Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-11-19
EE iCIAE.

TREAssHY DEPARTMENT, August %, 1855.
whereas the iolIo"iag Joint resolution Of Congres,
hes become law:
JOIsr RESOLUTION extending the tine fer the ered
torso Texas 10 present their claims
RssoIVsd bg the SeHIfs dHi House Of RspreScnsr
tses Of Eae U.ed States Of America C0ngTsss Us
s>mbief, That a., a,eeab TO the provision of the
fJUIth -eetIn OI Tue Act of the 2S-h OF f'ebrueTy
1850 " To provide iJs the payInent sca cred tnI
OF the aie republic of Texa, as are eOmpre headed
IN the a:J u COagTes5 of Cmber 9th, le5O,
tee, by pablo a!yrT,isem-Ht, duly given for
the space "t ninety days by tha Sc ,relaFy OF the
Treasury, Of the uIne at which payment OF the
amount ppTOpria ed by TIE ih sectinn Uf said act
would be maie, pro rata, on a,y b nd, certificate,
or evidence vi debt Of sad |ta z, wIrch should b.
pressaiel al the Treasury DEPARTMENT thirty days
Proeetns ,hc ljtI cay Of June, 1856, tae limit of
sad n1tice; AID a I Is .CYreSenigd by tee said
Secretary OF The Treasury, Iha 0f said bJnds Ger
u6ea q, aIf evidences Di deb, which have been
TecOSlGrd Oy t...s stat ct Texas, Ihs sam- ra.aI
10 Ia san oI tzTse huaiIsd id s-IgRiy aiae IiIus
and siI hundred AMI Hinsly three dOlIass and
eeuts were nJt presented tI The fret sury Deparmcnt
pTi0T the sad lJlh Of Junr tAerefOre ia ori,r TO
do iuii justice - ie hJiieTs OF aid debt the Seere-
tary OF the Trsa ury Is hereby horned to pay to
the no.iers OF any OI the said bInds certificates or
evidences, Of debt, not presented before The 18Th
day OF Jlae last, who may present 4 ID prove the
sane a. tn Treasury .}ep. .tm.Et beiween the 18th
day Of June last and the Isl day of JANUARY Dexl
and e1scuis the proper releases IO the United States
and Ilh STATE n ISHa@, tlriT pro rata share OF The
sd1 seVcn HiIiion seven hundred and fifty thousand
dollars; aii after payment thereof, tile said SreTe
taIy Oi iEe fnd5ury - authorized and required IO
disuioiie aHd pay The T-sIdue Ut tine .iid seven mil
hons seven hunIT-i AMI fifty thou sand dollars, then
remaining ~ tlr treasury, pro rata amongst ali the
SAD n1idris VINO may have proved their claims, aud
executed tie 2foPsr releases OF before the ls day
oi JaGua,y neKl.
Approved AusustlSih, 1876
HorIOEIs HEIsjg SIyaS to the holders of bonds
cerEhca,-s and svid:nces of debt If thelat repub
lie n Texas, "lich were H0I presented at tais d.
parImeat fore the l3JI lay Of June last that
the sam Hiii D. ssEllei aud ihc pro TGiG am 1unt
tEersIl will be paid 20 tn ayfIi holders thereof Il
presented befJreiae frst day " January next, ac
eOmPaaei -i,h "a :;esSary evidence Of their gen
uineness, yah essixnents ID the United States, re
quirej ID 1--WE -his5s a-imen the custody Of sucs
bonds, tneat>s and eyi le aces of debt, and with
Telea.ssl 20 tIe United S.a.-s and Texas in accord
sase with tae p,oviiions Il the act Of Congress o
35Ih February, le56. ...
This department. vii aJi require whence of gen
Illnesses 10 be presented with the certfcatesissuoc
by the liitJral comPtr Her OF reras under ii,
laws oftas State. But pos e sses mo- Ile ansof ver
tying the Certificates, bonds and promissory aote
issued 0y tae republic Of ccxas aud not prescnte,
20, noe L.iitsd by, the OSlceTs Of the State. Tn
necesslry aid proper PROOF oi the ayenains ness o
the IayerIs the certificate ofthe comptroller ofth
state Of reIls, whp has the sG .iaI charl,e 0l tn
orisinsI AscFyssrsat to the debt Of The late re
public ofreIas-
tn sshgament sgf Ect.sscg may be oeTeeGlo
All lfsap3k4ses' PFesedseq The As4s'an