Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-11-12
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TRE.sURY DEPARrsEsr, August 9

Treasury DEPARrsKsT, August 20, 1856.
Whereas the following Jcin, sutton of Congress
has become a law:
JOIsT REsOLUTiOE extending the time for the credi
tDTsOf Texas To present their claims
RssoI0sd ~ the Senate GHd House Of Representa-
tlSes Of Ee United States Of .ineTtca IA Congress as
Ssatied That "a, a!reeaO To the provision UC lh,
L0uItE secti5n Of TIE act of the 2Sh Ut February,
lo9b, " - pow J. Jr the raym nj of such creditors
Of lhe "a: r-pubic OF Trxa are cUmp.ehend.d
IA The a: of C0Lsress OF SsplembIT gh, leJO, no
uce, by pa0.ic d aiseTlrsen-nt, was duly given for
the space Of ninety DAYS by the Sc 'rs,aIy Of the
Tfea 'ury, Of toe tune a. which payment Of the
am Juni Appropriated by the 9Th secIiJn OF said
would b. ma ie, pro TatG, a,y b ud, certificate,
or evlIrAcs VI debt Of sari sta ., which should b.:
presented a the Treasury DepaItm mt Thirty days
Preceding the l3th Jay of lule, 1855, the limit OF
sad HOitcr; AID as Il IL represented by the said
Secretary Of the Treasury, that OF said bonds,
uded -, a 81 EyiieHces TI ,!ebi, which have bern
T"crhriL:d by toe Siats Of TeXas, ths same, eqsal
10 IA SUM ui IaTes hundrcd AID eighty nine lhJu5
aud sX hundred All ainely three dollars and seven
cents ~rre IO: present ID u :ae FRA ry Department
pro. % he sal 18th Of JIl therefore, in or lcr TO
% hii Justis- ID the hOliCT; nf aiGeb, the Se,rc
taFy O ths Trea .uTy Is hrGeoy horned TO pay To
The aJieTs of aHy 1F Ine sad nd| certificates or
eFien .cS, Oi debt, NOT presented before the 18th
day Oi Jun la Il, who may a d prove the
ca al the Treasury Depa TIM mt, between the I3h
day of Jdlr lat aHd The LIST day OF January next
anu eIecaIe The proper releases the United sta es
add The state oi Texas taeIr pro rata share Of the
said sev.u III Ham sew buldTed and hity thousand
dollars - aiteT payment thereof, the taid sJecre
tsTy OF the rrea iury Is authorized aaI required 10
disTibdIe aId pay the resLiue of the said seven mil
hoas seven 5unII-I ana liny Thousand dollars then
repain5sg ia the treasury, pro TGfa amongst ali the
said holders who may have proved rheIr claim. and
executed the proper releases or before the st day
Of Jaaua neTI.
approved Aus gust l5th, 1856
N)nczI3 aEAEST dIyEy to she hoIsers Of bonds,
cerIea-ss, AM -dsRcSs y: debt Of the late fepub
lie II rcEIs, wa.sh wsEe uai presented at this dc
parineni before tae lSth day of June last that
the same will be settled AL ;he pro rata amount
ILessol will Os paid ts Ia gful holders il
presented be!Ore Ise Grst day Of January next, &c
com2aaici sth tGe RsSes ary evidence Of their geu
uineaes5, with assignm the UEited states To
qurc! give thus Issa II t.Is custody of such
boaIs &C. tidcale aHd ~ lea es Of debt, and with
IeIals 20 .i,e Uatsl :. IL III Texas Ia accord
2sia February, 1856.
T'nis department. vii not require fyideuce OF gen
ui1sasss 10 b. presented with the certificates ISSUED
by the Ait II al comptroller of Texas under he
laws sfIas State. But il pos esses us Of ver
fyiag the ee.tidcaIes, bonds aad prOmissOry sots,
ISSUED by the republic of cexas and not pressntet
20, nor audited by, the oGieeIs Of the State. tn,
necessary a ID proper proof Of the genuin ness o.
the latter Is the ecrtfcate Of the comptroller OF ths
State OG Texas, who has the Official charge Of IN,
snll archives relating TO the debt ofthe late
publis OfTexas- .-
ThJ assignment and releases may be crecute<
and acknowledged IN the presence OF the AssisIan