Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-08-27
OFflCIAL.

TRRAsuky DEPARTMENT, August 20, 1856.
Whereas the following joint resolution of Congress
has come law:
JoIST RESOLUTION extending the time for the credi
t0rsot Texa' To present their claims
Re3otced By the Senate and House Of Represerta-
ttUe5 o. he Onifed States of .fmercd in Congress
senbled, Tha: a. agreeab to the provision of the
fourth section OF the act Of the 2s h of February
loo 10 provide for the raym Of such creditofs
o. the 'd.e repub ic of Texa' are comprehended
M The act OF Congress Of September 9th 1850 no
hce, by public advertisement, was duly Given for
the space at ninety days by the re .rela of the
Trea'uy, of the time a. which raymeni of the
am iuut Appropriated by The fifth secliou of said act
would be ma lie, pro rata, on a b md, eertfca e,
or evidence Of debt of sad Sla q, which should be
pre- rtssnted al the TTea'ufy Deparim mt thirty oays
prsceding The ish cay of June, 1855. the limit of
sad notice; and as IL is represented by the said
Secretary OF the Treasury that Of said bonds, Ger
uita 'es, and evidences OF deb, which lave been
Recognized by The State Of Texa', the am-, equal
10 the sum q three hundred aad eighty nine thOu,
aud siI hundred aud ninety three dollars aud seven
cents were not presented to The TTea 'ury DEPARTMENT
prior 10 the said 18Th of June therefore, in or er 10
do full justice to The holders Of ad debt, the Secre
Ia OF the Ir.aury is hereby authorized to lay to
the holders of asy Of the raid bonds, certificates or
evidences, OF deb, not presented before the 18Th
day OF June last, who may preseBt q prove the
sane al the Treasury Depafm M, between the l3 b
day CT June la1 and the lst day Of Jau,,a-y next,
and execute the proper the United States
AID the State OF Texa' their pro rata share of the
dollars; aud amer payment thereof, the raid Secre
iary OF the Trea .ury is auhOrized and required TO
distribute aad pay the residue Of the said mil
lions seven hundred and fifty Thousand dollars then
remaining in the tr asury, pro rata, amongst all the
said holders who may have proved their cha and
executed the proper reiea or before the st day
Of Jaura next.
Approved august 18th, 1886.
NoTIcEIs HEaEBY GIVEN TO the holder of bonds
certhcaes, aud evidences Of debt of the late repub
lie cf Texas, which not presented al this de-
parmen b-f1re the 18Th day Of June "a H. thar
the sam will be settled and the pro rotJ am ount
ueIeon will b. paid to the lawful holders thereof if
presented fore The 6rst day OF January next, ac-
comEanied with the a evidence Of their gen.
uinsnsss with assignm tie United States re-
quired to give this der aIm 7nt the custody Of such
,nds, ce lihca.ss and evideEces of d,b;, and with
re.ea,es 10 the United and Texas, iu accmG.
with the provisions Of The act of Congress Of
2oth +, b Bary 1856. --.
This del aTiment will not require evidence Of gen
uineHess ~ be presented with tbs certificates issued
by the ldt 4 and comptroller of Texas usder the
laws of the a;e But posse. no of veE-
flying the certificates buds ald prOmissory notes
issued by the republic of Texas aad presented
10, nor Idi.rd by, the officers of the Safe. The
the latter IS the csriH at of thr compuser CT the
State of Texa' who hai the ctiieial charge Of the
original a-csivcs relating the debt Of the late re
pub ic OfTexas
Th- a.sigum mt aad releases may bs executed
aad :kn0wledged in the presence OF The Assis,ar
Secretary of the Treasury, the chief ce!k hereo
in The presence of a no,ai pubic, and be wine~s
by the Aasisiant 5eorsa y, o. chief clerk d noa
", and be certified by the nOta urder hi. no'a-
rial .. al 1t VIXEN te holders desire to make the
assgnm I'd execute the rolf es out of The city
Of Washington, ii may bs done in he presence 0f an
ASSISTANT asurer, oDec0r or survsyjr OF the
custom, in the presence Of nO,a public, I'd be
witnessed by the collector or surveyor anh the no
IA pubic, aud b. certified by the noia under Lis
hota -'al sta and if there be collector suivcy-
o' ofthe custom. a, tue pa &c where the rar.y re-
| sides, tn assignment and relea may be execdted
before any court of record, in The presence OF the
Judge and ci rk thereof and be witnessed by th.u,
aId certified by The clerk under his 81 a. OF sis.;
ald If the holder be of the United ares The
sisIm n; aad releases may b, executed b fire aay
United Sta es consul, aad be wtnessed and certified
by him under bis consula, sea-. All persons exc
cutting such s!g m ,uts a I'd releases m Ist also do.
clare, under cath, b.sore the sota y, clerk or con
sui, the eas may be, tLat they are the real OWE
ers OF the certificates other evidences Of debt,
that tie same have bsen assigned 10 th, IN, bono
fde, for collection; aad The no.a,y clerk, or olnsu
must aclude the tact OF deea alton In their Ger
tf ate eofa;knowledgnent. Of
IfaSsi2ned for collection, or in pledge, the nam
| Of the Iauy holding The b binehc;al resdua y In
] tsre 4 In the cia,m mus: be- saset in the attn :avi