Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1844-06-06
THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 6, 1874.

a certificate TO the claimant, stating the
amount. Distinguishing principal from in
terest.
The certificates so issued shall be mum.
bered, and entry made of The number, the
name of the person to whom issued, and
the amount in book to be kept for that
purpose. They shall transmit the records
Of their proceedings and the book in which
their certificates are entered, with the
vouchers and documents produced before
them, relative to the claims allowed or
rejected, to the Treasury Department, ri
the United States, TO be deposited therein,
and the Secretary of the Treasury shall,
as soon as practicable after the receipt OF
the same, ascertain the aggregate amount
OF all the debts and liabilities allowed, and
if the same, when added to the amount
to be paid to Frederick Dawson and the
sum which may be paid ia the redemp-
tion Of the exchequer bills, shall moi ex.
coed the estimated sum Of twelve millions
Of dollars he shall, on the presentation of
certificate Of the commissioners, issue,
at the option Of the holder, new cert;f-
cate for the amount, distinguishing prin-
cipal from interest, and payable TO him
or order, out OF the net proceeds Of the
public lands hereby ceded, or stock of the
United States for the amount allowed,
including principal and interest, and bear.
ing an interest, OF three per ct. per an
mum from the date thereof, which stock,
in addition to being made payable out the
net proceeds of the public lands hereby
coded, shall also be receivable in payment
for the same. In case the amount of
debt and liabilities allowed, with the sums
aforesaid to be paid TO Frederick Dnw-
son end which may be paid in the reGemp-
ton OF the exchequer bills, shall exceed
the said sum OF ten millions of dollars, the
said Secretary, before issuing new GER
tiicate, or stock, as the case may be, shall
make in each case such proportlonable
and rateable reduction on it's amount as to
reduce the aggregate to the sum of ten
millions of dollars, and he shall have power
to make all needfu. rules and regulations
necessary to carry into effect the powers
hereby vested in him.
ART. VII. Until further prov sions
shall be made, the laws of Texas, as now
existing, shall remain in force, and all ex-
ecu,Ive and judicial officers Of Texas, ex.
cep, the President, Vice President, and
heads Of departments, shall retain their
Offices, with oil power and authority sp.
pertaining thereto, and the courts of JUS
tice shall remain in all respects as now
established and or0anized
ART. VIII. Immediately after the
exchange OF the notifications of this trea-
ty, the President Of the United States, by
and with the advice and consent Of the
Senate, shall appoint commissioner, who
shall proceed to Texas and receive the
transfer of tho territory thereof, and all
the aehives and public property, and 9TH
err things herein conveyed, in the name OF
the United States. He shall exercise all
executive authorities in said territory ne.
cessary to tho proper execution Of the
laws, until otherwise provided.
ART. TX. The present treaty shall be
ratified by the contracting parties. and
the ratifcaiions exchanged at the city of
Washington, in six months from the date
hereof, or sooner if possible.
ln witness whereof, we, the un6ersign.
ed, pleni potentiaries of the United States
of America and Of the Republic of Texas,
have signed by virtue OF our powers, the
present treaty Of annexation; and have
hereunto affixed our seals. respectively.
Done at Washington, the twelfth day
of AOril, eighteen hundred and forty -four:
J. G. CALHOUN, [Seal.
ISAAC VAN ZANDT, tSeal.
J. PlNCKNEY HENDERSON. fSeal.