Chapter 867. To amend an Act amending the Act entitled “An Act to authorize the receipt of United States gold coin in exchange for gold bars.” March 3, 1901. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Exchange of gold coin for gold bars autho
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CHAP. 867.— An Act To amend an Act amending the Act entitled “An Act to authorize the receipt of United States gold coin in exchange for gold bars.” March 3, 1901. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Exchange of gold coin for gold bars authorized.Vol. 22, p. 97, etc. That the Act approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, amending the Act approved May twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and eighty-two, be amended so as to read as follows:
" “That the superintendent of the coinage mints and of the United 1447States assay office at New York may. with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, but not otherwise, receive United States gold coin from any holder thereof in sums of not less than five thousand dollars, and pay and deliver in exchange therefor gold bars in value equaling such coin so received: *Provided.* That the Secretary of the Treasury*Proviso.*—charge for discretionary. may make, in his discretion, such exchange without charge, or may impose a charge therefor.
” " Approved, March 3, 1901.