Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-03-04
NOTICE TO THE CREDITORS OF The
LATE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
February "a, 1856

II
AN ACT to provide FOR the payment OF such
creditors Of the late Republic If Texas az are
| comprehended In the act Of Congress Of Sep
TENDER nine, eighteen hundred and fty.
| Be it enacted By the Sssdts and HoEss Of Re :
| ressafafiesS of tbs Usited States Of America IN
Congress assembled That In lieu Of the sum Of
Eve millions Of dollars, payable to the state Of
Texas In ave per cent stock Of the United states
Of Texas the establishment Of her northern and
| western boundaries, the REIMBURSEMENT by the
said State Of all territory claimed by her exterior
to said boundaries and Of all her claims upon the
| eminent for New Mexico" passed September
ninth, eighteen hundred and ffty, the issuing Of
which stock was restricted by the frst proviso TO
s.iG n II the as
he is hereby autho lied and direstsd to pay to the
creditors Of the late Republic Of Texas who hold
| such bonds or other evidences Of debt for which
the revenues OF that Republic were pledged as
Were reported to be within the provisions Of the
/ said act OF September ninth, eighteen hundred
and ty, Dy the report Of the late Secretary Of the
| Treasury to the President OF the United States
| and approved by him on the thirteenth day Of
| September, eighteen hundred and ffty one, or
which come within the provisions Of said act ac-
cording to the opinion upon the Texas compact
| States, addressed TO the Secretary Of the Treas
ury under date Of September twenty sixth, eight.
cen hundred and ffty-three, the sum Of seven
millions seven hundred and fifty thousand dol
| lars, to be apportioned among the said holders
| pro rata: Frocided, That the interest on the
debt embraced In this act shall be determined Nv
| the existing laws Of the State ofTexas.
| Sec. 2. And be IL further ENACTED, That in all
| cases where the ate Of Texas may have paid any
portion Of the debt described In this act the said
Secretary shall refund to the proper officer OF aid
State the amour. actually 80 paid by the State,
upon the presentation at the Treasury Department
| Of the evidences Of said deb; On which the said
| State may have made such payment Prouided
The said sum sail not exceed the proportion
4 hpx hoa oil cd IN fha
or creditors IL such pawn mt said evidences Of
| debt had not been made by the State OF Texas !;
and where the said sum that may be refunded 10
the State OF Texas by the provisions Of this sec
ion is less than the proportion which woul be We
been allowed under this act to II holders OF such
evidences Of debt had such payment not been
| ma 'e EN-, such holders shall be entitled 10
ceive the difference between said sum and tire
proportion they would have received under Ii ie
act II no payment had been made them; and
where any origina, certificates oher evideno es
the state OF Texas, AVID new certifo ates issued
therefor by sa d State Of Texas, such new certf-
Gates shall be received svid Of the original
amount OF The claim.
mont shall be made under this act to any holder
OF said securities or evidences Of debt unless the
said holder shall first execute to the United states
| receipt for the said payment, in which said
| holder shall forever release all claim against tt
Unitsd States for or on account II the said sscu-
rifles or evidences Of debt also similar re eases
10 SctO SItto Oh leXds, ana me SAID CerliQCatcE
or other evidences Of debt sh all then be eposted
with the Treasury Department
Sec. a And be 81 further enacted, That, before
| payment OF the moneys aforesaid, the Secretary
OF the Treasury shall give notice, by public ad
| vertisemea. for the space Of ninety days, OF the
time at which said payment will be made, and
! no payment shall lie made on any bond, oert!ti-
cate, or evidence Of debt which shall not thirty
| days before the time limited by said notice, be
presented at the Treasury DEPARTMENT.
Sec. And be it fxr her enacted, That the sum
OF seven millions seven hundred and fifty thous
and dollars be and the same Is hereby appropri-
ate I, out OF any moneys In the Treasury mot 9TH
erwise appropriated for the purpose Of carrying
into effect the provisions Of this act.
Sec. And be 1t further enacted, That this act
shall not take eff CT until il shall be sssenied 10
by an act OF the Legislature Of the state Of Texas
| and copy Of the act Of the said State, duly au.
| thenticated, deposited in the Treasury Department
State Of Texas shall pass act Withdrawing and
abandoning all claims and demands against tie
United states growing out Of Indian depIe ations
or otherwise (ApProved, February q, is55.
And whereas on the LIST day Of February s5s,
the State Of Texas passed the following act, Civ
ing the assent Of that State to the aforesaid oct Of
Congress- and specifying the several debts Of the
late Republic Of Texas, amongst the holders Of
which TIE 81, 200 appropriated by said act Of
Congress Is to be divided, pro rata, in discharge
OF the principal and interest due on said debt ac-
| cording to the laws Of Texas:
AN ACT giving the assent of the State OF Texas
to - An act TO provide for the paymeat such
creditors Of the late Republic OF Texas as are
comprehended in the act Of Congress Of Sep
iember nine, eighteen hundred and ffty ,;
which was passed at the second session Of the
Thirty third Congress Of the United States
and approved February twenty-eighth eigh-
| teen hundred and ffty-hve.
| Whereas at the second session OF the Thirty
| third Congress Of the United States an act was
passed entitled al n act to provide for the pay
| ment Of such creditors of the late Republic Of
| Texas as are comprchended in the act OF Con
| gress Of September nine, eighteen hundred and
fifty, (which act was approved February twenty
| eighth. eighteen hundred and fifty five and pi O.
vides that N lieu Of the sum Of dve millions Of
| five per cent. stock CT the United States still
l due to Texas under the provisions Of the act OF
| Congress Of the ninth Of September. eighteen
hundred and atty, the United States win pay to
the creditors Of the late Republic Of Texas
who hold such bonds or other evidence Of debt
for which the revenues Of that Republic were
pledged as were reported TO be within the pro.
visions Of the said act of September the ninth,
eighteen hundred and fifty, by the report OF
the late Secretary Of the Treasury 70 the Presi.
dent Of the United STATES, and approved by
him on the thirteenth day Of Septenb Der, sigh
teen hundred and tfty-one, or which come with
| in the provisions Of said act, according TO the
opinion upon the Texas compact Of the presen
Attorney General Of the United State, addressed
the Secretary Of the Treasury under date Of Sep
tember twenty sixth, eighteen hundred and fifty
three. the sum OF seven millions seven hundred
and fifty thousand dollars, to be apportioned
among the said holders pro rata the interest or
the said debt to be determined by the existing
flaws Of the State of Texas:
And whereas by the erms of the said act OF the
wentv-eighth Of February, eighteen hundred
and fifty five, 1t is not to take effect until IL shall
be assented to by an act ofths Legislature Of Texas
nor until The Legislature Of said State shall pas.
all act withdrawing and abandoning all claim,
| and demands against the United States growing
out of Indian depredations or otherwise: Now
| therefore
| Sec. L. Be ii enacted by the Legislative of "a.
| State of TsIdS, That the said State hereby con
cents and agrees that In lieu Of the five million,
OF five per cent stock still due to said State unde
| the act Of Congress Of the ninth OF September
eighteen hundred and fifty, the United States
| shall pay to the said described creditors who's,
debts ostensibly amount, with interest thereon
according to the laws Of Texas, to the Of ter
millions seventy-eight thousand tsven hundred
and three dollars and twenty one cents, OF which
five millions five hundred and two thousa nd min,
hundred and sixteen dollars and thirty-four cent
principal, and three millions two hundred anC
eighty-four thousand two hundred and forty-on,
dollars and ninety four cents interest on sale
principal, are evidenced by the certificates of tn
L nd and Com nfroler of he