Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-10-02
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TR,AsuRy DEPAarnRsr, August 20, 1855.
where, ine following joint res,lu,son Of Congress
has bscOm: law:
JOfsr REsoru extending the time Cor the cred
torsOf Texas To present their ella ms
Rsso!cei BY the Se-sIfe and House of Represe,td-
t.cc5 The United States Of .3weTicG IN Congress
ssnsbsd, Ira a., aJreeab the provision of the
fsIh secilJa Oi tue ACT of the 2S.h of p, bruesy,
lo, - % p.O lie fr the paym OF such creditors
Of the late rep1b ic Of Teza' a, are eomp,chended
IA the az OF COlgTess OF september On, 1880 " no
tl:e, by pubic advertisement, was duly given for
The space Ut ninety days by the Sc ,rcla of the
Trea'uiy, Of tas tms al which payment OF the
am unt a,psopSa cd by the hth secriOn OF said act
would be ma &c, pro rata, on aGy nd, ceruicaie,
OF evl1sncs uf debt Of sal Sta , when should b.
psessnieG q. the Treasury Depalim. mt thirty days
preceding The 18Th cay OF June, 1855, the limit Of
sad nOuce; a ld "a ! Is represented by tue said
Secretary Of the Treasury, tba, Of sail ,nds, GER
ufca es, and evidences OF deb, which have been
recognized by the STATE Of TeIa,, the sams, puyai
10 Ia sum Ui Three hu ldred ID eighty nine thous-
sad sII hundred All ninety three doi!a ali seven
cents were not presented tn Inc Trt Jury Deparm ,t
pro. 10 the sai l3 Of Jun therefore In or Ter 10
do full justice TO the hOIfers 1f ad dcb the Secre-
as OF the Trsa Jury Is hereby horned to lay to
tie holders Of ~ OF the sad nd = certificates or
evidences, OF deb not Presented before The l3ih
day OF Jane Ia -, who may present a prove the
- al ths Trea.ury Depa tIn mt, b.tween the 18Th
day Il June last and the lst cay of ia IUaV next,
AMI execlts the proper re!sa,es the United states
AID the State OF TeIas, pro rGta sbare Of the
sat seven m lion seven hundred aad ffty lhouraad
dli1rs; a-i1 a1cr pxy neHt thereof the raid Secre
tary OF the TreaIu Is aaihGized aud required to
dslrb lite and pay the residue OF the said seven mil
lions sevea hun lrst a1d nifty thOuaad dollars, then
remaining IN the tr,arury, pro rofa, amongst all the
sasd holders who may have proved tne.r cfam' and
executed the prJpsr releases OF before the LIST day
Of ydIua y next.
Approved August 18th, 1856
NoEEczI3 HzassY eIvss 70 Toe holders of bonds,
certfca:es, and evdsnces OF debt Of the late repub-
ii, II Texas, which not presented a, tAis de-
partm.ni bef,1e the 18th day of June last t,at
tss same VIII b. settled AID tn. pro rata amount
ttoseon will b. paid TO the axfa holders thereof Ii
presented bssore tee fret cay Of January next, 40
cOmpanied with the necss ay evidence Of their gen.
uinsness with ignm snts 20 the United Staies
quirei 70 give this de- atm me custody of such
bDaIs certificates, and evi len zee Of debt, and with
releases 10 the United States aad Texas Ia accord.
al,e win the provisions Of the &c. of Congress of
25Ia FEBRUARY, 1855.
This de Tanmsnt will not require evidence Of gen
uinesess to be presented with the ceihsa.es issued
By the a1tt r and comptroller Of Texas under the
laws ofthe 5raie. But II pos no means Of ver
flying the certificates, bonds aud psomissory notes
issued by The republic Of Texas, and presented
TO, nor aadised by, the officers Of the State. The
Necessary I'd proper proof Of the genuins ness Of
the latter is the certificate OF the comptroller OF the
State Of rsIas, who has the Ofh,iaI charge Of the
original ar,Nves relating to the debt Of the late 70
public of Texas
rni asigament and releases may be executed
and acknowledged in the presence Of The Assistant
Secretary othe Treasury, or the chief clerk thereo,
in sne presence Of notary public, and be witnessed
BY Ile ASSISTANT Secrs'a y, or chief clerk ID noa
nv, and b. certhed by the nots-y under his nota
rial seal; bat when holders desire 10 make IN.
asiznn ;nI I'd executs the releases Of The cit,
ofwa +hington, IL may b, done in the presence Of al
assistant ea surer, collector, or surveyor Of III,
euston, J, in ths presence Of nota y public, aad b.
witnessed by TIE collector or surveyor AID the no
Ia pubic, and be certified by the nota under hi
poa ia sea- aud IL taere be collector survey
OF ofthe customs At the place where the parry re
sides, ta assignment and relea YES may be execute
before sny court Of record, in the presence Of IN
Judge and cl rk thereof and be witnessed by then
aid eerifed by the clerk und Il his seal Of oelos
and il the holder be out OF the Unitsd s,ates the
sixnInsnI a 1d releases may be executed before aA
United states consul, aad be witnessed and certhe
by hun under his consular seal. All psfsoas ex'
cutting such aelgnmsnis a ID releases m ast also d
c!ase, under oasnj oSF"fe the notary, cfcfk, OF Oh
sui, as the case may b., that they the real Ow
oftae sertiacates Other evidences Of DE- bi,
that the sam. have bsen assigned to them, DO,
iie fJr eoliee I'm; and the noia-y, clerk. cons
mraiaciuSs the fact OF that tsclI alton In their ce
uH ate acknowledgment s.-F .s-- d
ifasa ned ior c'ilectDn, or IN pledge, the ran
Of Lns larry holding the b5nencial OF resadusIy i
tsfe,, I'm the claim must be ssoted in the sf1dev