The daily union., 1856-12-31
OFFICIAL.
TREAsURY DErAEINESr,

TREAsuRH DEFAEIAENr
August 20, lsS6.
whereas following joint resolution consress
JOINT RESOLUTION extending the me for The creditors Of
Texas ID present their cisims.
RsoIssd Of Unf
,sa a stssss q hteG Coasss aseassd That as asssae 20
1856 provide for the paymenI
s q e1ss are s y as act Of osnss q sep
o the of ninety The Secretary Of tue Treasury ef
o. said scr would b made pro Sas On any bond sssa
ea % evidence o. aeo. o. said state which should oe
uns, 1855, nouee spressnird BY
evidences debt recognised BY he Of
Texas the equal TO the OF three hundred and
thousand I hundred and ninety three dollars and
no. presented TO the Treasury epsnmen, prior % s said h q
debt Secretary Treasury hereby authorized 10 pay
debt before sn may pre-
S day Sr June as and Inc Isl ay 81 Janua ns sseu
s proper releases 10 The United States and the ee Of TsIa
h thousand dollars and aer thereof said
millions my thousand
Sn ws a a~e s s n sS a%@ss ~ Inc
proper releases on o. before the 'st day Of January next
hereby gss bonds and ev
dences debt Of the late republic OF which pre-
ented at this on or before tbs sh day Of June
that the will be settled and
be paid the lawful holders theroo presented before
January accompanied necessary evidence
enunenes with assignments the United required
give this department the custody Of such bonds, eercae and
evidences Of debt with releases United States
in accordance with the provisions of the OF Congress of 2h
February, 1855.
This department require evidence genuneness
presented with the certificates issued by the comptroller
Of Texas under the laws of the But
verifying certificates bonds pomisso
republic Of Texas and presented audited by the oeers
II the State The and proof Of the
Il the latter is the certificate Of the comptroller of the State
exas who the official charge the original archives relating
the debt Of the republic Texas.
The assignment and releases may
the Of the Assistant Secretary Treasury
chief clerk thereof in the notary public be
aessed by the Secretary notary
certified by notary his
desire make the assignment
city o Washington be done in the Of assistant
easuge surveyor presence
notary pubc and be witnessed by collector surveyor
and notary public and certified by notary his
rial and there collector the
place party assignment may
before Of judge
and clerk thereof and be by them and certified
clerk under his ssa OF ofce the holder be out OF the United
5ae executed before any
United consul be witnessed by him
his consular All persons executing assignments
also decare oah before the clerk
consul may they the of Tho
Gcatts Other evidences debit that the have BEEN
signed hem bona de for collections and the notary clerk
include OF their
of acknowledgment.
assigned pledge the party hold
ing esiduay interest stated
the affidavit, release the United
Texas duly executed by such party together
gnment person .eliencat
| payment requested.
certificates,
character OF debt included assignment
releases affidavit ownership, certificate correctly
described by amount original payee Il
should also appear whether the
hores the State Texas, repub
issued by republic Of Texas according
Of each
The assignment United may common
form the releases according subjoin
ed-A aud JAMES GUTHRIE,
Secretary Of the Treasury.