Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-10-25
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT, August 20, 1856.
Therea, the following joint resolution of Congress
has become a law:
JOIEr RESOLUTION extending the Time fDr the creat
torsof Texas to present their claims
heso.ved by the Senate and House of Reprssento
fioes o. he United Saies Of .amerea In Consress as
se"b.ed That a., agreeab to the provision Of the
aaIth section OF the act Of the 2eth Of February,
tooo, to provide for the payment of such-creditors
o, the late Tspub,ic OF TsIa. as are eomP..hended
N the act OF Congress Of september 9lb, 1850 no
uce, by public advertisement was duiy given for
Lne space Of ninety days by the Secretary of the
freatury, OF the time a. which payment of the
am uDt appropria ed by the nth section of said act
would BE- ma1e, pro rata, On any b nd, certificate,
or evidence of debt of said Sta Z, which should be
presented al the Treasury Department thirty days
preceding the 18th cay OF June, 1855, the limit of
aid notice; aad as il is represented by the said
Secretary Of the Treasury, that of raid bonds GER
unca es, and evidences OF deb, which have been
recognized by the State Of Teia-, the same, equal
to Ia sum of three hundred a nd eighty nine IhOu.
aad six hundred and nineiy three dollars aud seven
cents were not presented to the Trea ury Department
prior 10 the said 18th Of June therefore, In order TO
DO full justice TO the hOliers OF aid debr the Secre
ia-y OF the Trea Jury is hereby horned to nav to
the holders or aay of the raid bonds certificates or
evriencer, OF debt, not presented before Ihs 18th
day OF June last, who may present a"d prove the
"a ne al the Treasury Depa TIN .nt between the 18th
gay II June last and the lst day of January next,
aud execute the proper relea the United States
and the State OF Texas, their pro rata share Of the
dollars; and after payment thereof, the iaid Secre
tary OF the Treasury is authorized and required to
distribute and pay the residue of the said seven mil
IIous seven hundred and ifty thousand dollars, then
aid holders who may have proved their claim and
executed the proper releases on or before the LIST day
OF Jauua next.
Approved august 18th, 1856.
SorIcrIs HRaKBY GIVEN to The holders OF bonds,
Certificates and evidences of debt Of the late repub
lie Il Texas, which were not presented at this de-
partmsn before the lath day Of June Iast that
The same will be settled and The pro rata amount
thereon will BE- paid to the lawful holders thereof
presented before The FIRST day Of January BeIt,
companied with the neces Iy evidence Of their gen.
uin6ness, with assignments 10 the United States,
luirei TO give this de, atmelt the custody Of such
bonds, eey tieAtss and eviisa of debt, and with
releases the United States ali Tsras, iu accord.
aace with the provisions Of tae act Of Congress OF
s.th February, 1885.
This De lartment will not require evidence Of gen
ainesess to be presented with the certificates Issued
by the 1tt = and comptroller Of Texas uuder the
Ia VS. ofthe Stale. But it pos e-sesno means Of yer.
Trying the certificates bonds and promissory notes
lssued by the republic of rexas and not presented
to, nor audited by, the officers Of the State. The
necessary acd proper proof OF the genuin. uess Of
the latter il the certiitate of the comptroller of the
State of Texas, who has the official charge Of the
origins arc ivss relating to the iebt ofihs .a.e re-
public ofreIas-
The assignment and releases may DO executed
aad acknowledged in The presence OF the Assistan;
Secretary the Treasury or the chiefclerk thereof
ia the presence Of notary public and be witnessed
by the Assistant secrs,a y, chief clerk ID noia
ry, and be certiaed by the notary under his noto
rial seal but when the holders desire to make ths
Assignment and execute the releases out Of the city
of Wa shington IL may be done in the presence Of al
assistant treasurer collector, surveyor Of the
customs, the presence Of a nola public, and be
witnessed by the collector or surveyor aud the NO
"a public, and be certified by the notary under hi
notarial seai and be no collector orsurvey
ofthe customs at the place where the party re
SIDES, Tn assignment and releases may be executed
before any court OF record In the presence CT IN,
Judse and el hthereof and be witnessed by them
and certified by the clerk under his seal Of of3os
and the holder be out Of the United States the as
sisnment and releases may be executed before az,
United staes consul, and be witnessed aad certfe,
by him under his consular seal. All persons exc
cutting such assignments aud releases must also de
clare, uaderoash befoss the noiaIy, serk, or con
sui, the case may be, that they are the real ou
ofthe ,ertihcates OF other evidences Of debt.
that the same have been assigned to them, boa
ds, Tor collsotoni and the notary, clerk or eonsr
must include the fact tofthatdeciarution In their Gel
Iin ale acknowledgment.
ifassisped tor collection, or in pledge, the nam
Of the party holding the beneficial OF residuaiy ID
l.I.st Ia the claim mus: be stated in the afiasvi