Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-10-06
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"herfa' the following joint restitution Of Congress
nas become law:
JOINT REsotrrIon extending the time f,y The r,edi
tOIs OF TsKas to present their ella ms
fresoIDed ey tAe Senate and House Of Representa-
nee. as United States Of .7mertcq IN Congress a,
,e'Hoed, Ita' "a, ayreeab To- the prCvIson Of the
,o,n'h seciion of the act Of the 2sth of Februa "
1902, 70 pro'ite f,r the payment OF such credi,oIs
Q. me Iate repub ic of Teka' az comp ehended
IN The a, of COagress Of SepIefnb.r 90, is5O no
tlce, by pubic 4 iv r:isement, was duIy given for
iae spa:e of ninety days by the se:reia,v of the
frea ufy, OF the lime a. which payment Of the
am 'unt aa~opna ed by the nth section of said act
would be ma lie, pro rata, On aryb nd, ceruica:-,
or evidence OF debt of said 'ta {, which should b.
ptssnted a. the Treasury Department thirty tays
pteeeains the lJh cay Of June, 1856, the limit of
SAD notice AID a; IL Is represented by the said
Secretary of the TTeamry, that of said bonds GER
tIhea es, aud evidences of debr, which have been
fecogniz~d by The State of TeSas, tie same, -qgaI
10 th9 sum Of three hu1dr~d and eighty nine th6u+
and six hundred AMI ninety three doIa and seven
cents were not presented 10 he Trr uIy Depar IN sn
pIiof TO the said 3h Of June therefore in order 10
10 full justice 10 lie hOlIers of "a deb' the Secre
'aEy OF the Trea ury is hereby t,orIzed to raw 10
me holders OF aly Uf the faid bonds certificates or
.yrieoces, Of debr, hot presented before IN. 18Th
cay oil June la'f, who may present a"d prove the
lay of June lat aad the lst day Of January next,
aud execute the proper relea the United States
and the State Of TeIaI their pro rata share of the
,a,d seven IN lion SEVEN hundred and fifty thousand
dollars; and afieT payment thereof The said Secre
Ary OF the Grea ury is authorized and required TO
distribute and Day tie residue Gf the raid seven mil
Lons seven tundr-d and fifty thous aad dOllars then
remaining IN TIE treasury, pro Td!G amOngt all the
"a d hol iers who may have prov Their claim, and
ex,cuted the proper releases on or before the ls day
OF Janua next.
Approved susust 18th, 1855.
NorIcxIs REaEBY dIvEI to The holders of b pndS,
certificates and evidences of debt of the late repub
lie # Texas, which were not presented at this de-
ParInen on er before the 18th day of June last that
the rame will be settled aud The pro rata am1ur I
,LeIeoa will b. paid to the lawful holders thereof il
presented bssore tie Hrst day Of January next ae-
coInp2nied With the Necessary evidence Of their gen.
lineness, with assignments the United States
qured 10 give this de, tmsn the custody Of such
bonds, Co tihca.ss, and evidences of debt, and with
releases 10 the United ates and Texas, IN accord.
25lh february, 1856.
This de parment will not require evidence Of gen
uiueEess to be presented with the certificates issued
by the auditor aid comptroller of Texas under the
laws ofthe Stale. But il pos no means Of yer.
y.ng the certificates bonds and promissory notes
ISSUED by the republic of Texas, and not presented
to, nor audited by, the officers Of the State. The
necessary and proper proof of the genuine ness of
the latter is the ccrtih ate of the comptroller of the
S.ate Of Texas who has the official charge Of the
original archives relating to the debt Of the late re
public ofTe1as
Ths assignment and releases may be executed
and acknowledged in the presence Of the Assistant
Secretary the Treasury, the chief clerk thereof
in the presence Of notary public, and be witnessed
by the Assistant Secrs y, or chief clerk noia-
n1 h.r Cd hv he pnS>
rial seal bat when the holders desire to make the
assignment and the releases out Of the city
OF Wa ,ington il may be done in the presence Of
asss ant troasurer or collector, or surveyor Of ihs
customs In the presence of nota public, and be
witnessed by the collector or surveyor and the no
ta'y public, and be certified by the notay under hi
noa0a seal; andifthsre be no collec or survey.
of oithe customs al the place where the party re.
SIDES tn assignment and relea es may be outfd
before any court OF record In the presence of the
Judge and cl rkthereof. and be witnessed by them
and certified by the clerk under his seal OF ONCE:
and If the holder be out of the United Sates the AS
sgnmeni and releases may be executed before aov
United States consul and be witnessed and cer,ised
by him under his consular seal. All peesonse.e
cutting such assignments and releases must also do
clare, under oath, before the notary, clerk or CON
sui, az the ease may be, that they the real own
ers ofthe certificates Other evidences Of debt, G,
that the same have been assigned 10 them, boa.
de, t,r collection; and The notary, clerk or eonsu
tn fact ofthatdeciaIaton In their ee,
uh a'e eOfa:knowledgment.
ifassigned Tor collection, or in pledge, the nam
1i The rar,y holding the beneficial or resduary in
lersst in the eain must be stated in the sfidavf