CHAPTER XIV. An Act fupplemental to the Act for making far- of treafury An Act for finishing the Light-Houfe on Baldhead at the Mouth of Cape Fear River in the State of North-Carolina. B E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America in Congrefs affembled, That the Secretary of the Treafury, under the direction of the Prefident of the United States, be authorized, Secretary as foon as may be, to caufe to be finifhed in to finish the fuch manner as fhall appear advifable, the light-houfe light-houfe heretofore begun under the authohead in N. rity of the state of North-Carolina, on BaldCarolina. head, at the mouth of Cape Fear river, in the on Bald faid ftate: And that a fum, not exceeding four thousand dollars, be appropriated for the fame, out of any monies heretofore appropriated, which may remain unexpended, after fatisfying the purposes for which they were appropri ated, or out of any other monies, which may be in the Treafury, not fubject to any prior appropriation. JONATHAN TRUMBULL, Speaker JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United APPROVED, April the fecond, 1792: GEORGE WASHINGTON, Prefident of the United States. CHAPTER XVI. An Act establishing a Mint, and regulating the Sec. I. B E it enacted by the Senate and Mint efta, Houfe of Reprefentatives of the blished. United States of America in Congrefs affembled, and it is hereby enacted and declared, That a mint for the purpofe of a national coinage, be, and the fame is eftablifhed; to be fituate and carried on at the feat of the government of the United States, for the time being: And that for the well conducting of the business of the faid mint, there skall be the following officers and perfons, namely; a Director, an Affayer, a Chief Coiner, an Engraver, a Treasurer. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Director to Director of the mint fhall employ as many employ clerks, workmen and fervants, as he fhall from workmen, time to time find neceffary, fubject to the approbation of the Prefident of the United States. &c. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the Duty of the refpective functions and duties of the officers officers. above mentioned fhall be as follow: The Director of the mint fhall have the chief management of the bufinefs thereof, and fhall fuperintend all other officers and perfons who fhall be employed therein. The affayer fhall receive and give receipts for all metals which may lawfully be brought to the mint to be coined; fhall affay all fuch of them as may require it, and fhall deliver them to the chief coiner to be coined. The chief coiner fhall cause to be coined all metals which fhall be received by him for that purpofe, according to fuch regulations as fhall be prefcribed by this or any future law. The engraver fhall fink and pre To take bath. And give bond. Salarics. the pare the neceffary dies for fuch coinage, with proper devices and infcriptions, but it fhall be lawful for the functions and duties of chief coiner and engraver to be performed by one perfon. The treasurer fhall receive from the chief coiner all the coins which fhall have been ftruck, and shall pay or deliver them to the perfons refpectively to whom the fame ought to be paid or delivered: He fhall moreover receive and fafely keep all monies which fhall be for the ufe, maintenance and fupport of the mint, and fhall difburfe the fame upon warrants figned by the director. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That every officer and clerk of the faid mint fhall, before he enters upon the execution of his office, take an oath or affirmation before fome judge of the United States faithfully and diligently to perform the duties thereof. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the faid aflayer, chief coiner and treasurer, previoufly to entering upon the execution of their refpective offices, fhall each become bound to the United States of America, with one or more fureties to the fatisfaction of the Secretary of the Treafury, in the fum of ten thousand dollars, with condition for the faithful and diligent performance of the duties of his office. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That there fhall be allowed and paid as compenfations for their refpective fervices: To the faid director, a yearly falary of two thousand dollars, to the faid aflayer, a yearly falary of one thoufand five hundred dollars, to the faid chief coiner, a yearly falary of one thousand five hundred dollars, to the faid engraver, a yearly falary of one thousand two hundred dollars, to the faid treasurer a yearly falary of one thousand two hundred dollars, to each clerk who may be employed, a yearly falary not exceeding five hundred dollars, and to the several subordinate workmen and fervants, fuch wages and allowances as are cuftomary and reafonable, according to their respective stations and occupations. where to be Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That the Accounts accounts of the officers and perfons employed how and in and about the faid mint and for fervices per- fettled. formed in relation thereto, and all other accounts concerning the bufinefs and adininiftration thereof, fhall be adjusted and settled in the treasury department of the United States, and a quarter yearly account of the receipts and disbursements of the faid mint fhall be rendered at the faid treasury for fettlement, according to fuch forms and regulations as shall have been prescribed by that department; and that once in each year a report of the tranfactions of the faid mint, accompanied by an abstract of the fettlements which fhall have been from time to time made, duly certified by the Comptroller of the Treafury, fhall be laid before Congrefs for their information. caufebuild Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That in Prefident addition to the authority vefted in the Prefi- of U.S. te dent of the United States by a refolution of ings to be the last feffion, touching the engaging of ar- provided. tits and the procuring of apparatus for the faid mint, the Prefident be authorized, and he is hereby authorized to cause to be provided and put in proper condition fuch buildings, and in such manner as shall appear to him requifite for the purpose of carrying on the bu finefs of the faid mint; and that as well the expenfes which fhall have been incurred purfuant to the faid refolution as thofe which may expence how to be defrayed. Species of be ftruck. be incurred in providing and preparing the faid buildings, and all other expenfes which may hereafter accrue for the maintenance and fupport of the faid mint, and in carrying on the bufinefs thereof, over and above the fums which may be received by reafon of the rate per centum for coinage herein after mentioned, fhall be defrayed from the Treafury of the United States, out of monies which.fromtime to time fhall be therein, not otherwise appropriated. any Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That there the coins to fhall be from time to time ftruck and coined at the faid mint, coins of gold, filver and copper, of the following denominations, values and defcriptions, viz. EAGLES: each to be of the value of ten dollars or units, and to contain two hundred and forty feven grains and four eighths of a grain of pure, or two hundred and feventy grains of ftandard gold. HALF EAGLES: each to be of the value of five dollars, and to contain one hundred and twenty three grains and fix eighths of a grain of pure, or one hundred and thirty five grains of ftandard gold. QUARTER EAGLES: each to be of the value of two dollars and a half dollar, and to contain fixty one grains and feven eighths of a grain of pure, or fixty feven grains and four eighths of a grain of ftandard gold. DOLLARS or UNITS: each to be of the value of a Spanish milled dollar as the fame is now current, and to contain three hundred and feventy one grains and four fixteenth parts of a grain of pure, or four hundred and fixteen grains of standard filver. HALF DOLLARS: each to be of half the value of the dollar or unit, and to contain one hundred and eighty five grains and ten fixteenth parts of a grain |