Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-09-01
OF ICIAL L..
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Treasury DEPARrnEsr, August %, 1855.
Whcr' "a the following joint resolution OF Congress
has become law:
Josr REsoI extending the lime for the crcdi
torsof T.Ya, to present their claims
ReSoLred ty tac Senate and House Of RepTesentd-
hrei Of The Un'tei STATES Of .4mcTiCa in Congress as
semhef Thai agreeab v To toe pov!sion of The
hArih section OF the at Of the 2S n of February,
lS56, TO proyiIc fIr the paymsni Of such creditor
o: The 'd'o republic of TcAa IA are comprehendcd
IN the a., ot Congress or ScpCRbGr 9h, 1850, ="
tce, by pubic advertisement, was duly given Tor
The spa &c Of ninety days by The Sc .rea Of the
ina 'uy, OF the tim; a. which Iaymsnt Of the
am uni apprOpra ed by the fifth section of said act
would b. ma fe, pro rata, on y nd, ccrlifca =,
or evidences or debt Of said Sta Z, which should be
presented az the Trca ury DeVaum mt thirty Gays
preceding The 18th aay OF June 1856, the lint of
said notice; and a 1t is represented by tie said
SeeTe'aiy Of the Treasury tia! of said Dnd-, Ger
iii' 90, and evidences ct deb, which ave b en
Recognized by the Sate Of Texa-, the sam, .qgal
To tn, sum Of three hundred a1d eighty nine thou
I'D six hundred and ninery three dollars and seven
not presented 10 The Trea ury De, arim mt
prior TO The fai 18th of jun" therefore, in orirr 10
do full Justice TO The holders Of aid debt, the Secre-
Ia oil the ITfa ury II hereby aI41Onzed to Iay tn
the holders OF any OF the aid b1nds, certifca.rs
evidences, OF deb, not presented before IN: IL b
cay Oh June Ia I, who may present ard prove the
Sd ne a. the TrCa Jury Depa mHnf, b tween the l3 h
day If Juae la I al The Ist day Of January next,
aud execute the proper relt the Unit"d Sta
and the State OF TcIa, their pro rata sbae Of the
aid s,vcn m lion seven hundred and fihy rhousand
dollars; and after payment thereof the said Secre
iaTy Of the Trea L. authorized and required to
distribute ald pay the residue Of the aid seven mil
lions seven hundrei auf fifty thousaHd dolIa p, then
rema ming in the r 'ury, pro rata, amongs all the
'a'd holders who may have proved their Ga IN and
executed ths proper releases on or before the Let day
OF JanCa next.
Approved august 18Th, 1856.
NoTCEI3 HEREBY oIvES to The holders of bonds,
certfca es I'd evdences nf debt of the late repub
Ii, e Teas, which not presented at this de-
pa, or before the 18th day Of June Ia t. that
the .ame viii b. settled a I'd The pro rata am ounl
thereon will Iad to the lawful holders thereof il
presented b :fore tbe fret Gay of January next ac-
M anied with the neeesa evdence Of their gen.
uins ness, with asignm to the United states
qnired give this de, TN nj the custody of such
Jnds, certiica.e. and evidences Of deb, AMI with
releases 10 the United a.cs ald Texas, iu accord.
ace with the provisions of the act of Congress OF
2s:h F,6-ua-y, 1886.
This de- arment will not require violence Of gen
uineHess TO be presented with the cer ,a.eJ issued
by the audtor AID c, ,mpr1llcr OF Texas under the
la vs. Of the S,ae But it p)s III ans of ver.
flying the certificates bonds and prOmssOry notes
Issued by the republic of Texas, and not presented
TO, nor Idiled by the officers of the State. The
Necessary ard proper proof of the geruint ness Ct
the latter is the certifl ats Of che c0m2r,er OF the
Sac Of Texas who has the Cfficial charge Of The
original a-c.vss relating to The debt Of the late ro
pubic OfTcxas
Tn. Assignment ald releases may BE- executed
and acknowledged in the presence Of the Assistant
Secretary OF the Treasury, or the chief clerk Thereof
in the presence Of a noa public, aud be witnessed
hut tba A.cis " nF chief clark d
", aud b. certified by the no:a under his no'a-
ria seal bat when tile holders desire to make the
sisnment AID execute the rora es out of the city
Of Wa hngtOn, may b. done in the presence OF an
assistant a+uIer, cDllec.Or OF susv yH Of the
custom In the presence Of no;a public, a I'd be
witnessed by the collector suIvcyM and the no.
ia pubic, and be certified by the noa under his
noia a' s'a; and if tScfe be COLLECTOR survey
OF of,he customs at the p'a,e where the fary re-
sides, the assignment and relea cs may be escclted
before any court OF record in the presence of the
Judge and ci rk thereof aad be witnessed by them,
d certified BY The clerk under his St al of ofic';
and if the holder be out Of the United States the
81 mn mt I'd releases may be executed fore any
United Staes consul, and b. witnessed and certified
by him under his Consular sal. All persons exc
cutting such aslgnm snts vi reI' ,es IN ut also d
ella e, under lab, before the nOtay clerk, or con
sui a, the may b., that they the real own
crs Of the certificates or other evidences ED b., r
tia, the sane have bsea assigned TO them, bona
6de for collection; aud The noa y, clerk, consul
must ilciuas the aci of tbatdeca aion In their
tiff ate ofasknowIedgm mt
Ifass med for collection, OF in pledge, the am
If The ,ary holding ILa nehc al OF rssd4a ~
tsres h.lhe CLAIM mus. be stated in the affidavit