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Secretary of the Treasury, or the chief thereof
in,he presence Of notary public, and be witnessed


Secretary of the Treasury or the chief thereof
inthe presence Of notary public, and be witnessed
by the Assistant Secretary, chief clerk and nosa
ry, and be certified by the notary under his nota-
rial seal; but when the holders desire to make the
assignment and execute the releases out Of the city
of ofWashington IL may be done in the presence Of
assistanttreasurer or collector, orsurveyor of the
customs, IN the presence of notary public, and be
witnessed by the collector surveyor and the no
tary public, and becerthed by the notary under his
notarial SEAL and ftasre be no collector or survey.
or ofthe customs at the place whore the party re.
sdcs, the assignment and releases may be executed
before any court Of record, in the presence ofthe
Judge and clerk thereof and be witnessed by them,
and certified by the clerk under his seal Of ONCE;
and the holder be out Of the United States the
ssnment and releases may be executed before any
United Stasesconsul, and be witnessed and certified
by him under his consular seal. All persons exc
cutting such assignments and releases mast also de.
clare, underoa before the notary, clerk, or con
sui the case may be, that they the real own.
ers ofthe certificates other evidences Of debt,
that the ssme have been assigned to them, bona
fde, for collection and the notary, clerk consul
must include the fact In theT Geo
I'm ATE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
If assigned for collection, or in pledge, the name
Of the party holding the beneficial or residuary in
'Arss in the claim mus he stated in the affidavit
and a release 30 the United States and release to
Texas must be duly executed by such party. to-
gether with the assignment and releases from the
person in whose favor settlement and payment is
requested.
One or more audited certificates, or one or more
evidence of the same character of debt, may be in.
cuded I'm the same assignment, releases, and afida-
Wit of ownership, If each certificate is correctly de-
scribed by number, date, amount, and name Of the
original payee. 1t should also appear whether the
certificates were issued by the authorities Of the
State Texas, on account of the debt of the repub
lie, or were issued by the republic of Texas accord
ing to the facts of each case.
The assignment 10 the United States may be made
In common form the releases should be drawn ac-
cordns to the forms subjoned-A and d.
JAMES GUTHRIE.
Secretary Of the Treasury.
Form a.
Know all persons by these presents that
- has relea ,ed. and hereby releases the United
Sia'es of Am.rica from all further liability or claim
for the payment OF certificate or evOence of debt
number for the sum Of -, issued by
the State Of Texas, as the case may be- and re-
deemed by the United States in csrdance with the
provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An TO
prove tor the payment Of such creditors of the late
republic Of Texas as are cOmprehended in the of
Congress Of September nine, eighteen hundred and
fifty" approved the 28th day of February 1855 and
an act of the tate Of Texas, approved he lst of
February. 1856. ..-
AS witness my hand and seal.
Form b.
Know all persons 10y these presents that
-has released, and hereby releases, the Staee of
Texas from all further liability claim foI the pay
ment of certificate or evidence Of debt number
-, for the sum Of s., issued by The late E.
public Of TeIas, or by the authorities Of the Slate
of Texas as the case may bc,) and redeemed BY the
United States in accordance with the prOVisfoas of
an act Of Congress, entitled An act to provide for
the payment of such creditors Of late republic
Texas cOmprehended ia the act Of Congress
of September nine, eighteen hundred and hfty,n
approved the 28h of February, 1885, and an act Of
the Slate OF Texas, approved tfe lst of February.
1856.
Az witness my hand and seal.