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Moneys of the United States: Weight
Standard Weight.
Least Current Weight.
OUNCES, OUNCES, .. .... ..... 5-375 26.875 5.348 26.741 .... 53.75° 53.481 .. 268.750 267.407 The 5,000 pieces of gold dollars will be current when weighing not less then 266.145 ounces troy.
The standard weight and the least current weight of single gold coin of the United States are as follows:
Standard Amount.
Weight.
Least Current Weight.
GRAINS.
GRAINS, Dollar Quarter-eagle. .. 25.8 64.5 25.55 64.178 Three-dollar. .. 77.4 77.013 Half-eagle... 120.0 128.355 Eagle .. 258.0 256.71 Double-Eagle... 516.0 513.42 The importation of cattle, sheeps or swine, which have been exposed to infection within sixty days next before their exportation is prohibited, and severe penalties are provided for persons knowingly concerned in the violation of this law. The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to place and retain in quarantine, at the expense of the owners, any of the classes of animals above specified, and to slaughter the same, when necessary.
Importations of such animals are allowed only at ports designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as quarantine stations. The President of the United States whenever he considers it necessary for the protection of animals in this country, may suspend the importation of all or any class of animals and of birds. The importation is prohibited of any adulterated or unwholesome food or drug, or of any vinous, spirituous or malt liquors, adulterated or mixed with any poisonous or noxious chemical drug or other ingredient injurious to health. Any person who shall be concerned either as principal or agent, in such an importation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and liable to fine and imprisonment.
Whenever it is shown that the owner or consignee on account of temporary absence or sickness may be unable, personally to make entry of the merchandise, he may be represented by a duly constituted agent or attorney, whose power must be lodged with the collector , and who may make entry and perform all necessary acts thereto, except that he must give bonds to produce the personal declaration of the owner or consignee.
Declarations are required to be made "on entry ation made previous to or in anticipation of the arrival of the vessel of importation at or any declarher first port of entry, is void and must be rejected. " In the assessment of duty, the currency of the invoice must be reduced to the money of account of the United States upon the basis of the values of foreign coins, as proclaimed by the Secretary of the Treasury on the first days of January, April, July and October of each year .
The date of the consular certificate will indicate the value of invoice currency.
When the standard value of a foreign coin has not been thus proclaimed, any invoice expressed in such coin must be accompanied by a consular certificate showing its value in standard gold dollars of the United States.