Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-08-28
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TEEAsrRv DEPARTMENT, August 90, 1856.
Wher' a' the following joint resolution of Congress
has bcccm> a law:
JoINr RESOLUTION extending the time for the crcdi-
torsOf TeIai IN present ihrir ella ms
Re9otDed by the Sencfe and House of REPRESENTA-
Hves OF the Unel States Of .7mcricd in Congress ns
ss15ed, That a, ,rec alb II the prt vision Of the
fourth section OF the act Of the % Of Fcbrua v,
1855, to provide fr the raymn Of such creditor
o: the 'a.e republic of Texa, as are como,ehcnded
in The at OF Congress Of Scptemb;r Oh, 1885,"
tice, by pubic advertisement, was duly given for
the sla &C Of ninety days by the &c .re;a Of the
Trea uiy, OF the lime at which Jayment Of the
am unt apprOpria ed by the. fifth section of said act
w suld be male, pro rata, on v b nd, certfca r,
or evidence Of at b. Of said Sta = which should be
presented at the TTee GIry DeIapm mt thirty tays
preceding the 18th cay OF June, 1865, the Inn of
said notice; aid as IL is represented by the said
Secretary OF the Trea Jury, that of said Dnds Ger
fii6a es, and evidences of deb, which ave bseu
recognized by the State OF Tsxa., the sam, qyai
to tn, sum Of three hundred and eighty nine thon
a1d SIX hundred and ninety three dOlIas and seven
prior TO the aid 18Th Of June, therefore, in orlcr
do full justice to the hot iers nf aid deb, the Secre-
"a OF the Trea uTy is hereby AorlGed tn ay Tn
the holders OF aIy Of the aid bonds, certificates,
evidences, OF deb, not presented before ,hc I3.h
cay Of June last, who may present ID prove the
"a ne Al the Trsa Jury Depa mt, b tive the l3 b
day 6 June la I and the lst day Of Janua.y next,
AID executs the proper releases the United staes
I'd the Sta'e OF Texas, tbeir pro rata tha'e of the
taid y ven m llion ven hundred I'D ty ihOusa nd
dollars; and after payment thereof, the ta'd Secre
tary OF the Trea sury Is authorized AID required 10
distribute and pay the residue Of the aid mil
lions seven b1ndrrI nd fifty thOu-n1d dO'la - then
maning in the nd a'uiy, pro rata, amongst all the
SAID holders who may have proved their cain and
executed the proper Ieed eS or .Ore the lst day
Of Janua next.
Approved august lS.h, 1856.
NoTICgI5 HEsEBY GIVEN 10 the hOi lcrs of bonds,
certificates, and evidences of debt Of the late repub
Ii: # Texas, which were not presented a. this de-
pa-:m.nt or fore the 18th cay Of June Ia I, that
the sam will bs settled and The pro rata am punt
ttereOn will b, paid to the Ia xful holders thereof il
presented ,fore the rst Cay Of January mex, ac-
cCmfanied with the necesay evidence Of their gen.
uinsnsss with assgnm ,nts the United States, re.
quired to give this dei i'm mt the custody Of such
,nds certificates, and eviieuc.s Of d. b, and with
releases 20 the United Saes I'd Texas, iu ccore.
aHce with the Provisions Of the It of Congress OF
2S.h Febra,y, 1886.
This del armant viii not require v.dence Of gen.
uaeness to be presented with the csrtif issued
by the liit r I'd mproler of Texas under the
laws of the Sac. But il p1sseSses 10 mSalso Of YER
flying the certificates, )uds aid promissOry notes
issued by the republic of Texas, aad not presented
TO- nor aud: ed by, the officers Of the $ ate The
necesay a proper proof OF the gsnunt ness Of
the latter Is the csr ate Of The coin plrsller of the
Sa,s Of Texa,, who ha, the Off iaI charge Of the
origir al a.chivss relating to the debt Of The aic
pLb ic ofTcxas
Tn. ,,ignment and rc!r ra5cs may be executed
and a.knou lodged in the presence Of the Assistant
2ecre;ary ofthe r6a'ury the chief clerk Thereof
in the presence Of notary pub'ic, and be witness
by the Assistant secrsa y, or chief cieIk d noia
", and b; certified by the no'a under h' no a.
ria O. al bit waea ule holders des to make the
sgnmcnt AID execute the rol6a 'cs out Of the city
Of Wa hington il, may b. done in the presence 6f an
assistant, urer or collector, or suiv yar OF The
eus'omS in the presence Of nota public, and be
witnessed by the collector or suv,yN and the no
ia pubic, and he certified by the no:a y under his
noa a sea'; and ere b. no collector or survey
% ofihe eusts ms at the pa;e where the par re-
sides, tn ass.gDment and relsa may be executed
before any court Of record in the pre,enes Of the
judge and cl rk thereof and be witnessed by the IN
d certified by the clerk under his seal OF ofRce;
and if the holder be Of the Uai.ed States, the
81 J m.ni and releases may ex ,cuted b fore aay
United Sta consul, and be witnessed lad certified
by him under his -onsu'a, sa'. an persons exc
cutting such sIgpmsRts I'd rcls a,es m ist also dc
cIa-c, under an, fore the Rotay clerE, or con
sul, a, the "a e may b., that they the ral own
ers of the eertih a,es OF other evidences Of b.,
tha tle am. lave b,ca assigned to tn, IN, COM
6de, fJr COLT ciion; add The noay, CLERK. or
mast iacfude the sact Of tina, deea alton IN tAer
I tfn afeef a knowIedgm.nt. ggg,,s. 90
I Ia.si ned ,or coil, ctiop, or In pledse, tf4 nm
Of The a " holding 'hr b nehs a! OF res'd-a II