1837. Disposition of clippings, &c. Treasurer's ac count with of the treasurer and assayer, and so secured that neither can SECTION 28. And be it further enacted, That the chief coiner amount. SECTION 29. And be it further enacted, That in the treasurer's account with the chief coiner, the chief coiner shall be debited with the amount in weight of standard metal of all the bullion placed in his hands, and credited with the amount, also by weight, of all the coins, clippings, and other bullion delivered by him to the treasurer; and that once at least in every year, at such time as the director shall appoint, the chief coiner shall deliver to the treasurer all the coins and bullion in his possession, Allowance for ne- so that his accounts may be settled up to that time; and, in this settlement, he shall be entitled to a credit for the difference between the whole amount of the ingots delivered to him, and of the coins and bullion received from him, since the last settlement, as an allowance for necessary waste: Provided, That this allowance shall not exceed two thousandths of the whole amount of the silver, or one and one-half thousandth of the whole amount of the gold, that had been delivered to him by the treasurer. cessary waste. Proviso. Payment for bullion deposited to be coined. Deposite of pub lic money to be by Secretary of Treasury. SECTION 30. And be it further enacted, That when the coins which are the equivalent to any deposite of bullion are ready for delivery they shall be paid over to the depositor, or his order, by the treasurer, on a warrant from the director; and the payment shall be made, if demanded, in the order in which the bullion shall have been brought to the mint, giving priority according to priority of deposite only; and that in the denominations of coin delivered, the treasurer shall comply with the wishes of the depositor, unless when impracticable or inconvenient to do so; in which case, the denominations of coin shall be designated by the director. SECTION 31. And be it further enacted, That for the purkept in the mint pose of enabling the mint to make returns to depositors with as little delay as possible, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to keep in the said mint, when the state of the treasury will admit thereof, a deposite of such amount of public money, or of bullion procured for the purpose, as he shall judge convenient and necessary, not exceeding one million of dollars, out of which those who bring bullion to the mint may be paid the value thereof, as soon as practicable after this value has been ascertained; that the bullion so deposited shall become the property of the United States; that no discount or interest shall be charged on moneys so advanced; and that the Secretary of the Treasury may at any time withdraw the said deposite, or any part thereof, or may, at his discretion, allow the coins formed at the mint to be given for their equivalent in other money. Annual trial of coins. SECTION 32. And be it further enacted, That to secure a due conformity in the gold and silver coins to their respective standards and weights, an annual trial shall be made of the pieces re served for this purpose at the mint and its branches, before the judge of the district court of the United States, for the eastern district of Pennsylvania, the attorney of the United States for the eastern district of Pennsylvania, and the collector of the port of Philadelphia, and such other persons as the President shall from time to time, designate for that purpose, who shall meet as commissioners, for the performance of this duty, on the second Monday in February, annually, and may continue their meetings by adjournment, if necessary; and if a majority of the commissioners shall fail to attend at any time appointed for their meeting, then the director of the mint shall call a meeting of the commissioners at such other time as he may deem convenient; and that before these commissioners, or a majority of them, and in the presence of the officers of the mint, such examination shall be made of the reserved pieces as shall be judged sufficient; and if it shall appear that these pieces do not differ from the standard fineness and weight by a greater quantity than is allowed by law, the trial shall be considered and reported as satisfactory; but if any greater deviation from the legal standard or weight shall appear, this fact shall be certified to the President of the United States, and if, on a view of the circumstances of the case, he shall so decide, the officer or officers implicated in the error shall be thenceforward disqualified from holding their -respective offices." 1837. per bullion. SECTION 33. And be it further enacted, That copper bullion Purchase of copshall be purchased for the mint, from time to time, by the treasurer, under instructions from the director; that the cost shall be paid from the fund hereinafter provided for; and that the copper bullion shall be of good quality, and in form of planchets fit for passing at once into the hands of the chief coiner. SECTION 34. And be it further enacted, That the copper planchets shall be delivered, from time to time, by the treasurer to the chief coiner, to be by him coined; and all such copper shall be returned to the treasurer, by the chief coiner, weight for weight, without allowance for waste. Coinage of cop per. Copper, changed for o coins may be ex. ther money. SECTION 35. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the treasurer of the mint to deliver the copper coins, in exchange for their legal equivalent in other money, to any persons who shall apply for them: Provided, That the sum asked Proviso. for be not less than a certain amount, to be determined by the director, and that it be not so great as, in his judgment to interfere with the capacity of the mint to supply other applicants. transported at SECTION 36. And be it further enacted, That the copper Copper coins coins may, at the discretion of the director, be delivered in any expense of the of the principal cities and towns of the United States, at the cost mint. of the mint for transportation. of money receiv. coins. SECTION 37. And be it further enacted, That the money re- Disposition ceived by the treasurer in exchange for copper coins shall formed in exchange a fund in his hands, which shall be used to purchase copper for copper planchets, and to pay the éxpense of transportation of copper coins; and that if there be a surplus, the same shall be appropriated to defray the contingent expenses of the mint. 1837. SECTION 38. And be it further enacted, That all acts or parts Former acts re of acts heretofore passed, relating to the mint and coins of the United States, which are inconsistent with the provisions of this act, be, and the same are hereby repealed. pealed. Approved, January 18th, 1837. Revolutionary pensioners &c., $712,560. Invalid pensioners, $325,376. Widows and orphans, $552,000. Widows and orphans, $1,000. CHAP. 4. An ACT making appropriations for the payment of the revolutionary and other pensioners of the United States, for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropri ated, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for the pensioners of the United States, for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven: For the revolutionary pensioners, under the several acts, other than those of the fifteenth of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight; the seventh of June, one thousand eight hun-. dred and thirty-two; and the fourth of July, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six, seven hundred and twelve thousand five hundred and sixty dollars: For the invalid pensioners, under various laws, three hundred and twenty-five thousand three hundred and seventy-six dollars: For pensions to widows and orphans, under the act of the fourth of July, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six, five hundred and fifty-two thousand dollars: For pensions to widows and orphans, payable through the office of the Third Auditor, four thousand dollars. Approved, January 18th, 1837. ers to be paid the value horses lost. CHAP. 5. An ACT to provide for the payment of horses and other property lost or destroyed in the military service of the United States. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Officers and oth. That any field, or staff, or other officer, mounted militiaman, of volunteer, ranger, or cavalry, engaged in the military service of the United States since the eighteenth of June, eighteen hundred and twelve, or who shall hereafter be in said service, and has sustained or shall sustain damage, without any fault or negligence on his part, while in said service, by the loss of a horse in battle or by the loss of a horse wounded in battle, and which has died or shall die of said wound or being so wounded shall be abandoned by order of his officer and lost; or shall sustain damage by the loss of any horse by death, or abandonment, in consequence of the United States failing to supply sufficient forage, or because the rider was dismounted and separated from his horse, and ordered to do duty on foot at a station detached from his horse; or when the officer in the immediate command ordered or shall order the horse turned out to graze in the woods, prairies, 1837. or commons, because the United States failed or shall fail to supply sufficient forage, and the loss was or shall be consequent thereof; or for the loss of necessary equipage, in consequence of the loss of his horse as aforesaid, shall be allowed and paid the value thereof: Provided, That if any payment has been, or shall Proviso. be, made to any one aforesaid, for the use and risk, or for forage after the death, loss or abandonment of his horse, said payment shall be deducted from the value thereof, unless he satisfied or shall satisfy the paymaster at the time he made or shall make the payment, or thereafter show, by proof, that he was remounted, in which case the deduction shall only extend to the time he was on foot: And provided, also, If any payment shall have Further proviso. been, or shall hereafter be, made to any person above mentioned, on account of clothing, to which he was not entitled by law, such payment shall be deducted from the value of his horse or accou trements. or tiamen to be al lowed for arms, draughted mili. &c., lost. SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, That any person who, Volunteers in the said military service as a volunteer, or draughted militiaman, furnished or shall furnish himself with arms and military accoutrements, and sustained or shall sustain damage by the capture or destruction of the same, without any fault or negligence on his part, or who lost or shall lose the same by reason of his being wounded in the service, shall be allowed and paid the value thereof. SECTION 3. And be it further enacted, That any person who Payment for hor sustained or shall sustain damage by the loss, capture, or des- gons, &c. truction by an enemy, of any horse, mule or wagon, cart, boat, sleigh, or harness, while such property was in the military service of the United States, either by impressment, or contract, except in cases where the risk to which the property would be exposed was agreed to be incurred by the owner, if it shall appear that such loss, capture, or destruction, was without any fault or negligence on the part of the owner; and any person who, without any such fault or negligence, sustained or shall sustain damage by the death or abandonment and loss of any such horse, mule, or ox, while in the service aforesaid, in consequence of the failure on the part of the United States to furnish the same with sufficient forage, shall be allowed and paid the value thereof. SECTION 4. And be it further enacted, That the claims provided for under this act shall be adjusted by the Third Auditor, under such rules as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of War, under the direction or with the assent of the President of the United States; as well in regard to the receipt of applications of claimants, as the species and degree of evidence, the manner in which such evidence shall be taken and authenticated, which rules shall be such as, in the opinion of the President, shall be best calculated to obtain the object of this act, paying a due regard, as well to the claims of individual justice as to the interests Claims to be adAuditor, under rules prescrib ed by Secretary of War, &c. justed by Third of the United States, which rules and regulations shall be pub- Rules, &c. to be lished for four weeks in such newspapers in which the laws of the United States are published, as the Secretary of War shall direct. 1837. be made; claim. on producing Payment for losses by minors SECTION 5. And be it further enacted, That in all adjudicaEntry of all ad- tions of said Auditor upon the claims above mentioned, whether judications to such judgment be in favor of, or adverse to, the claim shall be ants to be paid entered in a book provided by him for that purpose, and under certified copies his direction; and when such judgment shall be in favor of thereof. such claim, the claimant, or his legal representative, shall be entitled to the amount thereof upon the production of a copy thereof certified by said Auditor at the Treasury of the United States. SECTION 6. And be it further enacted, That in all instances to be made to Where any minor has been, or shall be, engaged in the military parents or guar service of the United States, and was or shall be provided with a horse or equipments, or with military accoutrements, by his parent or guardian, and has died or shall die without paying for said property, and the same has been or shall be lost, captured, destroyed, or abandoned in the manner before mentioned, said parent or guardian shall be allowed pay therefor on making satisfactory proof as in other cases, and the further proof that he is entitled thereto by having furnished the same. dians. Persons be paid other ed by them lost. SECTION 7. And be it further enacted, That in all instances the main for where any person other than a minor, has been or shall be enproperty risk gaged in the military service aforesaid, and has been or shall be which has been provided with a horse or equipments, or with military accoutrements by any person, the owner thereof, who has risked or shall take the risk of such horse equipments or military accoutrements on himself, and the same has been or shall be lost, captured, destroyed, or abandoned in the manner before mentioned, such owner shall be allowed pay therefor, on making satisfactory proof as in other cases, and the further proof that he is entitled thereto, by having furnished the same, and having taken the risk on himself. Acts of 19 Feb ruary, 1833, and repealed. SECTION 8. And be it further enacted, That the act passed 30 June, 1334, on the nineteenth of February, eighteen hundred and thirty-three, entitled "An act for the payment of horses and arins lost in the military service of the United States against the Indians on the frontier of Illinois and Michigan Territory," and an act passed on the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and thirty-four, entitled "An act to provide for the payment of claims for property lost, captured or destroyed by the enemy, while in the military service of the United States, during the late war with the Indians on the frontier of Illinois and Michigan Territory," be and the same are hereby, repealed. Limitation of act. SECTION 9. And be it further enacted, That this act shall be and remain in force until the close of the next session of Congress. Approved, January 18th, 1837. CHAP. 6. An ACT to admit the State of Michigan into the Union, upon an equal footing with the original States. Whereas, in pursuance of the act of Congress of June the fifthteenth, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, entitled "An act to |