Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-03-11
Z. NJ. PEASE.

And whereas the creditors referred to in said act
Of Congress are deemed identical with the hold
ers OF the debt described in the said act Ct the
state OF Texas; and whereas 1t Is alleged that
there exist forged ceitifcates Of said debt, the
holders Of which nav assert to be gen 'ine and
claim payment Of; and whereas the 8, section Of
the said act o. Congress requires the holders Of
the certificates and other evidences Of said debt
shall execute releases to the United States and
a so to the State Of Texas before payment; and
the ith section OF said act requires that public
tice should be given for the zee OF ninety days
or the time when said payment will be made
and whereas the Treasury Depar .ment has adopted
the form Of a release to the United States and
the form Of a release to the State Of Texas, no.
tice is hereby given to said cred itors that paw.
ment, pro va a, will be made at the Treasury Of
the nited States, by mean - t-..Sury drafts on
some or the assistant -.>asurefs public deposi.
taries Of the United states, and after the ist Of
June, 1856, to such Of the holders Of the genuine
cert dcatss other evidences Of said debt in ac-
cordance with the provisions Of said acts who
shall have assigned their said certificates or other
evidences Of sait debt to the United States aud
executed the release in the form A TO the United
States, and tie release In the form to the State
OF Texas, and ed the same with the Secretary
OF the Treasury thirty days before the 1st Of June
next, the thirty days being req Uired to investigate
the genuineness OF the certificates for which
purpose, the Department is advised. Texas will
send an agent who possesses knowledye Of the
debt as II was created and the handwriting Of the
omclais whose signatures are attached to them
IL Is desirable that all the certificates ard evil
de ices OF deot should be q ed thirty days before
the 1t OF June and the holders will ia ke notice Ii At
all certificates and evidences not filed before that
time will be retained 70: examination and inyesti
CATION until the Department shall be fully satisfied
OF genuneness Of the certificates and evidences
produced The assignment and release NAV be ex
ecuted and acknowledged In the presence of the
Assistant Secretary or chief clerk and notary and
be certified by the notary under his notaria1 seal:
but when the holders desire to make the assign
ment and execute the releases our Of the citY of
Warrington it may be done in the presence OF an
assistant treasurer or collector surveyor and the
notary public, and be witnessed by the collector
or surveyor and the notary public, and be certified
oy the notary under his notarial seal and IL there
be no collector surveyor OF the customs at the
place where the party resides, the assignment
ana releases may be executed before any court Of
record, in the presence Of the Judge and clerk
thereof, and be witnessed by them, and certified
oy the clerk under his seal OF Office; and IL the
noider De out OF the United States the assignment
and releases may be executed before any nited
states consul and be witnessed and certified nv
MIN under his consular seal. All persons exc
cutlnS such assignments and releases must a 80
declare, under oath before the notary clerk or
CONSUL as the case may be, that they are the real
owners OF the certificates or other evidences of
deot, or that the same have been assigned to them
bona fds, for collection and the notary. cIerk'
or consul must include the fact Of that declar.
hon In their certificate Of acknowledgment
Ihe pro rata dividend, when allowed by the
accounting ocors, will be Temitted to the parties
handed to their regularly con stituted agents for
uansmission. JAMES GUTHRIE,
Secretary Of the Treasury.
Form 4.
Know all persons by these presents that
- has released and hereby releases the Uni
ted States Of America from all further liability or
he tofox