Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-10-04
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Treasury DEPARTMENT, August 90, 1856.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, August 30, 1856.
Whereas the following joint resolution Of Conuess
has become a law:
JOINT REsoI HfIos extending the time for the credI
t0rsnfT Texas IN present their claims
hesoirea tg TIE Senate and House of Represcnta
nres oJ he O,'fed Sdfes Of .4merfca In Congress
.sp'hed That a, agree alb the provision of the
nnI'n secton oi tue act OF the 26;h of PrbrUa,y
loo 10 pro7Ide fr the ayment Of such creditors
OF ne late republic Of TeIas comp chsnded
N tne at OF Congress Of September 9ln ls50 - no
ice, by pubic aiver;semeni, was duiy given for
,ae space of ninety days by the Secretary OF the
iroo-ury, OF The Tune az which reyment of the
amount opra ed by the ffh section of said act
would be made, pro rata, on aLy nd, ceniGcar.
or evidence of debt Of said Alta e, which should be
presented az the Treasury Department thirty Gays
paSGeang an sne iS'h cay OF June 1855 the limit OF
Secretary OF the Treasury, that Of said bonds, GER
pnca es, ana evidences of debt, which rave been
rccosnlz ID by the State of TsIas, the SEINE, eqsai
- The sum OF three hundred and eighty nine thou,
and six hundred and ninety three dolla and seven
cents were not to the Jury Department
prior TO the sad l3lh Of June, therefore, in order To-
do full justice 10 the hoiers Of "a deb the secre
ay of the Trea sury is hereby AL fonzed to raw 10
t1e holders OF a1y Of the said bonds cerfcates or
evidences, OF deb, not presented before III. 18th
cay OF June la't, who may present a"d prnvc the
IA ne al the Treasury Depa tment, between the 9th
day RI June last aud The let day Of January next,
and execute the proper release TO the United Sta,es
and the State OF Texas their pro rata hare Of the
dollars aud afler payment thereof, the esd Secre
tary OF the Treasury is authorized and required TO
distribute and pay the residue of The said seven mil
lions seven LundTed and fiy thou, and dollars then
manning in The u asury, pro rata amongst all The
raid holders who may have proved Their claim Z. and
executed tbs proper releases or before The st day
o. yanua next.
Approved August 18th, 1856.
NouCIIs HEREBY aIvsa to the holsers of bonds.
certificates, and evidences of debt Of the late repub
ic "f Texas, which were not presented at this de-
panment on or before the 18th day of June last, tha,
the same viii be settled and the pro rata amount
thereon will be paid to the lawful holders thereof il
presented before the first cay Of January next, &C
ccmpanied with the ,ary evidence o. their gen.
uneness, with assignments to the United States, re-
quired to give this DEF arm the custody of such
bonds certificates, and evidences of debt aud with
releases 10 the United States and Texas iu accord.
snce with the provisions Of the act Of Congress of
2ath February, 1856.
This Department will not require evidence Of gen.
to be presented with the certificates issued
by the aditor and ocmptrolleT Of Texas under the
laws ofthe Slate. But il pos means Of yer.
yng the certificates, boads and ptomissory notes
issued by the republic Of Texas, and not presented
to, nor audited by, the officers Of the Slate. The
necessary aad proper proof Of the genuine ness of
the latter is the cer.ate of the comptroller OF the
State of reIa., who has the Official charge of the
original archives relating to the debt Of the late re
public ofTeras
fhe assignment and releases may be executed
and acknowledged in the presence of the Assistant
Secretary ofthe Treasury, the chief clerk thereof
in ths presence of notary public, snd be witnessed
by the Assistant Secre'a " or chief clerk d nota
Ty, ana be certified by the nOa'y under his nota
rieI seal but when tie holders desire 10 make the
assignment and execute the releases out Of the city
Of Washington, u may bedone in the presence Of an
assistant treasurer, or collector, or surv yor Of IN.
customs, in the presence Of a noia public, I'd be
witnessed by the collector surveyor and the
tay public, and be cafiifed by the nota under bi
neto1ai seal; andift.ere be collector survey.
OF ofthe cns,oms at the place where the party re-
sides, ta' assignment and releases may be exec
before any court of record in the presence Of the
Judge and cl TX thereof and be witnessed by the m
and certified by the clerk under his st al Of Office;
and IL the holder be OF the United States the
sisnment aRd releases may BE- executed before any
United and be witnessed and certified
[, by him under isconsular seal. All p.rsons are
cutting such assignments aud releases must also de.
dare, under oath, before the notary clerk, or con
su an the case may be, that they are the real own.
ers ofthe certificates oth~ evidences Of d. bt ar
that the same have been assigned to them, bona
~, for collectoni and the notary, clerk or consul
must fact Of In heir Ger.
\ dh ate acknowledgment. o. -,-ss g. yss - -.,
fssas Si saSd Saec6or, or in pledge, the name
Of the party holding The beneficial or resdusry in
tsssN In the claim must be stated in the afidavt