Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-11-21
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TREAsURY DEPARTMENT, August 20, 1856.
whereas the following joint resolution of Congress
has become law:
JOtST REsOLUrIOS extending the time for the credi-
tOrsOf Texas 10 present their claims
Rssoivef Bg ths Senate and House of RspTesenta-
toes o. the gH,ed States Of America Congress as
s>nhIed, That "a, a9eeao To the provision Of the
tOu'th section OF tue act Of the 2S:h of February
80, " TO Prosl lie tor the payment Of such cveditofs
% the iate republic OF TeHas "a are comprehended
IA the act OF COagres- Of September 9Th, 1850, no
tce, by public advertisement, was duly given ror
the space Of ninety days by the Sc reiaTy of the
rea'ury, Of the uEn- al which payment OF the
am ,unt a?pfOpra ed by the nth Seci IN Of said ACT
Sllld BE- ina !e, pro rata, on aay md, certificate
or evidence Of debt of said Sta =, which should be
Pressnfei al the Treasury DepaIim mt thirty days
Preceding The 18th DAY OF Jane, 1856, the limit of
-7'd notice aud "a H is represented by tae said
Secretary Of the Treasury, that of said bonds cer-
uaca es, aRd evidences Of debt, which have been
recognized By the STATE OF Texas, the same eqsai
- III: sun Ui tsree hl1drnd aud eighty nine th0u.
dad sl1 hundred an ninety three dollars aud seven
cents were not presented The TIsa Jury Department
pr0f 20 he u<aii lfh Of Jun, Iaereore ia Orier 10
do tul justice 10 The hOIers Of ad de b the 5ecre-
tery Of the Trsa Jury hereby an horned 10 nav 10
The holders Of aly Of the raid ad certificates or
Wilderness Of debt, not presented before the 18th
"A ne Al the Treasury Depatm -nt between the i3th
day Of June last and the lst day Of January next
dId execute the proper Teeayes the United STATES
ali the state 4 TeTas their pro rata ,hare Of the
dollars; aud afer psymeat thereof the aid Secye
taTy OF the rrea sry IL authorized and required to
distribute aad pay the rssd1e Of IN. said seven mil
hoas seven hGatI- anI ifty thOusaad dollars then
remaining 10 the trCasaIy, pro rata amonzst All me
sad nHilers who may have proved taeir claim and
executed ths PrP r releases on or before he Isi day
cI Janoa Y next. -
Approved August ieth, 1886
SorIosIs aEassI sIyIS 10 the holders of bonds.
certificates and evidences OF debt Of the late repub
ic II reras, which were not presented At this de.
pArment on OF before the 18th day Of June tha,
the same will be settled aad the pro rata amoun,
thereon will os paid TO the lawful holders thereof IL
presented before the nrst day Of January neIt. a.
companied With The necessary evidence of their geo
uinsness, with assignmentsto the United State. re.
quired TO give this department the custody OF Soch
bonds, % tfeates and eviienoes Of debt and with
reea.s:Io the United State. and Texas, iu accord.
with the provisions Of the act Of Congress OF
2oth February, 1855.
This department. will not regniIe evidence Of zen.
uinesess be preseated with lAe certinca,e,is.uea
by the aIitor and comptroller Of Texas underline
laws sfTae STATE. But IL pos esses no meansof vel,
Tying the certificates, bonds aud promissory notes
ssded by toe republic of reIas, and not presented
a, nor a1dised by, the onlcers Of ths State. rbs
ne ,-s,ry a ID proper proof Of the genuIn ness o,
the latter certihoate Of the comptroller o. the
state VI reEiS, who has the ON 'ial charge of the
orig al relating - the debt the late re
public 0freras- - -
and aekno~iedsedin IN the presence q the Assistant