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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 199-MAR. 27, 1942 Report to Congress. Penal provisions. Metallic content. Proviso. To be deemed minor coins or coinage. Allocation of silver bullion. Accounting. Provoisos. Standards. To be deemed cop. per coins. Use of redeemed pieces after Dec. 31, 1946. war material and the furtherance of the war program of the United States as in his judgment will best effectuate the intent of the donors, and such money is hereby appropriated and shall be available for expenditure for the purposes of the appropriations to which allocated. SEc. 1105. The Secretary of the Treasury shall include in his Annual Report to the Congress a summary of the gifts made and accepted under this title. SEC. 1106. Whoever shall solicit any gift of money or other prop- erty, and represent that such gift is being solicited for the use of the United States, with the intention of embezzling, stealing, or purloin- ing such gift, or converting the same to any other use or purpose, or whoever, having come into possession of any money or property which has been donated by the owner thereof for the use of the United States, shall embezzle, steal, or purloin such money or property, or convert the same to any other use or purpose, shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both. TITLE XII-COINAGE OF 5-CENT PIECES SEC. 1201. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of the Mint shall cause the metallic content of all 5-cent pieces coined after the effective date of this title and prior to December 31, 1946, to be one-half silver and one-half copper: Provided, That the Director of the Mint, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury and the Chairman of the War 'Production Board, is authorized to vary the proportions of silver and copper and to add other metals if such action would be in the public interest. Such 5-cent pieces shall be deemed to be minor coins or coinage and not silver corns, subsidiary silver coins, silver coinage, or subsidiary silver coinage within the meaning of the monetary laws of the United States. SEC. 1202. For the coinage of such 5-cent pieces the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to allocate to the Director of the Mint, at such times and in such amounts as the Secretary deems neces- sary, any silver bullion in the monetary stocks of the United States not then held for redemption of any outstanding silver certificates. Silver so allocated shall be accounted for by entries in the fund estab- lished for the purchase of metal for minor coinage: Provided, That the value of any silver bullion accounted for in said fund shall not be considered for the purpose of determining the statutory limit of said fund: Provided further, That the gain from the minor coinage provided for by this title shall be accounted for by entries in the minor coinage profit fund. SEC. 1203. No silver-copper ingots shall be used for the minor coin- age provided for by this title which differ from the legal standard by more than ten-thousandths. In adjusting the weight of such minor coins there shall be no greater deviation allowed than four grains for each piece. SEC. 1204. For the purpose of section 3529 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C ., title 31, sec. 341), the 5-cent pieces provided for by this title shall be deemed to be copper. SEC. 1205. Upon redemption any 5-cent pieces coined in accordance with the provisions of this title shall after December 31, 1946, be allocated to the Director of the Mint for melting and for subsidiary silver coinage. Any 5-cent pieces coined in accordance with the provisions of this title but not issued by the Mint may after December 31, 1946, be allocated, in such amounts and at such times as the Secre- tary of the Treasury in his discretion may determine, to the Director of the Mint for melting and for subsidiary silver coinage. All 5-cent [56 STAT.

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