Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-03-18
NOTICE TO THE CREDITORS THE
LATE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS.
TRfAsURY DEPARTMENT,
February 81, 1855.

WHEREAS, ON THE 2s.h DAY OF FEB
w ruaIy, 1855, Congress passed the following
act upon the subject Of ths debt due to the credi
tors Of the late Republic Of Texas:
AN ACT to provide for the payment Of such
creditors OF the late Republic Of Texas as are
comprshended In the act Of Congress OF Sep
temoer nine, eighteen hundred and ffty.
Be 90 ssasted by the Senate and House Of Re-
TsseHtattrsS of ths Usitsd states Of Ansriea ~
CongrsIs asssmbged, That in lieu Of the sum CT
nve millions Of dollars, payable to the State Of
Texas, in i've per cent stock Of the United States
by the act entitled AN act proposing to the Sssse
OF Texas the establishment Of her northern and
western boundaries, the reliEq uishmept by the
70 "a honndI Un a ss,oy dy salmsa ny Fer exterior no
United States, and TO establish territorial gov
eminent for Now Mexico" passed September
ninth, eighteen hundred and fifty, the issuing OF
which stock was restricted by the first proviso to
the nth proposition contained In the first section
Of said act, the Secretary Of the Treasury ts and
he is hereby authorized ard directed TO paw 10 the
creditors Of the late Republic: OF Texas W DO hold
such bonds or other evidences Of debt for which
the revenues Of that Republic were pledged as
were reported to be within the provisions Of the
said act OF September ninth, eighteen hundred
and fly, the report Of the late Secretary OF ths
Treasury TO the President Of the United States
and approved by him on the thirteenth day Of
September, eighteen hundred and fifty one, or
which come within the provisions Of said act ac-
cording to ths op'~ion upon the Texas compact
Of the present Attorney General OF the United
States, addressed to the Secretary Of the Treas
ury under date Of September twentv-x.xth eight.
zen hundred and fifty three, the sum Of seven
millions seven hundred and fifty thou sand dol
lars, to be apPortionsd among the said holders
pro rata: Frortdsd, That the interest on the
debt embraced in this act shall be determined by
the eIlsting laws Of the State ofTexas
Sec. 2. And Be it fErthsr enacted, That in all
cases where the State Of Texas may Lave paid any
portion Of the debt de oribed in this act the said
Secretary shall refund to the proper officer Of said
State the amoun' actually so paid by the State,
upon the presentation at the Treasury Department.
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State may have made such payment: Prorided
The said sum sAall not exceed the proporticn
which would have been allowed to the creditor
or creditors IL such payment On said evidences of
debt had not been made by the State of reYas;
and whsle the said sum that NAV be refunded to
the State OF Texas BY the provisions Of this sec
ton Is less than the proportion which woul have
been allowed under this act 10 the holders Of such
evidences Of debt had such payment not been
ma ie EN-, such holders shall be entitled 10 re-
csive the difference between said sum and the
proportion they would have received under this
act IL no payment had been made them; and
where any original certificates other evidences
OF debt have been surrendered to the authority of
the state Of Texas, and new certifi d.es issued
therefor by said State Of Texas such new certia.
Gates shall be received evid' Of the original
amount Of the claim.
Sec. ). And be- further enacted, That no p,y-
ment shall be made under this act to any holder
Of said securities or evidences Of debt unless the
said holder shall first execute to the United Statps
receipt for the said payment, In which .aid
United States for or on account 4 the said sscu-
rties or evidences Of debt; also similar releases
10 said State Of Texas; aud the said certificates
other evidences Of debt shall then be deposited
with the Treasury Department
Sec And be az further enacted, That before
payment OF the moneys aforesaid, the Secretary
Of the Treasury shall give notice, by public ad
yertisemen: FOR the space Of ninety days, Of the
time at which said payment will be made and
no payment shall be made on any bond certif-
cate, or evidence Of debt which shall not, thirty
daH hafN fha time lfr@Nra H.
presented al the Treasury Department
Sec And be IT further enacted, That the sum
OF seven millions seven hundred and tfty thous.
ard dollars be aud the same Is hereby approprt-
erwise appropriated, for the purpose Of carving
Into effect the provisions Of this ac,
Sec. 8 And Be IL further enacted, That this act
shall not take eject until it shall be assented to
by an act Of the legislature Of the State Of Texas
and copy Of the act Of the said State, duly au-
thenticated, deposited In the Treasury Department
a; washington, nof until the Legislature of the
State Of Texas shall pass act wi. hdrawing and
abandoning all claims and demands against the
Unled states growing out Of Indian depredatiohs
or otherwise lApProvst February >, i-S5.
And where's on the lst day Of February, 's5s,
the State OF Texas passed the following act, CIV
Ing the assent Of that State to the aforesaid act of
Congress, and specifying the several debts Of the
Late Republic Of Texas, amongst the holders of
which the g., $50, 900 appropriated by said act Of
OF the principal and interest due on said debt ac
cofdlng 70 the laws OF Texas:
AN ACT giving the assent OF the State OF Texas
10 An act 10 provide for the payment such
creditor. Of the late Republic of Texas as are
eomPrehended in the act Of Congress Of Sep
tsmber nine, eighteen hundred and nfty,n
which was passed at the second session OF the
Thirty third Congress Of the United States,
and approved February twenty eighth sigh-
teen hundred and dfty five
Whereas at the second session OF the Thirty
third Congress Of the United States an act was
passed entitled An act 10 provide for the pay
Insnt OF such creditors OF the late Republic Of
Texas as are comprehended In the act of Con-
gress Of September nine, eighteen hundred and
1fty, - which act was approved February twenty
iShth, eighteen hundred and nfty-fve and pro-
vidss that IN lieu OF the sum Of i've millions of
ave per cent stock Of the United States still
Que 70 TsIs: under the P,oysions Of the act Of
hundred and ffty. the United States will paw 10
the iitors Of the late Republic Of Texas
who hold such bonds or other evidence Of debt
Tor which the revenues OF that Republic were
pledged were reported 10 be within the pro-
visions OF the said act OF September the ninth
eighteen hundred and hfty, by the report OF
the late Secretary Of the Treasury to the Presi-
dent Of the United States, and approved by
him on the thirteenth day Of September eiyh-
teen hundred and hfty one, or which come with
In the provisions Of said act, according to the
opinion upon the Texas compact Of the present
Attorney General OF the United States addressed
10 the Secretary Of the Treasury under date of Sep
teinDeT twenty nIecn nunQred and nifty
three, the sum OF seven millions seven hundred
aud tfty thousand dollars, TO be apportioned
among the said holders pro rata the Interest on
The said debt TO be determined by the existing
laws Of the State Of Texas:
And whereas by the erms Of the said act Of the
twenty-eighth Of February, eighteen hundred
and hfy i've II Is not TO take effect until IL shall
bs assented TO by act ofhe Legislatureo Of Texas
until the Legislature Of said State shall pass
act Withdrawing and abandoning all claims
aad demands against the United States growing
out Of Indian depredatiOns otherwise: Now
Therefore
Sec. 1 Be IL saaet,d by the LegisIdture of n.
Sfsfs o. TsxaS, That the said State hereby con-
sents and agrees that In lieu Of the five millions
five per cent stock still due TO said State under
Tue act Of Congress OF the ninth Of September
eighteen hundred and fifty, the United States
shall pay 70 the said described creditors, whose
debts Ostensibly amount, with interest thereon
according 20 the laws OF Texas, TO the sum Of ten
Hlilions seventy eight thousand seven hundred
and three dollars and twenty. one cents, Of which
I've millions Eve hundred and two thousand nine
hundred and sixteen dollars and thirty four cents