Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-01-02
per cent. ntere.t, and redeemable at the end oh

per cent. interest, and redeemable at the end Of
fourteen years, the interest payable half yearly
at the Treasury of the United States"
"Finh Immediately after the President of
the United States shall have been furnished with
an authentic copy Of the act of the General AS
sembly of Texas accepting these propositions,
he shall cause the stock TO be issued in favor OF
the State of Texas, provided for in the fourth
article of this agreement; Provided, also, That
no more than five millions of said stock shall be
issued until the creditors of the State, holding
bonds aud other certificates of stock Of Texas,
for which duties on imports were specially plcdg-
ed shall first file at the Treasury Of the United
States. releases Of all claim against the United
States for or on account Of said bonds or certih-
Gates in such form as shall be prescribed by the
Secretary Of the Treasury and approved by the
President Of the United States: Provided, That
nothing herein contained shall be construed to
impair or qualify any thing contained in the third
article of the second section of the Joint resolu-
ton for annoxing Texas to the United States,
approved March first, eighteen hundred aud for
| ty-iiye, either as regards the number Of States
that my hereafter be formed out Of the State OF
| Texas or otherwise
And whereas it was further provided by the
eighteenth section Of the same Act Of Congress,
THAT tie provisions of this Act be and they
are hereby suspended until the boundary between
be adjusted: and when such adjustment shall
have been effected the President of the United
States shall issue his proclamation declaring tins
net to be in full force and operation"
Aud whereas the Legislature OF the State of
! Texas, by an act approved the 18th Of November
last entitled " An act accepting the propositions
made BY the United states to the State of Tex
as. in an act Of the Congress of the United
/ States, approved the ninth day Of September,
a. d., one thous md eight hundred and fifty. and
entitled An act proposing TO the State OF Texas
/ the establishment Of her Northern and Western
boundaries, the relin1ushm ent by the state OF
all territory claimed by her exterior to said
boundaries, and of all her eloirns upon the Unit
J Cd States, and % establish Territorial Govern
ment for New MeNicoj" of which act copy,
authenticated under the seal of the state, has
been furnished TO the President, and wherein the
Legislature Of the State OF Texas cnacts 4" that
the State of Texas hereby agree to accept said
propositions, and it IS hereby declared that the
said State shall be bound by the terms thereof,
according 10 their true import aud meaning
Now. therefore, l. MiLLARD FILLMORE, Prcsi-
President of the United States OF America do
hereby declare and proclaim that the said act ct
the Congress of the United States of the ninth
OF September last is in iu force and operation.
Given under my hand at the city Of Washing
ton, tbs thirteenth day Of Dece,nber. iu
L. $. the year of our Lord one thousand eighi
hundred AMI htly. and Che seyenty-hith
of the Independence Of these Omitted
States
BY the President:
MrLLtRp FtrMoRE.
Daniel Webster, Secretary of >ute.