Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-09-03
OF Ia L..
TREAssRY

TREAssRy DEPARTMENT, August %, 1856.
Whereas the following joint resolution of Congress
has become law:
JOISr RESOLUTION extending the time for the credi
t0rsof TeIa' To present their ella ms
Re'olged BY the Senate dsd House Of Repr resenfn-
tires ot the Uned States Of .7meTcd in Congress ns
serbed, That as asreeab to the orc vision of the
fourth section OF the act of the 2sth OF February
1853, TO provide for the payment of such creditors
OF the late republic Of Texa, a, are compre hended
In ihe act OF Congress OF September 9b 1850, !" no
tice, by pubic advertisement, was duly given for
the space ut ninety days by the se relay Of the
Trea'u,y, OF the time at which Payment of the
amount appropSia ed by the fifth section of said act
would be made, pro rata, on aEy b md, certfca'e,
or evidence of debt Of sald afa e. which should be
presented a. the Treasury DeI aImsnt thirty days
preceding the 18th cay Of June, 1855, the limit of
ta;d nouce; and as IL is represented by the said
Secretary OF the T0asuIy, that of taid bonds, GER
INCA es and evidences OF deb, which have been
recognized ny The State of Texas, the sam, eqval
10 ths sum oil three hundred aId eighty nine thou.
and SIX hundred aud ninety three dollars and seven
cents were not presented IN the Ts ,ury DEPARTMENT
prior 10 the sa'd 18th Of June therefore, in order to
do full justice to the holders of aid debt the Secre
Ia OF tho Treasury is hereby authorized to ray to
the holders Of aoy Of the aid bonds certdcates or
evidences, Of deb, not presented before The I3ih
day OF June la I, who may present a"d prove the
"a ne Al the Treasury Depa menf, between the 18Th
day of June last and the LIST day of January next,
and execute the proper reea the United States
and the State OF Texas their pro rdtd share Of the
dollars; and after payment thereof, the tad Secre
tary OF the Treasury is authorized aud required to
distribute and pay the residue Of the fad seven mil
lions seven hundred and fifty thou; and dollas then
remaining in the tn asuIy, pro rata amongst all the
said holders who may have proved their claims and
executed the proper releases or 2fore The day
Of Janua next
Approved august 18Th, 1856.
NoTIcEIs HEREBY GIVEN TO The holders of bonds,
certificates and evidences Of debt of the late repub
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parment on or before the 18th day of June st. tha,
the same Will be settled and The pro rata amount
thereon will BE- paid to the lawful holders thereof if
presented before the fret day Of January next, ac
with the a,y evidence Of their gen.
1ine ness with aseignm the United States re-
quired give this der the custody of such
bonds, certificates and evidences Of debt, and with
releases the United States aud Texas, iu accord.
ance with the provisions of the act Of Congress Of
2sh February, 1856.
This parlInent will not require evidence Of gen
uincness to be presented with tho certificates issued
by the auditor and comptroller of Texas under the
laws Of the State But possesses means Of YER.
flying the certificates, bonds and promissory notes
issued by the republic Of Texas, and presented
to, nor audited by, the officers Of the State. The
necessary and proper proof Of the genuine ness Of
the latter is the cer ate Of the comptroller of the
State Of Texas, who has the official charge Of the
original archives relating to the debt of the late rel
public ofTe1as.
Tho assignment and releases may be executed
and acknowe edged in the presence Of the Assistan,
Secretary OF the Treasury, the chief clerk Thereof
in the presence of notary public, aud he witnessed
by the Assistant SecrsSy, or chief clerk d nota
~, and be certified by the notary under his no'a
rial seal but when tile holders desire to make the
assignment aud execute the releases out Of the city
of Wa a'hingtOn it may be done in the presence Of
assistant treasurer collector, surveyor Of the
customs, In the presence Of nota public, and be
witnessed by the collector or surveyor aud the
"a public, and be certified by the notary under his
no'a-al seu' and il there be collector survey
OF ofthe customs at the plaoe where the parry re-
sidse, thu assignment aud reeages may be executed
ofore any court OF record, In the presence Of the
Judge aud cl rk thereof aud be witnessed by them,
a1d certified by the clerk under his seal of office;
and he holder be out Of the United S,a,es the as
| n5nment and releases may be executed before any
United states consul and be witnessed and certified
by him under his consular seal. All persons exc
cutting such a-gNnsnts 1d releases must also de.
clare, under cath, before the notary clerk, or con
sui the case may be, that they are the real own
ers Of the certificates or other evidences Of ,b or
that the tams have been assigned to them. bona
de, for collections and The notary, clerk, or consul
must include the fact of that declaration In their Ger.
| tiff ate Of acknowledgment.
ns'sisped for collection, or in pledge, the name
Of the ady holding rhe b,nehc.a or resduary in.
tasa nths eldln must be stated in the affidavit