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 'l‘m·m·; xxxvu. COIN AGE, WEIGHTS, AN D MEASURES. 695 sentahvc. In case of tho tem p¤rary absence of the superintendent, the chief clark shall act m his p ucc; in case of the temporary absence of the Director of the Mint; the Sccrct:arv of the Trcasurv may designate soma one to act. in his place. V u Sec. 3503. The superintendent of aacl1 mint shall have the control Gvqemlduticsof thereof, the supemnmndencc of the officers and persons cm loved therein, ’“P""'“°”d°”*“ °’ and the supervision of the business thereof, subject to tl:0 lipprovnl of ullnw -. l the Director of thv Mint. Ha shall make reports to thu Director of tho Ibid··*'·**» P-42+ Miptat suqh times and aicuordinv to such forms as tho I)imct,on· muv prascribe; which sllull exhnlnit in (retail, and under Rl)[)l'0p1`l¤llC(3 heads, thu deposits of bullion, thu amount of gold, silver, and minor coinage, and the amount of unpurtud, smndawd, and retincd hum issued, and such other statistics and infornmntkm ns may be required. l Sec. 3504. He shall kn0p¢u1d1·<·nd0x·, quarter-vcn.rly, to the Dirv¢·tAn·of Ibid. the Mint, for the purpose of adjustment accordlng to such forms as may he pmscribced by the Scm·ctz:u· v of the Tl`0SI»S\ll‘y, rc xlar and faithful accounts of his transactions with `tlw other oflivcrs oglthe mint and the dcgositors; and shall also render to him a. monthly statement of the or inm·y expenses of the mint or assay-oflicc under hns charge. Ho shall also appoint all assistants, clerks, one of whom shall be designated “‘ chucf clerk, ’ and workmen employed under his supurintm1denc0; but no person shall be appointed to employment in the officcs of tho ussnym, mcltcr and refincr, coincr, or CIlg‘l‘!l\‘(‘l', except on the nncomnumdntion and nomination in writing of those ofHcc·rs, wspcctivolv. He shall forthwith report to the Dir<·<>tm· of the Mint the names of all persons appointed by him, the duties to he performed, the mba of compensation, the appropriation from which com mmation is to be made, and the grounds of the ugpointment: and if the Director of the Mint shall disapprove the same. t c appointment shall be vacated. Sec. 3505. Any gold coins of the United States, if reduced in weight Qcinn reduced in by natural abrasion not more than one-half of one per ceutum below the ‘Y°‘¥h* by °l”`·*‘ standard weight prescribed by law, after u circulation of twenty years, sw"' ..- as shown by the date of coinage, and ata mtablc proportion for any Ibid-·¤-l4.p·426· Ecriod less than twcntv years. shall be received at their nominal valine y the United States 'Ilrceasury and its ofllccs, under such regulations as the Scvret,ary of the Treasury may prescribe for the protection of the Govan mnent against fraudulent abrasion or other practices. Sm. 3506. The superintendent of each mint shall receive and safely lmtigg of ,up(.,. keep, until Ia lly withdrawn, all moneys or bullion which shall he for inwnderrfv in re·· the usc or tgz expenses of the mint. Ha shall receive all bullion f]‘*;`* “’ "°"' '"“l brought to the mint for assay or coinage: shall be the ken- er of all “I?"' bullion or coin in the mint. exch t while the ssmm is legally in the Ib¤d···'· *·P··*24- hands of other nfliccrs; and shall clzlivcr all coins struck at the mint tu blm persons to whom they shall be legally payable. From the report of the ussayar and the wcigfht of tho bullion, ho shall compute the mlm- of each deposit, and also the amount of thn a·h:u·gvs or d0<lurtions·=. if may of all which he shall gives u d0t1il•·¢l nnmnummluun in the clcgositor; ancl hc shall also give at the uanm tinm, under his hand, a curti cabo of the net amount of the deposit., in be paid in coins or bars of the sumn species of bullion an that deposited, the correctness of which cartitiuuw shall bc veriiiad by the assnycr, who shall countcrsign the same, and in all cqscs of transfer of coin or bullion, shall give and rcemivc vouchers. stating the amount und character of such coin or bulhou. Sm. 3507. The a.ssaycr shall assay all metals uml bullion, whenever lmeiw of may- Suvh assays are required in the operations of the mjnt; and shall nulkc $“'· Msskvs of min or samples of bullion whenever 1·0q1m‘<·<l by thv supcrm- ]bid,,g.5_ p, 425. ben cnt. Sec. 3508. The mcltcr and rciincr shall cxccutc all tllc opnmtions Dutigg or nw};. Which are necessary in order to form in ots of standard silver or gold, {rj: and refincw. und alloys for minor coinage, suitable fir tho <-0im—1·, from the metals ]b;,y ,. 6 ,, 4;»5 legally delivered to him for that punxosc: and shall also cxvcut,•= all the 0p€1‘&tions which nre uccossary in or er to fm·m hm·s cgufurnmhlci m ull respects to the law, f1'Olll tho gold and silver bullmn dclwcrod to lum for s*r 0Ji 49