Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-11-15
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TKEAsuRY DEPARTMENT, August 20, 1856.
whereas the following joint resolution OF Congress
has become law:
IOrSr RESOLUTION extending the time for the cred-
tOrsOf Texas 70 present their claims
RssoiJed BY the Senate cpd House Of RspTssenta-
tL0ss Of As United States of 7merica TN Congress ds
sslbIed, That "a, a,reeab 20 the provision of the
purth section OF the act of the 26.h Of February,
lS5j " 10 provide for the payment Of such creditors
o. the late republic Of Teya are compceherded
"a the at Of Congress OF Se3iemb 9.n lc50 " no
uce, by public a iver.isPm-nf, was duly given for
the space of ninety days by the Se 'reIa-y OF the
Trea ury, OF the time which payment OF the
emJanI a2PrOpra ed by the hh secii IN OF said act
WOnit be male, pro rata, on a'y nd, ceriihcafe,
or evIdence Of Gebt of said Sla =, which should be
pressnIel al the Treasury D-partm mt thirty Gays
preceding Ihe lJth Jay of June, 1885, the limit OF
saii notice; a1d as II - represented by tee said
Secretary 0f the Treasury, that OF aid Dnds Ger
uica CO, and evidences of deb, whIch have been
rec0g'iz "a by Ia- State of TEXAS, Tia ,smc, eqRaI
10 N =dm OF t.Fes hu1dred and sisnIy nine Ih0uS
ali sI hundred All EiRe;y three dolIass and seven
eea5Dere not presented 90 The Treas ury Department
p'Os 20 the sad 18th Of Jun- therefore in orier TO
% iai justice tn the hp iers Of ad deb, the Secre
ta:y Of tn. Trsa Ty is heoeLy al horned to pay to
the holders OF ~ OF the sad ,nds certificates or
eVI ieaces, Of debt, not presented before the 18th
Gay o. June Ia Z, @ho may a"d prove the
- ne at the Treasury Dspdrm mt, between the 18Th
cay 4 June last aud the ISt day Of January next
AMI -Iecuts the proper releases the United states
II the State OF Texas, their pro rate share Of the
re.l sven ntoh seven nuHJTtd and htY thousand
d1iars; and after payment thereof, the taid Secre
tary OF the Treasury Is authorized and required 10
dlsuibI'e and pay the residue Of the said seven mil
hons seven eundT>d ald ify thOuSa nd dollars then
remaining IN the treasury, pro rata amongst all the
said nIders who may have proved their claim. :. and
eIecut1d the proper releases on or before the day
el Jauuay nert.
Approved August 18th, 1885
N)rIcEIs HKRx3T 3IvIS TO the hOIiers OF bonds.
Certificates and evidences Of debt Of the late repub
Inc II reIas, which were not presented at this de
p4rnsn before the 18th day OF June Iast tha,
the same will be settled and The pro rata amount
thereon will b. paid to the lawful holders thereof il
presented before the nrst day Of January neIt 40
companieI with the Necessary evidence Of their gen.
uinsness, with assignmsntst the United States re-
qaired 20 give this DEF artment the custody Of sue
release the United States and Texas, In accord
aa,s with the provisions Of the act OF Congress OF
2oIh February, 1855.
This Psrtment will not require evidence OF gen
Illnesses be presented with the certificates issued
by the a1tltoT aad comptroller of Texas under he
Laws oGthe state. But IL pos esses no me of ver
fYiaz the certificates, bonds and prOmssory notes
issued by the republic Of TEXAS, and not presented
TO, nor a1dited by, the o0icers of the State. The
necessary aud proper proof Of the genuin. ness o,
the later s the cerincste Of the comptroller OF the
State OF reras, WHO has tae OGh:ial charge OF IN.
orsaa archives relating TO the debt ofths late 10
public OffeIas-
Tas assigamsnt and releases may be executed
and acknowledged m the presence Of the Asssstan