Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-11-28

Secretary of the Treasury the chief thereof
In the presence of notary public, and b. witnessed
by the Assistant Secretary, chief clerk and nota
", and be certified by the notary under his nota-
rial seal; but when the holders desire to make the
assignment and execute the releases out of the city
ofWashinston, 1t may be done in the presence sfaa
assstcnttreasurer, collector or surveyor of the
customs, IN the presence Of notary public, and be
witnessed by the collector or surveyor and the
tary public, and be certified by the notary under his
no,asiai seal and there be no collector orsurvey-
or ofthe customs Al the place where the party re-
sides, the assignment and releases may be executed
before any court of record, in the presence ofthe
Judge and clerk thereof and be witnessed by them,
and certified by the clerk under his seal of ONCE
and if the holder be out of the United States the
signment and releases may Be executed before any
United Stsses scopsul, and be witnessed and certified
by him under his consular seal. All persons exc
cutting such assignments aud releases must also de.
clare, underoath, before the notary, clerk, or
sui, as the case may be- that they the real own.
ers ofthe certificates other evidences Of debt,
that the same have been assigned to them, bona
de, for collection and the notary, clerk consul
must include In their GER
tiff ate acknowledgment.
IL assigned for collection or i'm pledge, the name
Of the party holding the beneficial residuary in
crest In the claim must be stated in the affidavit
and a release TO the United States and release to
Texas must be duly executed by such party, to-
gether with the assignment and releases from the
person in whose favor settlement and payment Is
requested.
One or more audited certificates, or one or more
evidence of the sans character of debt may be in
cluded in the same assignment, releases, and aida-
Wit of ownership if eacn certificate is correctly de.
scribed by number, date, amount, and name of the
original payee. 1t should also appear whether the
certificates were issued by the authorities of the
State of Texas account of the debt of the repub
lie, or were issued by the republic of Texas, accord
ing to the facts of each case.
The assignment to the United States may be made
in common form the releases should be drawn ac-
cOrdins 10 the forms subjOined-A and b.
JAMES GUTHRIE.
Secretary Of the Treasury.
Form a.
Know all persons by these presents that
- has relea 'ed. and hereby releases, the United
: a'es Of America from all further liability claim
for the payment of certificate evIdence of debt
number for the sum of s., issued by
VI Oy tit dulllOfltits Oi
the State of Texas, as the case may be,) and re-
deemed Dy the United States in accordance with the
provisions of act of Congress entitled "An act TO
prOvi the payment of such creditors of the late
republic Of Texas comprehended the act of
Congress Of September nine, eighteen hundred aud
fiy" approved the 2Sth day Of February 1855, and
an act of the state OF Texas, approved the lst Of
February. 1856.
As witness my hand and seal.
Form
Know all persons by these presents that -
has released, aud hereby releases, the State of
Texas from all further liability claim fol the pay
1 msnt Of certificate or evidence Of debt number
-, for the sum of s., issued by III. fale