Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-11-04
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT, August %, 1856.
Wherea' the following joint resolution of Congress
hiss become a law:
IOTyT RESOLUTION extending the .irne for the credi
tOTsnf Texas to present their claims
hs5slrsd y the Senate and House Of Representa-
nse, o t.e On'tef STATES Of .f'"eric0 in Congress
ssrsosd, Taat a. aIreeab 10 the provision Of the
fourth section OF tue of the % h of February
l0), 10 provide for the paymeni Of such creditors
OF the late republic of Texas are comp~p hended
IN me act OF Congress of september 9Th, 1850 no
uce, by pubic a advertisements, was duly given for
the space Of ninety days by the Secretary Of the
Trea'uIy, OF the time a. which payment of the
am Iunt appropriate by the fifth section of said act
would be ma ie, pro rata, on any b md, cert6cate
or evdene- OF debt Of said @ta E, which should b.,
presented At the Treasury Departm mt thirty days
preceding the 18th day OF June, 1855, the limit OF
said notice; and a. II is represented by the said
Secretary OF the Trea'ury, that of sail bonds GER
u1ca es, and evidences OF debt, which have been
iecsgnlzsd by the State of reIas, The same, rqsal
10 th3 sum of tsree hundred I'd eighty nine thOus
and sK hundred AMI ninety three dollars and seven
cents we're not presented IN the Trsa ury Department
PRIOR TO The said 18Th Of June, therefore, in Ter TO
90 a!l uStIc. 10 the hOliers of aid deb, the Secre
IA Of the Trea uTy is hereby au horned to pay to
Tue holders of any Of the aid nds, certificates or
evidences, OF debt, not presented before the 18th
day OF June last, who may present d prove the
"a He a. the Treasury Oepa tim en between the 9Th
day of Juae last aud the lst day Of January next,
and eKeclts the proper IeIea the United States
ana ths sale OF Texas, their pro rata share of the
SAID seven IN lion seven hundred and fifty thousand
dhlars; all after payment thereof, the said Secre
tay OF the Treasury Is authorized and required TO
distribute and pay the residue Of the said seven mil
uoas seven huniE-d ant fifty thousand dollars, then
remaining IN the treasury, pro rata amongst all the
sad nnlters who may have proved their claim and
executed the proper releases before The Isl day
OF Jauua next.
Approved August 18th, 1856.
NorIcsIs axsEsT Given to the holders of bonds,
Certificates and evidences of debt of the late repub
lie Of Texas, which were not presented al this de-
Parnsni oa or before the 18th day of June las that
tae sam- will be settled and the pro rata amount
hsreoa will b, paid to the lawful holders thereof
presented bs:ore the first day OF January next, ao-
eo2aa=i with The necessary evidence Of their gen.
u1eness with garments to the United States re.
CURED to give This DEP the custody Of such
sH45, ~t:icates, and eviienceg of debt and with
releases 20 he United States aud Texas, iu accord
a1>e with tAe provisions Of the act Of Congress of
eSh Peo,uary, 1856.
This department. will not require evidence OF gen
aiaeaesS 10 be pre5entsd with the certificates issued
oy the rtitor and comptroller Of Texas under the
avs sftas State. But possesses no mea rs Of YER
yias .Ae certifcates, b Inds and ptomissory notes
s'lsd by the republic of Texas, and not presented
TO, nor aldited by, the osacers Of the State. The
necessary and proper proof Of the genuine ness of
The later the cerun,ate comptroller of the
staie OF TeIcs, who has the ofisiai charge Of the
OglRal archives relating 70 the debt Of tbs late re
fahic ofTeras.
The assignment and releases may be executed
sld slds;knosledsed in the presence OF the Assistant
secretary Of the Treasury the chefclerk thereof
u ne presence Of notary pabc, and be witnessed
oj tie Assistant 5eersay, chief clerk I'd nota-
'y' ald be cesIiaed by the notary under his nota-
'ai seal; but when the holders desire TO make the
assignment and execute the releases out Of the city
Ot"athinston, it may be done the presence Of an
aSstani,reasurer, collector, or surveyor Of the
custom IN the presence OF a nota public, and be
witnessed by the collector surveyor and the no
ay public, and be certified by the notary under his
h''aaai SEAL andHtsefs be no collector orsurvey-
:" oithe customs al the place where the party re-
'ats, tn assignment and releases may be executed
before any court Of record, in the presence ofthe
Judge aud ci rk thereof and be witnessed by them,
and certified by the clerk under his seal of once:
and THE holder be out OF the United s,a,es the as
'iSnn mt and releases may be executed before any
United stalescOnsul and be witnessed and certified
oy nm under bis consular seal. All persons exc
eahns such assignments aud releases mast also de-
care, underOath, before the notary, clerk, or CON
sui a. the case may be, that they are the real own
ers oftas ,ertinoaies otheS evidences Of debt t
'h@t the same have been signed 10 them, bona
is, o' coIleo,iOui and the notary clerk or consul
acu$s the fact ofthatdeciaration In their cer.
TN ATE OfA,knowleigment -
'~Sasd or collection, in pledge, the name
u 1n' VaIy holding the beneficial or resaduary in
est In me cain mus: be stated in the sfidsyit