Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-10-10
OFFICIAL.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, August %. IS56.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, August 20, 1856.
"herea' The following joint resolution of Congress
has become a law:
JOINT hEsoIUrIoS extending the time for the crcdi-
sor,oi Texas 10 present their claims
, ns.ot.ed og me Senate and House of Representa-
uceS o he Onfed States Of .9nericu In Coneres, rs
ssnroled, That a., asreeab the provision of the
iHi'h secnon OF the act OF the 2sth of February
lo1,, 10 provide for the payment of such creditors
OF the late republic of Texas as are comp.ehended
IN the act of Congress OF September 9tn is5O - mo-
ilce, oy pubic advertisement, was duly given for
Iae space OF ninety days by the Secretary of the
tted'ury, OF tue time Ct which payrnent Of the
am unt appropra ed by the fifth section of said act
would De ma ie, pro rata, on apy b nd, certificate
or evidence OF debt of said Ala e. which shouId he
pre- sshted a. the Treasury Department thirty DAYS
pcceding tho 18th cay of June, 1856 the limit of
said notice; and II is represented NV the saiI
secretary OF the Treasury, that of said bonds GER
tinea es, ana evidences Of debt, which have been
recognized by the State of TeTa. the came equal
to the sum of three hundred and eiphfy nne tb1us
and SIX hundred aud ninety three dollars aud seven
cents ere not presented 10 the Tr. ury Department
1. 20 the said 18th OF June, therefore, in order to
DO fu justice to the holders Of aid debt the Secre
,a'y oil the Irea ury is hereby au orIzcd to cav 10
me holders of any Of the said bonds certfcates or
eViheacrs, OF deb', not presented before The 18th
"ay vi June Idst, who may present ard prove the
"a ne a. the Treasury Dcpa TIM mt batween the 9Th
day cf June last and the LIST day Of January next
ana rxeeuts the proper releases the United States
and the State Of Texas, their pro rata share of the
laid seven million seven hundred and fifiy thor. and
doaars; and after payment thereof, the taid secre
tary OF the Treasury is authorized aad required 10
distribute and pay the residue Of the said seven mil
hons seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars, then
remaining IN the treasury, pro rata amongst all the
sad holders who may have proved their ella ms and
executed the proper releases before the ls day
OF Janua next.
Approved august 18th, 1856
NoIIoEI5 HEREBY GIyEa to the holders of bonds
certificates, and evidences Of debt of the late repub
lie II Texas, which were not presented at this de-
paIimsHt on or before the 18th day of June 10 IT, thai
| the same will be settled and the mo rata amouu,
thereon will be paid to the lawful holders thereof if
presented before the first day Of January next ac-
companled with the necessary evidence Of their gen.
uiaeness with assignments TO the United States re.
quirei to give this de, the custody Of such
bonds, certificates, and svieHces Of debt and with
releases 10 the United States and Texas, Ia accord.
ance with the provisions Of the act OF Congress OF
2ath February, 1856
This department. will not require evidence Of gen
uneaess to be presented with the certificates issued
ey the auditor and comptroller Of Texas under the
laws ofthe State. But it possesses means of yer.
lying he certificates, bonds and promissory notes
issued by the republic of Texas, and not presented
10, nor audited by, the officers Of the State The
necessary aad proper proof of the genuine ness OF
the latter is the certificate Of the comptroller of the
State of Texas, who has the official charge of the
original archives relating to the debt of the late re,
public ofTeIas.
Tn, assignment and releases may be executed
ard Acknowledged in the presence Of the Assis,an,
secretary ofthe Treasury the chief clerk thereof
in the presence of notary public and be witnessed
by tae Assistant Secretary, or chief clerk I'd
| ry, and be certified by the notary under his nota-
rial seal; but when the holders desire to make the
assignment and execute the releases Of the city
Of Washington, IL may be done in the presence Of
assistant treasurer, or collector, surveyor Of the
| customs, In the presence Of nota public, and be
witnessed by the collector or surveyor and the no
ay public, and be certified by the notary under hi,
notariai seal; and tiere be collector Orsurvey
OF ofthe customs at the place where the party re-
SIDES, tn assignment and releases may be executed
before any court Of record in the presence of the
Iudge and ci rkthereof, and be witnessed by them
and certified by the clerk under his seal of ONCE
and IL the holder be out of the IJni,sa s,.,a. tho
sisnment and releases may be executed bsf,,e ar,
United staeseonsul, aud be witnessed and oey,se,
! by him under his consular seal. An n.,.o,. >.
cutting such assignments aud releases m,., ,,.o 40
clare, under oath, before the notary, CLERK ., 40,
sui as the case may be, that they are the rea,
en ofthe certificates or Other Evidences Of debt,
that the same have been assigned to them h,
fde, for collection; and the notary, clerk or con,u
must include the fact OF fthatdeeai alton In the
. lin ale acknowledgment. ,-.
lfassigned for collection, or in pledge, the nam
of the party holding the beneficial or residusry II
,sssss In the claim must be stated in The affidsv