Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-09-02
OFFICIAL.

Treasury DEPARTMENT, August 90, 1856.
Whcr' a. The following joint resolution Of Congress
has bccoma a law:
JOINr RESOLUTION extending the time for the crcdi-
torsof Texas to present their claims
Resotced by the Senate and House Of Representa-
Aces OF the Unied States Of .7UcTicd in Congress
seDbtei, That u, ayreeab to the prov v>iOn Of The
l,aIth section Oi tue act Of the % Of februa v,
1857, " 10 provide tT the Taymen of such creditors
OF the late republic Of TeXas a> are comprchended
m the at of Congress Of SeptcHbcr 9.h, 1880 "
tice, by pubic advertisement, was duly given for
the spa &C Of ninety days by the Sc 'reia Of the
TIfa u'y, OF the time a, which raymrnt Of the
am unt a2propna ed by the ffth section Of said act
wonld b. male, pro rata, Y b md, certifica z,
or evidence of 6ebi Of saId S:a which should be
presented a. the Trea'ury Dcparim mt thirty Gays
preceding the 18th cay Of June, 1855, the lint Of
faid notice; I'd a. il is represented by TIE said
Secretary Of the TIE a'ury, that of said bonds
tihCa es, and evidences OF deb which rave b ,en
recognized by tho State Of TeIa'. the sam" cqral
10 IN sum Of three hundred ld eighty nine hOu<
and six hundred and ninety three dOlla and
cents were not presented IN the Trsa uTy Dryaum
prior 20 the sad 18Th of juno" therefore, in Orier to
do full justice 10 the holders of ad debt, the Secre-
| Ia OF the Trea nTy is hereby Authorized 10 av to
the holders of ary of the aid bonds, certificates,
evidences, Of deb, not presented before the IS h
cay OF June Ia t, who may present a'd prove the
Sd ue at the Trea uIy Oepa m mt, b tween the l3
day of June lat aad the LIST day OF Janua Iexi,
and execute the proper rels 10 the United IA
and the Sta,e of Texas, their pro rata sharc of the
dollars; and after payment thereof the ta'd Secro
iary of the Treasury is authorized and required To
dislr butte and pay the residue Of the aid mil
lions bunGIed and fifty thou ld dO'Ia then
rema ming in the tr a,ury, pro rata, amDngr all the
sa holders who may nave proved tne:r ca IN and
Hecuted the proper Teea es on or fore the LIST day
of Janra next.
Approved August 18Th, 1856.
NorIcEIs HEREBY GIVEN to the hol !crs of bonds,
certificates, and dences Of debt of the late repub
Ii, # TeIa,, which were not presented al this de-
pa-tmsnt fore the 18th day Of June la t. tba,
the same will be settled and the pro rata amount
thereon will b: rad to the lawful holders thereof il
presented before the fret day Of January next, ac-
comp aned with the neces ay evidence Of their gen.
sineness with ,sisnm ,nts to the United States re-
quired to give this del armsnt the custody of such
nds certiica.es, and evidences of .bt, and with
releases TO the United a.es I'd Texas, iu accord.
Ice with the provisions OF the act Of Congress CT
| 18th FtbIa-y, 1876.
This del arment will not require evidence Of gen
uineness to be presented with the cert aeJ issued
by the a1dit-r AID ocmp,I,ller Of Texas under the
| laws Of the Stale. But IL pos no Of Yer
flying the certificates, bonds and prom ssory notes
Issued by the republic of Texas, and not presented
to, nor audited by, the officers Of the State. The
Il
the latter is the cerif ate Of he Her OF the
l Safe Of Texas, who he, the official charge Of the
original archives relating to the debt Of the late re-
| pub ic ofTexas
| Tn, assignment and releases may be executed
and acknowledged in the presence Of the hs-isan,
secre,ary OF the Treasury the chief clerk Thereof
in the presence Of notary public, aad be witness
by the Assistant Secrs y or chief clerk d no'a
| ~, aad be certified by the no.a y under his noa
rial seal but when the holders desire to make the
signment and execute the releases out 81 the city
Of Wa hngton, II may b. done in the presence Of az
assistant asurer, collector, or s,rv yH OF the
custom', in the presence Of nota public, I'd be
| witnessed by the collector or surveyor and the nc
public, and be certified by the nOta under his
nOta ia and there be NJ collector or survsy y
or oflhe customs at the pa,e where the parry re-
sides, tn. assignment and r-lea 'cs may be executed
before any court OF record, in the presence Of lhr
Judge aad cl rk thereof and be witnessed by The IN
a d certified by the clerk under his al of ofice;
and if the holder be on, of the Unitcd States, the as
siynm mt I'd releases may be executed b fore aay
United eta es consul, AID be wines cd aad certified
by him under his consular Sai. All persons exc
cutting such asignm ,nts I'd releases IN ut also .
clare, under oash, before the nOiay, clerk, or con
sui, the case may b., TIA; they are the roa own
ers of the certificates or other evidences Of b.,
tha. the same bsve zen assigned to tn, IN, bone
dc, for collie cion; aud the noa y, clerk, or o9nsu
NUT include the fact OF Il atdeca aion IN their Ger
uf ale ofa acknowledgement.
IL assigned for collection, or IN pledge, the am
Of the ady holding iho b .nehc al or resdsa y III
tsssst h..hs CLASH must be stated in The afiitay