Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-09-16
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TREAseRY DEPARraEsT, August 20, 1856.
Whersa' the following joint resolution of Congress
has become law:
JOINT RESOLUTION extending the time fm the credi-
tOrsOf Texas To present their Cla ms
ReSoiUsd by the Senate and House of RspTesentd-
hTsi o. hs Uaded States Of .fmercd in Congress as
ssEbIet, Tha. "a, ageeab IN the provision Of the
fO1th section OF the ACT Of the 2S b of Februa ",
1857, 10 provide for the payment of such creditors
o. the late republic Of TeIa' are compsehended
in the :. Of Congress OF Septemb Oh, 1859 no
tice, by pubic Advertisement, was duly given for
the space Of ninety days by lhc Sc 'rsia v of the
TIea uiy, OF the ums a; which raym=ni Of the
am ,unt dDprOpra ed by the fifth section of fad Il
would be ma te, pro rata, b md, certI,ica e,
or evidence Of debt of faid 5ta =, when should |:
pr'ssnied a. the Treaur DepaIm mt thirty cay,
p.aceding the l3th cay of June, 1855, the limit Of
sad notice; and al U ~ represented by the said
Secretary OF the Trea Jury, that Of SAID binds, GER
uica es, and evidences OF deb, which have been
recognized by the Stats Of TeIas, the saln', eqga
to ID sum Of three hundred III eighty nine thou
ali six hundred a9i ninety three doa . and sewn
ceats not presented o the Ire sury Depa TN mt
pnOr 10 the sad 18Th Of June therefore, in or Ter 10
do full justice 10 the hoIfers Of aid deb the Secre-
Ia OF the Trea ury is hereby a horned to pay 10
tie holders OF ~ OF the raid nds, certificates
evl tences, OF deb, not presented before III: l3,h
day Of June Ia Il, who may present prove the
81 ae al the Trea Jury Depa TN mi, tween the 49,
day 4 June lau aad the lst day Of ia 1ua'y next,
and eIecuts the proper reea the United Sta,es
aid the State Of Texas their pro rcta share Of the
dollars; ID AFTER payment thereof, the tad Secre
tary OF the Trea 'ury Is authorized and required to
disrb1ie and pay the residue of the raid seven mil
hons seven hun irsd and fifty thou and dollars then
rca ming IN the trea Jury, pro rata, amongst all the
Sd holders who may have proved tae,r ella m !, and
executed the proper releases on or b.ore the LIST cay
OF Jaaua next.
APPROX d august 18th, 1856
NoTIcrI5 aEsEsr srvss 10 The holders of bonds,
certificates, and dsnces Of debt of the late repub
Ii: If FeIas, waich not presented at tAis de-
parim ent before the Llh day Of June la IT, that
the sam will b, settled I'd the pro rata amount
thereon will paid to the la gfu holders thereof il
presented bssore the fret day Of January next, ac
compaaied with the neces asy evidence Of their gen.
uiaeness, with a'signm nts TO the United States, re-
quired give this de- atm mt the custody Of such
Iads etiAca:ss, and evi len Of debt aud with
r.lca 10 the United Sa.es ii T.xls, iu accord
al,e with the p DIVISIONS Of the act Of Congress Of
18th February, 1856
Ths Department will net require violence Of gen
uiaeaess to be presented with the certificates issued
by the iiitrr and comptroller OF Texas under the
laws OF the STATE. But il pos esses no mans Of yer
flying The certificates, bonds aad promissory notes
issued oy the republic of Texas, and not presented
to, nor adj ed by, the officers of the State. The
ncsesary ID proper proof OF the genun ness Of
the latter the eer ate Of the comptroller OF the
State Of Texas, who has the offi-iai charge of the
original arssiv relating to the debt Of the late rel
pubic ofTeIas
Tn, asisnmeat and releases may be executed
aad acknowledged in the presence OF the Assistant
sccretary Of the Treasury the chief clerk thereo
in The presence of notary public and be witnessed
by the Assistant 5cere'a y, or chief clerk d no,a
~, and BE- ceriaed by the nota under his no'a-
RAJ seal but when tile holders desire to make the
s,gumsnt aad execute the rolea out Of the city
Of Wa hnzton, il may b. done in the presence Of an
assistant u, a.arer, collector, surveyor Of the
custom in the presence Of a n0ta public, add ba
witnessed by the collector or surveyor and the no
Ia pubic, aad b, certified by the nOta under his
nO,a- nal sea and il there be collector y
OF oftae customs al the Place where the party re
sdss, tn assgnmeaI asd reIea 'cs may be executed
before any court Of record, in the presence Of the
Judge aRd eI rk thereof aud be witnessed by them,
d d certified by the clerk undr his 81 al Of ONO :;
and the holder be out Of the United Sa,es, the
slsnm ,nl NJ releases may b, executed b fore any
United Sta consul, and be witnessed and certified
by him under bis consular sal. All persons exc
cutting sucs a4sgnm ,nts ii releases M Ist also dc
cia,e under oath, before The no,a y, clerk or con
sui the case may b., tha, they the real own
ers of the certificates other evidences Of dLb, ar
that the same have bsen signed to them, bona
6ie r collection and the notary, clerk, or consul
mast include the fact of tha,dscia All On In their GER
uh ate Of acknowledgment.
Ifassigned for e1ection, or in pledge, the mans
OF the parry holding the .nefe:al residua.y in
tsr~~s M tba claim must be ssnfsd In ths aBda VIII