Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-09-12
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TReAssey DEPARTMENT, August 20, 1856.

TREAssRy DEPARTMENT, August 20, 1856.
Whereas the following joint resolution of Congress
has b9come a law:
JOISr RESOLUTION extending the time for the cred-
tors iOf Trxa' IN present their ella ms
Resotred By the Senate and House Of Representa-
tvss Of The United States Of .9neTieI IN Congress
sSInbEed That /, ayreeab to the provsion of the
fourth section Of tle act of the % b of February,
1856, to poyiie fr the payment of such creditors
o. the late republic of Texas a are comp,ehended
in the a-s Of Congress Of Seo,eib r 9;b, 1850 "
uce, by pubic aivsrisem int, was duly given for
the spa :e of ninety days by the Sc ,reia of the
TreasuTy, of toe time which payment Of the
am Junt apprOpna ed by the hth secu0n Of said act
would be ma ie, pro Tdtd, on y b nd, certifca e,
or evidences Of deb, of said S.a =, which should b.
presented a: the Treasury Depariment thirty days
preceding the 18Th Lay Of June, $50, the limit of
sad notice; a I'd as it Is represented by TIE said
Secretary OF the Trea 'ury, that Of said 'nds,
uica 81, and evidences OF deb, which have bsen
recognized by the Stat of TeIaI, the same, eqsal
10 h sum a three hundred I'd eighty nine thouT
and siI hundred ald ninety three doia's and sew n
cents we're not presented To the Ta ury Oepa TN .nt
prior TO the SAID 18th Of June, therefore, in TO
do full justic, u Ihe hn ters Of aid deb, the Secre
Ia OF the Trea ury is hereby a horned TO gay 20
the holders Of y Of the aid ndI, certificates,
evIiences, Of deb not presented before The 18th
"a ue n the Trea 'ury Depa m mi, bstween the 18Th
day 4 Jule lau aad the lst day of ia Iua next,
ald exec IT. the proper releases the Unit Staes
sld the Stae Of Tc1a+ their pro rata rbare Of the
u
dollars; II aIer pay nent thereof, the tad SecIe
tary OF the Trea Jury is authorized ard required to
dIsTblte aad pay the rc-iiue Of Ihe sad sEven mil
lioas hundr-1 All hfty thou nj doIlars then
reraa nins in the trea Jury, pro rata, amon2t all the
"a holders who may nave proved tIeir ella m land
executed ths prop reea es On or sfore hs LIST cay
Of Jalua next.
Approved august 18Th, 1856
NoIIcZIs HE2EBT sIyss 10 The bod iers Of holiE,
certificates, ali evidences of debt Of tine Late repub
lie If Texas, which were not presented a. this de-
parmeni Or FIRE the 18Th day Of June la Il, thai
the sam. viii b. settled and ihe pro rata amount
tkeceol wi! "a - tn. lawful holders thereof ii
presented b fore TIE hrst cay Of January next,
com Jaliej With the ay evidence Of their gem
uins ness wHh isnm the United States. re-
quircd 10 give ihis de- slt the custody of such
b)nIs, cs~iica.s,, and evilea,es OF deb, and with
releases 10 the UnitsI a:es aad Texls iu accord
a1ce wi h the D DIVISIONS Of the act Of Congress OF
25Ih February, 1856.
This dc ,adment will not require evidence Of gen
unehess 10 be presented with the certificate, issued
by The 1iItI and comptroller Of Tera, under the
laws t3e Siae. Blu. pos NJ cans Of Yer
flying he certificates, JndS and promissory notes
issued by the republic of Texas, and presented
10, nor Idi,ed by, the officers Of the State. The
the latter the certia ate Of the comptroller OF the
s,ate Of re-a', who ha. the ON ial charge OF the
original az relating - The debt Of the late re.
pubic Of freIAs
Ths eis:gamea, aqd reIes'ss may be executed
and Acknowledged ia the presence Of the Assistant
Secretary the Treasury, the chief clerk thereo
in the presence Of notary psbc, and be witnessed
by the A ,slsaIG 5ecre y, or chief clerk no'a
~, a1i b. certified by the nota y under his noa-
rial $50, b II wlen ILe holders dss.re tn make the
srnm mt i'd rsscute the releases out Of the city
Of Wa .hinytpR, II may done in the presence of
assia II tr surer, collector, or surv yJr Of the
custom I, in the presence Of a nOia pubic, ID be
witnessed by the collector surveyor aod the no
Ia pubic, AMI be certified by the nota under his
nota Ia' sea- and IL b, coilectT or survey
OF ofthe customs a. the pas where the parry re
sides tn. assignment aad releases may be executed
before any court of record, in the presence OF the
Judge and cI rk thereof and be witnessed by them
and certified 10y the clerk under his al of oficr;
and II the holder be of the United S,a6es the
sisnm -nl ald releases may b. executed b fore any
United Sta consul AID be witnessed ald certified
by him under bis consular seal. All persons exc
cutting suoA slgnm,nt III releases N ist also de
clare, under cath, before the no,ay clerk, CT con
sui, as the ceJe may b., thai they the real own
ers of the eerncales or other evidences Of deb, CT
that che same have been assigned to them, bona
fSe for collection and The noa:y, clerk, or consul
must iacuSs the fact Of that deca alton I'm their oef.
ua ate acknowledgment Of
Unassigned for collection, or In pledge, the nam,
OF the fary holding the beneficial or residua'y in
lassl IN me claim mas BE- Ga.el ia the afffiavt