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by pledged.
Arr. e.. In order TO ascertain the full amount Of thu
debts and liabilities herein assumed, and the legalit,
and validity thereof, four commissioners shall be ap
pointed by the President Of the United States by ant
with the advice and consent Of the Senate who shall
meet at Washington Texas within the period Of Sly
months after the exchange Of the Publications Of thu.
treaty, and may continue in session not exceedin.
twelve months, unless the Congress of the United
States shall proloDg the time They shall take at
oath Tor the faithful discharge of their duties, and tina
they are not directly indirectly interested in sac
claims at the time, and will not be during their
tnuance in Office; and the SAID oath shall be record
ed with their proceedings. In case OF the death, sick
ness or resignation of any of the commissioners, hi:
or their place or places may be supplied by the APP
ponment as aforesaid, or by the President Of the
United States during the recess Of the Senate. They
or majority of tlem shall be authorised, under such
regulations as the Congress of the United States may
prescribe, TO hear examine, and decide on all ques
tons touching the legality and validity of said claims
and SHALL when claim is allowed issue certificate
to the claimant, stating the amount, distinguishing
principal from interest. The certificates 50 issued
shall be numbered, and entry made of the number
the name of the person to whom issued, and the
amount, IN book 10 be kept for that purpose They
shall transmit the records of their proceedings, and
the book IN which the certificates are entered, with
the vouchers and documents produced before them
relative TO the claims allowed rejected. the Treas
ury Department of the United States to be deposited
therein; and the Secretary OF the Treasury SHALL as
soon as practicable after the receipt OF the same as.
certain Inc aggregate amount OF the debts and ali-
ties allowed; and If the same, when added 10 the
amount TO be paid to Frederick Dawson, and the sum
which NAV be paid in the redemption of the exche-
quer bills, shall not exceed the estimated sum of ten
millions Of dollars, he shall. the presentation Of a
certihcae OF the commissioners, issue, al the option
OF the holder, new certificate for the amount, dis
tingushlng principal from interest, and payable to
him or ORDER out Of the net proceeds of the public
lands hereby ceded stock OF the United States, for
the amount allowed including principal and interest,
ana bearing an interest of three per cent per annum,
from me date ,hereof which stock, IN addition to be-
ing made PAYABLE out of the mel proceeds Of the public
lands hereby ceded shall also be receivable in pay
ment OF the same In case the amount Of the debts
and liabilities allowed, with the aforesaid to be
paid to Frederick Dawson, and which may be paid in
the redemption Of the exchequer bills, shall exceed the
sal sum OF ten millions Of dollars the said Secretary,
before issuing new certificate stock, as the case
may be, shall make in each case such proportionalc
ana raeable reduction on its amount as TO reduce the
aggregate TO the said sum of ten millions of dollars,
ahd ne shall have power TO make all needfo rules and
regulations necessary TO carry into effect the powers
hereby vested in him.
Ant. Until further provision shall be made the
laws OF Texas. as now existing shall remain in force
and oil executive and judicial officers of Texas ex.
cep the President. Vice President, and heads of de-
pnrtmens, shall retain their Offices. with all power
and authority appertnning thereto, and the courts of
Jisce snail remain IN all respects as now established
and organized.
Art. g. Immediately after the exchange of the rat
ltcatOns OF this treaty, the President of the United
S,a'es by and with the advice and consent Of The
Senate, shall appoint a commissioner, who shall pro-
coed L" Texas and receive the transfer Of the territory
thereof and all the archives and public property and
other things herein conveyed, in the name the Uni.
ted States. He shall exercise all executive authority
IN SAID territory necessary to the proper execution of
the laws, until otherwise provided.
Art. g.. The present treaty shall be ratified by the
contracting parties, and the publications. exchanged
at the city Of Washington, in six months FROM the
daIe hereof or sooner, if possible.
In witness whereof we, the undersigned, plenipo-
entlarcs of The United States Of America and of The
Republic of Texas have signed by virtue of our pow
ers the present treaty of annexation, and have here
unto affixed our eals, respectively.
Done ut Washington, the twelfth day of April
eighteen hundred and foriy-iour.
J. G. CALHOUN TSeoll
ISAAC VAN ZANDT tSeaj.1
}. PINCKNEY HENDERSON, Seal1