Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-09-11
OFFICIAL. u

TREAssRY DEPARTMENT, August %, 1856.
Whereas the following joint resolution Of Congress
has become law:
JorSr RESOLUTION extending the time for the credi-
tOrsOf Texas TO present their clans
Re'oissd BY the Senate and House Of Representa-
tires Of the United States Of .7meTicd IN Congress
ssnsblea, Thai "a, ayeeab to the p6OvisoR of the
fourth section OF the act of the 2S;h of Februa v,
1857, - t0 provide fJr the rayment Of such creditors
o. the late republic OF Texas as are cOmpre heDded
in the = OF Congress or September 9h ls50, ("
tice, by pubic a aivarisem mt, was duly given for
the space Uf ninety days by The Se;reiay Of the
Trea 'uiy, Of the time a. which payment of the
am Iunt aDprOpia ed by the nth secuon of said act
would be ma lie, pro rata, b nd, certhca'e,
or evidence of debt OF said Sia =, which should be
presented a. the Treasury Department thirty days
preceding the 18Th day of June 1855, the limit of
sad notice; aid as II Is represented by the said
Secretary OF the Treasury, that of said bonds,
nsea Is, and evidences OF deb, which have been
recognized by the State of Texas, the SAM, equal
10 Ii sum Of three hundred I'd eighty nine thous-
and six hundred and ninety three dollars and seven
centswere not presented tn the Ire ury Deparm.n
prior the sad l3 h Of June, therefore, in order
do full justice TO the hoers of aid deb,, the secre
IA OF the Trea ury is hereby al 4ofzed to pay to
the holders OF " Of the aid nds, certificates, or
evidences, Of deb, not presented before The 18th
day Of June la I, who may present d prove the
a. the Trea 7ury Depatm mt, between the 18th
day ~ June lat and the lst day OF ia Iuary next,
and eIecuts the proper relea 20 the United S,aes
aid the State of Texas their pro rata share of the
sad seven IN lion hundred aud fifty thousa nd
dollars; a1i after payment thereof, the said Seere
tary OF the Treasury Is authorized and required To
dlstrb lite aad pay the residue of the said seven mil
lions hun Ired and fifty thou 1 dollars, then
rema ming the sury, pro rata, amongst all the
sad holders who may have prov I'd their claim ,and
executed ths proper Ieed or 5ore the LIST day
OF Janua next.
Approved August l5h, 1856.
NoTIcEI5 HEREBY sIysg TO the holders of bonds,
certificates, ald evidences of debt of the lac repub
lac Of TeIas which not presented at this de-
partm mt fJre the 18th day of June last, that
the sam. vii BE- settled a I'd the pro rata am
tLereO1 will BE- pa to the lawful holders thereof il
present ii b .pre tie first day Of January next,
com aIel With the neces ay evidence of their gen
uin ness with asst gnm aRts the United States, re-
qurei 70 give this de. IN mt the custody Of such
boads cs~iificae., and evidences of dsb., Id with
releases 10 the United aad Texas, iu a,cori.
aaee wi n the provisions Of the act Of Congress Of
3c;h Fsb:uayy, 1856.
This Department will not require evidence OF gen
uinese,s TO presented with the certificates issued
by the a l!it 7 and comptroller Of Texas under the
laws OF the STA But il mea of ver-
flying the certificates, b Jnds and prom.ssory notes
issued by the republic of Texas and not presented
TO, nor a Idied by, the officers Of ths State. The
necessary a:d proper proof OF the genuin- ness of
the latter Is the certf att OF the comptroller Of the
State of Texa' who has the official charge Of the
original =; ,vss relating - the debt of lhs late
public of Texas
Tn, a4ig3meri and releases may be executed
and acknowledged in the presence Of the Assistant
secretary OF the Treasury the chief clerk thereo
in the presence of notary public and be witnessed
by the 'siga 5ecse y, or chief clerk d no l.
w. and b. certified by the nota urder his no'a.
nal seal; bIl aen the holders desire to make the
as;gnm mt lad the rolca.cs Of the city
Of Wa hiartOn i, may b. done in the presence Of al
assistant treasurer, collector, surveyor Of The
custom . in the presence Of a noia public, a I'd be
witnessed by the collector or surveyor aud the no.
ta,y pubic, aai b. certified by the nota under his
noa-ai seal and if T. ere be no cOectr or survey
OF oftae customs at the p-a,e where the Tary re
sides. tn assIsnmen, aad releases may be executed
before any court OF record in the presence of the
Judge aod cl rk thereof and be witnessed by them
and certified by the clerk under his sta OF Office;
and il the holder b. out Of the Uaited aes, the a.
sixnmeni and releases may be executed before aay
United staes consul and b. Witnessed and certified
by him under his consuIa, seal. All persons exc
cutting such assignmsnts II releases mast also de-
clare, under oath, before the nOiay, clerk, or con
sui a, the case may be, that they The real own
ers of the certificates other evidences of b., CI
that tie same have been assigned 10 the IN, bono
sds, fJr collections and the notary, clerk, or consu
must ipcIuds the ct Of tia. dec araion In their
tif ate acknowledgment. Of
Ifassizned for collection, or in pledge, the name
Of the party holding the b,ne6cisi or resadoarv in
terss, IN th. claim mus. b. sa.ei tn the affidavi