Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-09-17
Eff FICIAL L.

TRE,soRV DEPARTMENT, August 20, 1850.
whersa' the following joint resolution of Congress
has com law:
JOISr kssOtcrIos extending the time fbr the credi-
tDrIOf TeIaI u pres mt their la ms
Reso!vsd ~ tie Senate and House Of Representa-
tires cfhe Unfei States Of .4oserica Congress
ssmSei, That "a, a.reeab y 10 the prCvt-ioa of the
folrIh section OF toe at OF the 26 OF februa v,
1857 - 10 pro'ite fJr the raym Of such credtos
OF the lac replb ic OF Texa a. are comp -ehended
in the a.. os Congress Of SeDemb 9lh l65e, )" no
tice, by pubic a.verrisem mt, wa. duty given for
the spa,e of ninety days by the Sc .rea OF the
Trea NY, Of the ume at which payment Of the
am unt oprOpria ed by The fifth sccIIon of said q
w1uli b. ma &c, pro rata, on v b nd, certlca'e,
or evstence OF deb. of saIi STA =, when should b
presented a: the rGea uIy DeparIm mt thirty day.
said notice; and az II is represented by tie said
Secretary Of the Treasury that Of said ,nds,
uhcd es, Ind evidences of deb q, which Eave b zen
resoglIz I'd by the State of TeIa', the SAN, eqsal
To Ii sum Ut three hu adred AID eighty nine tnOu
and six hundred AM ninety three dOlla and sev' n
cents not presented to the Tr,a ury Dspa
pos TO the sai l3;h OF Jun, therefore, in
d. full justice TO the hI Of aid deb the Secre-
Ia OF Ihsr rTrea ury is hereby horned to ray to
the holders OF " of the fad nd cerIiicates,
evI lences, Of deb, not presented b.f3re The 18Th
sa ne al tn. Trea ury Oepa I'm mt, tween the - b
day Il Jule IA 4 AID ths lst day of ia Y hext,
II sxscuts the proper relea,es the United Sta
I'd the state OF Texa', toer PRO rGfa ,hare of the
a
dollars; Id aSer pay nent thereof, the said Secre
tary OF the Tree Jury Is authorized AID required to
disriblte and pay the residue OF the aid seven mil
lions seven bun Irsi aud fifty thOu-a1s dollars, then
rema ming in the uea ury, pro raid monsst all the
Cd d holders who may have proved tner cla IN and
eIeu.sd tbs proper releases or before the LIST day
OF JaaIA Y next.
Approved august 18Th, 1856
NSrIcEIs HKRzBT GIVEN to the holders Of bonds,
certhcaes ald ev.dsnces Of debt Of the la.s repub
Ii, II Texas, which were not presented a, tais de-
par;m before the 18th day Of June la T. tiat
tie sams vii! bs settled a I'd the pro rata am punt
thereon will pad to the La yfll holders thereof il
presented bstore the frst day Of January next,
companisd with the ary ev dence Of their gen.
uaeness with sgnzn ,nts TO the United States,
quired 10 give this doa INT the custody of such
Inds o. ttAca,es, and ev lea.es of debl, and with
r-eases 10 the United Safes ald Texas, in accord.
a1;e with The provisions Of the actof Congress Of
23ih Feb -uary, 1856.
This d. aumsnt will not require evidence Of gen
10 be presented with the cerfostes issued
by the a73t r and oomp,rJller Of Texas under the
laws Of the 5tais. But il possesses mans Of YER
flying the certificates, b1nds and promissory notes
issued by the republic of Texas, and not presented
To. nor aIdi,ed By, the officers Of the STATE. The
the Iacr is the seriH ate Of the comptroller OF the
Safe of rexa', who has the Off iaI charge Of the
original az, ive5 relating to the debt of the late re-
publ ofTeIa5
Ths a4igcmeEt aHd releases may be executed
ald s;saOsledyed in the presence Of the Assistant
Secretary OF the Treasury, tie chief clerk thereo
IN the p'--snce of notary public, and be wne,s.d
bY the As,Isra 5.oye y, or chief clerk d no,a-
~, All b. certiaed by the nota under his no,a
ma seal but wnea iLe holders desire to make the
a s.gnmeot and execute the releases Of The city
Wa .hIny,On it may BE- done in the presence q an
asslsa II a:ureT, collector, CT surveyor OF the
custom In the presence Of a nota y public, aid be
wltRessed by the collector or surveyor aud the no
Ia public, AMI BE- certified by the nota under his
nOa 1ai sea- and II Csere be coect-r or survey.
OF OfIae customs at the pla,e where lhe rary re
sides, IN aaS;xHnent aad reIea may be eIecatcd
bafofe any court OF record, in the presence Of the
Judge aad 81 RI thereof and be witnessed by them,
a esriihed by the clerk under his s. a. of ONO,
a1d ifthe holder b; of the Unftsd .a,cs the 1,
gum .aI si releases may b. exacu.ed b fore aYy
Uai,ed sta c1nsul aud be messed AID certited
By him unier his consular a.. All persons exc
cutting such assigsm ,nts ii ,es nj ust a.o de
Glaze, uodT oath, b-sore the nosasy, clerk, or con
sui, the may b, that they are the real own
e!s Of tie certincates other evidences Of d b.,
that the sans have b sen assigned to them, bona
fds, fJr coec ion and the no'ay, clerk, OF cinsuI
Is Include the et OF that isc!a alton IN their GER
III ate ofa,ka 'wisosmsnt.
Tta'S yGsi tor cI.i,e;,or, or in pleigs, the nam
OF Ihs Eany hoidias the b neha.sl or residuay ia
trest In the claim must be stated in the an iavit