Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-11-17
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Tgz.s.sy DEPARTMENT. Anvns, On 1854

TREAsrRy DEPARTMENT, August 20, 1855.
Whereas the following Join, resolution Of Congress
has become law:
JeIsT RssOLrriOx extending the time for the credl
tnrsot Texas To present their claims
hssosUsi Ig the Sends and House of Rspresey,ta-
txs o. ths OHei Std,es Of snleTicq in Congress as
ssHSLet, Tha a, aIrceEb 10 the provision Of the
toasth section OF I1e act OF the 29!h OF February
l-15, 90 prOgi IL fJr ue VayInsnt Of such creditors
o. the late repHh.ic Of Texa4 comprehended
IA tbe act ot Congress u 'J.ember 9Ih 1850 no.
tr-e, by aIblc .rrT .Isc.iI-t, duly gwen for
tos 80 e pt niagiy lays by The 80 HeIa OF the
FTea ury, OI tee tImr which pawn M Of the
am ,llt s?aSoP,a ed by the iflh section Of said act
Epud be ma 70, P6o rata, on a y b nd, ceruhca.e,
Ot eVieacs Of deb Of EaId Sla Z, which should b.
p'es+aIai a. the Treasury DsparIrn ut thirty days
preceding the l5'h GaJ oi Jade, icjS, the limit OF
Sz'i notice; a ID a. II - represented b. The said
So1 ;;a'y Of the Treasury that Of -ail lnds, cer
u1ca -, aud evit5Hccs 0I deb,, winch Rave bren
frc1gIIE d bT the STATE of TeIa., the same eqsai
10 Ia sum % t:Tse hI1 ired III eighty nine thou
aad stI nIndfed All ninety three d)iiars aut seven
cents were not presented % the fIsa .ry Dspaum.nt
prIpf 10 the sai l3h Df Jua th-refOIe i'm or sT 10
~ IA! justice 10 ne hJiiers II aid debt the Secr.
t1fy Ok th- lTSa lTJ - heTcby horizei to pay to
the holders Of aIy OF the nds Certificates or
eVi'enc,s, % debt, not presented b fore The I3th
Gay Oi June last, "n0 may d prove the
- ne the lTcasury Depz I'm mt, beween the l3th
day II JuIe la't aai The Is, iey 0f January naxt
an4 eIscats the proper rera7.J the United Srass
an the 7'e 0i IoHa1, TIER pro rata share Of the
dollars; aId after pay nent thereof the aid -cre
afy D the Tre4<uTy Is authorized aUd r,oui,ed IN
distIo I.e aid pay resiue nf tn said seyeu mil
toas ssvea Jaa .. s an By thou and dollars torn
r1it@ia!1S ~ the treasury. pro rata aInbuIi an th..
sal L:--s shO may .aye gf"v. Il selr ca IA and
eI5cat"d lhs P'aPr rraSes on or before the ls day
OF Jaaua neKi.
Approx d ~. .lst 18Th. 1853
SorIcErs AEaEH sTysS 10 The holders of hond.
certificates and evidences Of debt Of the Ia,. repuh
lie II FeIas, which were NOT presented Al this de-
p.r.ut on or before the 18th day of June last thai
the same will De settled aud the pro rata amount
thereon will be paid the FfuI holders il
presented before the hrst d. Of January nert as
co;nPanied -th the nsoessary evidence Of their gen
uineness, wHh assignmenlsto the United States re-
qurei % Stve this ief tment the custody of such
b1ads, % uncaies and ev len ,es of debit nd with
releas.-o the United States and TeIas, iu accord.
aIoe win the provisions Of the act OF Coas,ss. n,
25th February, 1888.
This de paIimsnt will mol require evidence OF yen-
uinssess To be presented with the
by tae a1dItOfand comptroller OF Texas underth.
Las Ofthe State. But pos essesno meansof We,
fymy ne certificates, bonds aud promIssory note.
IssaeI by the public of TeIa. and not ursseple,
o., nor a1dited by, the officers OF the State. Tn,
nece IsIry AID proper proof of the genuint ness o
the latter tne csrtih>ats Of the comptroller of ths
State 1rTeIts, who has the ofh~iaI charge OF III,
orisliI4-, - srsIadng 10 lhe tebt ofIhs late re
public UfreEas
Tns assignment aud releases may be executed
snd acknowledged in the presence Of the Assts,so