Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-11-26

Secretary fthe Treasury, or the chief thereof
in the presence of notary public, and be witnessed
by the Assistant Secretary, or chief clerk and nota
", and be certiaed by the notary under his nota
rial seal; but when the holders desire to make the
assignment and execute the releases out Of the city
ofWashngton, 1t may be done in the presence Of an
assIstanttreasurer, or collector, surveyor Of the
customs, In the presence Of notary public, and be
witnessed by the collector or surveyor and the no
tary public, and be certified by the notary under his
notarial seal; and iftaeIe be collector orsurvey
or ofthe customs at the place where the party re-
sides, tn. assignment and releases may be executed
before any court Of record, in the presence ofthe
Judge and clerk thereof. and be witnessed by them,
and certified by the clerk under his seal of Office;
and if the holder be ont of the United States the
siynment and releases may be executed before any
United Staesconsul, and be witnessed and certified
by him under bis consular seal. All persons exc
cutting such assignments aud releases must also de.
clare, under oath, beforethe notary, clerk, or con
sui as the case may be- that they are the real own.
ers ofthe certificates or other evidences Of debt
that the same have been assigned 10 them, bona
de for collection and the notary, clerk, or consul
must include the fact in their Ger.
t6:ate acknowledgment.
Ii assigned for collection, or in pledge, the name
Of the party holding the beneficial or resduary in
in the claim Huss be stated in the affidavit
and a release 20 the United States and release to
Texas must be duly executed by such party. to-
sethor with the assignment and releases from the
person in whose favor settlement and payment is
requested.
One or more audited certificates, or one or more
evidence Of the same character of debt, may b- in
cluded in the same assignment, releases and afida
Wit Of ownership, if each certificate is correctly de.
scribed by number, date, amount, and name of the
original payee. 1t should also appear whether the
certificates were issued by the authorities Of the
State of Texas account of the debt of the repub-
lie, or were issued by the republic of Texas, accord
ing TO the facts of each case.
The assignment to the United States may be made
in common form the releases should be drawn ac-
cOrdins 10 the forms subjoined-A and b.
JAMES GUTHRIE,
Secretary Of the Treasury.
Form A.
Know all persons by these presents that
- has relea 'ed, and hereby releases, the United
Sta.es of America from all further liability claim
for the payment of certificate or evidence of debt
number for the sum of 8, issued by
the late republic Of Texas, (x by the authorities Of
the State OF Texas, a the case may be,) and re-
deemed Dy the United States In accordance with the
provisions of of Congress entitled "An act to
prOvIe tor the payment of such cIedtOrs of the late
republic of Texas as cOmprehended in the act of
Congress Of September nine, eighteen hundred and
ffy," approved the 2eh day of February, 1855, and
an act Of the State Of Texas, approved the lst of
February, lo56.
As witness my hand and seal.
Form b.
Know all persons by these presents that
-has released, aud hereby releases, the State of