Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-09-30
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TRkAsURY DEPARTMENT, August 90, 1856.
whereas the following joint resolution of Congress
has bseome a law:
JoIsr RESOLUTION extending the time for the crcdi-
tOrsof TeIas TO present their claims ..
hsNotret y the Senate and HouSe Of Representa-
ttoe- o( he Unied Sates Of .4pserea In Congress as
senabei, Ina a., asreesb to the p-rvi-io, Of the
fourth secron of tue ut OF the D b of February,
lo55, 10 p5Ov ie fr the paym OF such creditors
o: the iaee repubic Of Texas as arc comprehended
IN the act d Colges OF September 9.h, l659, - no
ice, by public aivertisemant was duiy sivea for
the spa e Of ninety days by the Sc ,reta?y OF the
TEeamTy, or the ume which payment Of the
am unt Appropriated by the nth secupn Of raid act
would DC ma ie, pro rGtd, on aAy nd, certlica'o,
or evLlence Of debt OF sa'1 Sta Z, which should b.
pressntef a the rres ury Department thirty DAYS
Pfeceln. The 18th day OF June, 1858, the limit Of
said nouce; ID "a H IL represented by the said
Secretary Of the Treasury, that OF said bonds Ger
h'ICa Is, aa1 evidences OF deb, which have bsen
recOgnlz "a by tie STATE OF Texai, the sams, eaua
% tha sum ] =. .aIss huadrsd aad -iyhy sine taou.
cents were not pr0ented 20 the Tf-a ury Deparment
pnoS To the sad 18th n Juns tsexeorr In or Ter 20
Do fall justice % the hOIers Of aid deb ths Secre
tay OF The Treasury IA hereby an horned to ay to
The nldcTS of y Of the said D nG1 cettiicaies or
egtienses, Of deb, not presented b,f1re The Iash
day Of June last, who may present a d prove the
"a ss a. the Trca ury Depa IN mt, baween the 18Th
day u June Ia I and the lst day OF ia luay next,
ali ezecats the proper relea the United states
aIt The stste u Texas, their pro ,hare of the
tat seven m llion seven hundred aad fi,y thousand
dollars; aad amer payment thereof, the sa,d Secre
tary 0 the Treasury is auihcfized and required tO
distribute and pay the residue of the said seven mil
lions seven bun lr-i ana hfty thousand dollars, then
sad hAicrs who may have proved Their ella IN and
executed the proper releases before the lst Gay
OF Jaaua next.
Approved August lsth, 1856.
NoucsI5 RE2EsY sIyEs 70 the holders Of bonds,
certificates, and evidences Of debt of the late repub-
LIE If Texas, which not presented at tais de-
pagtmeat or fore the 18th day Of June last thai
The same will b. setsei and the pro rGta amount
thereon will b. paid TO the lawful holders thereof il
presented before the frst day Of January next, ac
eom1znied with the Necessary evidence of their gen.
uiasaess, with assignments 70 the United States re.
qrei 70 give this de; arm ent the custody Of such
bRk, cs iaca.es, ali evidences Of debt, aud with
relsa ses 10 the United States and Texas In accord
a1,e with the provisions Of the act Of Congress of
2sth February, 1856.
This De ,aument will not require evidence Of gen.
anesess % be presented with The certificates issued
by he sitDr aid oompIJlles Of TeIas under the
laws Of the State But il pos e.ses NO means Of yer
flying The certificates bonds and psomtssery notes
Issued by the republic Of Texas and NOT presented
20, nor aldised by, the Osicers Of the State. The
ne,elsary ard proper proof OF the genuin ness OF
the latter is the cera ate Of The comptroller OF the
Sale Of Texas, who has The official charge Of The
orsaa archives relating to the debt of the late re
public ofregas
In, assignment aud releases may be executed
and acknowledged In the presence Of the Assistant
Secretary ofhe Treasury, the chief clerk thereof
In The presence Of notary public and be Witnessed
by NE Assistant Secssa y or chief clerk I'd noaa.
ry, and be certified by the notary under hfs no.a.
rial seal; bat when the holders desire 20 make the
a-ssm,nt aud execute the releases out Of the city
Of Wa arlington, IL may be done In the presence of an
assistant treasurer, collector surveyor Of the
customs, in the presence Of a nota public, aad be
witnessed by the collector or surveyor aad the no
tay public, and be certified by the notary under hi.
nota-iai sea and II tsere be no collector survey
or ofthe custom, a, the place where the party re
sides, tn, assignment aud releases may be executed
before any court Of record, in the presence OF ,h'
Judge and cl TX thereof and be Witnessed by them
and certified by the clerk under his seal of ONO
aad il the holder be cut of the Uaied Sta,es the
sisnm nj aad releases may be executed before an!
Unssd stasesconsui, aud be witnessed and certine,
by him undcS his consular seai All persons eHe
cutng such assignments AID releases IN ast also de
clare, under oash before The notary clerk, or con
sui, as the may be, that they are the resrown
ers oftae eeninca,es or Other evidences Of debt, @
that tie same have been assigned 10 them, BON
ze for collections and the notary, clerk, or consu
mus include the fac, ofthatdeciaTaoa In thcia eel
IA ate acknowledgment p
ffassisned for collection, or in pledge, the nam
of the parry holding The beneficial or residuaY in
srsss In The claim mast b ssied y Ae sahdsvf