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Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the director shall appoint,with the approbation of the President, assistants to the assayer, melterand refiner, chief coiner, and engraver, and clerks for the director andtreasurer, whenever, on representation made by the director to the Pre-sident, it shall be the opinion of the President that such assistants orclerks are necessary. And it shall be the duty of the assistants to aidtheir principals in the execution of their respective offices, and of theclerks to perform such duties as shall be prescribed for them by thedirector.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That whenever any officer of themint shall be temporarily absent, on account of sickness, or any othersufficient cause, it shall be lawful for the director, with the assent ofsaid officer, to appoint some person attached to the mint, to act in theplace of such officer during his absence, and that the director shallemploy such workmen and servants in the mint as he shall from time[to time] find necessary.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That every officer, assistant, andclerk of the mint, shall, before he enters upon the execution of hisoffice, take an oath or affirmation before some judge of the UnitedStates , or judge of the superior court or any court of record of anyState, faithfully and diligently to perform the duties thereof.
Sec. 0. And be it further enacted, That the following officers of themint, before entering upon the execution of their respective offices,shall become bound to the United States , with one or more sureties, tothe satisfaction of the Secretary of the Treasury, in the sums herein-after mentioned, with condition for the faithful and diligent performanceof the duties of their offices, viz : The treasurer in the sum of tenthousand dollars; the assayer in the sum of five thousand dollars; themelter and refiner in the sum of ten thousand dollars; the chief coinerin the sum of ten thousand dollars. And that similar bonds may alsobe required of the assistants and clerks, in such sums as the directorshall determine, with the approbation of the Secretary of the Treasury.
Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That there shall be allowed to theofficers of the mint the following salaries per annum: To the director,for his services, including travelling expenses incurred in visiting thedifferent branches, and all other charges whatever, three thousand fivehundred dollars; to the treasurer, assayer, melter and refiner, chiefcoiner, and engraver, each, two thousand dollars; to the assistants andclerks, such annual salaries shall be allowed as the director may deter-mine, with the approbation of the President: Provided, That an assist-ant shall not receive more than fifteen hundred dollars; and that a clerkshall not receive more than twelve hundred dollars; to the workmenand servants shall be allowed such wages, to be determined by thedirector, as may be customary and reasonable, according to their respec-tive stations and occupations; and that the salaries provided for in thissection shall be payable in quarterly instalments.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That the standard for both goldand silver coins of the United States shall hereafter be such, that of onethousand parts by weight, nine hundred shall be of pure metal, and onehundred of alloy; and the alloy of the silver coins shall be of copper;and the alloy of the gold coins shall be of copper and silver, providedthat the silver do not exceed one-half of the whole alloy.
Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That of the silver coins, the dollarshall be of the weight of four hundred and twelve and one-half grains;the half dollar of the weight of two hundred and six and one-fourthgrains; the quarter dollar of the weight of one hundred and three andone-eighth grains; the dime, or tenth part of a dollar, of the weight offorty-one and a quarter grains; and the half dime, or twentieth part ofa dollar, of the weight of twenty grains, and five-eighths of a grain.
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