Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-11-25
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TEEAsURY DEPARTMENT, August 20, 1856.
Whereas the following Joint resolution Of Congress
has become a law:
Iofsr RESOLUTION extending the time for the cred-
tOrsOf Texas 10 present their claims
Rs,otred ny ths Senate and House of Rspresenia-
ti0eS ot shs UAHe3 States of .f1eTcG CongTess ds
ssRb!ei, That a., agrceab the provisioa Of the
fourth section Of the act OF the 25 OF February
lo51, " 10 provide for the payment of such crediIors
OF the late republic Of TeIa. are comprehended
inthc act OF Congress Of september sln, 1850, " no
tce, by public Advertisement, duly given for
tRs space Of ninety days by the Secretary Of the
Treasury, Of toe ume which payment of ths
amOunI apprOpfia ed by the sfh secton Of said act
woald BE- ma 10, pro rata, on bJnd, certificate,
evilencs Of debt Of said Sta 4, which should be-
presented al the Treasury DcparIm mt thirty days
pl5cedsag The 18th DAY Of Juac, 1870, the limit OF
sad nOiaee; aid It Is represented BY tue said
Secretary OF ths Treasury, that Of said bonds Ger
thea g, ald evidences Oi deb;, which have been
TecOsaIL ID by The Stats OF TeXas, ths SAM, eqgai
to Ia sum II taTee hu Iired al eighty niIe tR0u4
aud siI huadred AM ninety three dollars aud seven
cents we're not presented IN the rfea uTV pd
prior the said 18th Of JuuS tkerefoTe ia or Ter To-
do fdii justice to the holers of ad debt, the Secre
tary Oh the TSea ury hereby al AotIled to nav 10
tae holders nf any Of the said b Inds cerfcates or
evnteaee-, Of debt, not presented before the I3th
day OF Jane last, who may present a d prove the
"a ne a. the Treasury Depa rlm snt cen the lJh
day " Juhe last and the LIST day Of January next,
ard eIeeLte the proper releases 10 the Unit ID states
AID the state OF Texas, their pro rata share of the
edlI s7NSu ul'nioh seven hua1Ted and hty thousand
dosiaTs aid aioer payaehl thereof, the .aid Socre
tary ot the Treasury 10 authorized and 1soUred in
distribute aad pay the residue II the said a. en mil
tIo1s seven nun iTsI dId iy thousand dolIars Ihen
remaining ia ias treasury, pro Tqfd amongst ali The
SAID IlsIs no may have proved taeIr claim ana
exeeltsf TIE PEPsr releases before The lst day
Of Jaaua y nckt.
Approved August loth, le56.
HorIcEIs aEAEsY OWEN 10 the holders OF bond.
certificates and evidences Of debt Of the late renuh
lie Of Texas, which were presented at this de-
patmsnt on or before the 18th day Of June last, thai
the same will be settled ani the pro rata amoun,
EersOa will be paid to the lawful holders thereof i,
presented before the fret day Of January next, so
eompanisd with the necessary evidence Of their xen
uineness, with assignments 20 the United State. 20
CURED 10 give this department the custody OF sucI
boads, tiacates and evidences of debt and with
releaissI the United States aad Texas, iu aeeord.
al,s with the provisions Of the act Of Con,res.
25ta February, lass.
hisd>PartmeRt will not require evidence NJ os,-
uinsIess ID be presented with the cer,incate.,sucd
by the aIiIt0I aud comptroller OF Texas unds,,h.
laws Oftae State. But IL PCS. .ssses no me.nsofx.,.
fyins the certificates, bonds and promissorv notes
issasd by the republic of Texas and not presen,sd
90, nor audited by, the oascers of tn. state. rhs
Necessary AID pr,psrrroof Of the genuip, ue.s a,
the latter csrtideate ofthe comptroIler IN,
sts;s pf raT,S. Who has the ofs-iaI charge of the
on; ,si'-; ives relating 70 he febtqfihs Isss re
public 81. rsIss-
fh' ssSisament AM releases may be eIeeGted
end sesnowlsdssdin the presence Of the Assistant