Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-12-03

Secretary ofhe Treasury or the oolef clerk thereof
in the presence of notary public, and be witnessed
byths Assistant Secretary, or 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
ofWashington 1t may be done In the presence Of an
sssistanttreasurer, collector, surveyor Of the
customs, IN the presence Of notary public, and be
witnessed by the collector or surveyor and the no
tary public, and be certified by the notary under his
notarial seal and ifthere be collector ofsurvey.
or ofthe customs at the place where the party re.
sides, tn. assignment and releases may be executed
before any coart of record, in the presence ofthe
Judge and cisFk thereof. and be witnessed by them,
and certified by the clerk under his seal Of ONCE
and il the holder be out Of the United States the
signment and releases may be executed before any
United statesconsul and be witnessed and certified
by him under his consular seal. All persons exc
cutting suoh assignments and releases must also de-
clare, under OATH before the notary, clerk, con
sui, the may be, that they the real own.
ofthe certificates other evidences Of debt, or
that the same have been assigned to them, bona
d for collection; and the notary, clerk. consul
must Include the fact in their cen
tin-ate acknowledgment.
If assigned for collection, or in pledge, the name
Of the party holding the beneficial or residuary in
'.vsst in the claim mus' be stated in the affidavit
and 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 same character Of debt, may be in.
cluded in the same assignment releases, and afida-
Wit of ownership, if each 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-
cording to the forms subjoined-A and b.
JAMES GUTHRIE.
Secretary Of the Treasury.
Form A.
Know all persons by these presents that -
- has relea Ied. and hereby releases the United
Sta,es Of America from all further liability or claim
for the payment of certificate Or evidence of debt
number -, for the sum Of s., issued by
the late republic of Texas, (or by the authorities Of
the State of Texas, as the case may be- and re-
deemed Dy the United States in accordance with the
provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An act TO
prOv tor the payment of such creditors of the late
republic of Texas comprehended in the act of
Congress of September nine, eighteen hundred and
fty," approved the 2sth day Of February, 1855, and
an act of the tate Of Texas, approved the fst of
February. 1856.
As witness my hand and seal.