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OFFICIAL.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
August 20, 1866.
Whereas the following joint resolution Of Congress has
JOINT RESOLUTION extending the time for the creditors OF
Texas 10 present their cms.
Roped by Ae Senate aud Ioase 81 Representatives Of the Uni
ted States asa d Congress assembled That asGeeaDy
ss provisions q NE %aI'h section o. n sr o ne e February
public Texas eOmPiehended in the oct of Congress of
for the space o. ninety The Secretary Of he Treasury Of
of said &C, be made pro rata on any bond ecr6
cate evidence Of debt OF said e which should be
June 1856 noee and as il i represented BY
vdences debt which have See3 By the State Of
Is sA and no s HUNDRED n nG
not presented to the Treasury Department prior the said h q
debt he Secretary Of the Treasury hereby authorized o
debt presented before 18th day last pre-
sent and prove The same az die Treasury department the
the the United States and the State of rxa
my thousand dollars and after payment thereof Secretary
of s IF @ o ns aa and the
dollars then remaining In the treasury Tdt amongst all the
Approved August 10, 1886.
hereby gre bonds,
dencos of debt of the late republic of Texas which
scented this department before the 18Th day of June last
will be settled and the pro thereon will
be paid the lawful holders thereof presented before the first day
January accompanied necessary evidence of their
genuneness with assignments the United sae required
give department custody bonds, certificates
evidences debt and with releases the United States and Texas
IN accordance with the provisions OF The aet OF Congress {" sS'
February, 1855
department require genuineness
with the certificates issued by the auditor and comptroller
of Texas under the laws of the sne But Of
verifying the certificates bonds and promissoy issued by thu
republic Of Texas and audited by the officers
The State The and proper proof Of the genuincness
of tho latter is the certificate of the comptroller of the State of
who official charge the original archives relating
0 the debt Of the late republic of Texas
be executed and acknowledged
of the Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury the
chief clerk thereof in the of notary public and be wit
messed by the Assistant Secretary or chief clerk and notary and be
certified notary his
make the assignment and the releases
city Washington may presence Of an assistant
collector Of the customs the presence
notary public and BIO witnessed by surveyor
notary pubc certified notary
and there be collector of the
the place where the party resides the assignment and releases
executed before Of record presence Of Judge
thereof and be witnessed by Them and certified
under his seal OF oe and the holder be out of Inc United
releases executed
consul and be witnessed and certified him
seal All executing suoh assignments
also declare, under OATH before the notary clerk
CONSUL the may be- that they are the real owEe the
ufcae of debt
signed them bona de for collection and the notary, clerk
include the fact of that declaration their
of acknowledgment.
Ii assigned pledge the name tie pary hold
beneficial residuay claim must be stated
affidavit, release United release
Texas be duly executed by such party together
segment aud releases from the person
| and payment is requested
audited certificates the
character of debt be included the assignment,
releases and affidavit of ownership if each certificate correctly
described by date original payec.
should also appear whether certificates issued
the of Texas rcpu-
c issued by the republic of Texas according
of "a
The assignment the United may made in common
form releases should be drawn according tbs subo-
ed-A and u. JAMES GUTHRIE,
Secretary of the Treasury.