NW1' 9<>i¤¤ ¤> the deliver them to the superintendent, who shall receipt for the same, and °"p°mm°nd°"tl who shall keep a careful record of their kind, number, and actual weight ; and in receiving coins it shall be the duty of the superintendent to ascercommbs tain, by the trial of a number of single pieces separately, whether the nm “°t°ry’ °' and if his trials for this purpose shall not prove satisfactory, he shall cause all the coins of such delivery to be weighed separately, and such as are not of legal weight shall be defaced and delivered to the melter and refiner as standard bullion, to be again formed into ingots and recoined; or the whole delivery may, if more convenient, be remelted. Proceedings at Sec. 40. That at every delivery of coins made by the coiner to a super-
 * ¤§¤?» Md **;*0* coins of that delivery are within the legal limits of the standard weight;
 * 911 deuvsfy of intendent, it shall be the duty of such superintendent, in the presence of
 * gi;:,.bg,;g,,p€,._ the assayer, to take indiscriminately a certain number of pieces of each

imendent. variety for the annual trial of coins, the number for gold coins being not less than one piece for each one thousand pieces or any fractional part of one thousand pieces delivered; and for silver coins one piece for each two thousand pieces or any fractional part of two thousand pieces delivered. The pieces so taken shall be carefully sealed up in an envelope, properly labelled, stating the date of the delivery, the number and denomination of the pieces inclosed, and the amount of the delivery from which they were taken. Those sealed parcels containing the reserved pieces shall be deposited in a pyx, designated for the purpose at each mint, which shall be kept under the joint care of the superintendent and assayer, and be so secured that neither can have access to its contents without the presence of the other, and the reserved pieces in their sealed envelopes from the coinage of each mint shall be transmitted quarterly to the mint at Philadelphia. A record shall also be kept at the same time of the number and denomination of the pieces so taken for the annual trial of coins, and of the number and denomination of the pieces represented by them and so delivered, a copy of which record shall be transmitted quarterly to the director of the mint. Other pieces may, at any time, be taken for such tests as the director of the mint shall prescribe. clgrpgngsl gm, Sec. 41. That the coiner shall, from time to time, deliver to the super- 0f bu hou- intendent the clippings and other portions of bullion remaining after the