Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-01-12
AUDiTORIAL BOARD.
CoMPTRoLLER's OFFICE, |
Austin, Nov. II, 1866. 7

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All classes of debt and every description
Of claim against the State Of Texas must be
presented to, and submitted for the action
of the Auditorial Board, at the Comptrol-
lers Office, in Austin, Texas, within twelve
months from the first day of December next,
or be forever barred. I'D class debt already
audited excepted.)
The Auditorial Board, composed of the
Comptro Ter of Public Accounts and the
State Treasurer will hold its sessions from
day to day, according TO the demands of
business presented.
All claims not approved will be returned
to the owners. For all claims approved,
certificates of debt of the denomination of
500, and separate certificates for fractions
of that sum will be issued.
Six per cent. coupon bonds of the denom-
ination of 500, payable in ten years, or
sooner, at the pleasure of the Government,
at the State Treasury, with interest payable
semi annually, will be issued in lieu of said
certificates of the Board, upon their pre-
sentation to the Comptroller as vouchers
therefor.
The Board will determine all claims ac-
cording to fair and Just Interpretation of
the laws Of the State, invoking the general
counsel Of the Governor and the legal opin-
ions of the Attorney General, and will state
all accounts upon principles Of equity, but
no claim will be approved which occurred
subsequent to the ID day of March, 1861,
and prior TO the 9th day of September, G5,
State bonds or warrants though bearing
date subsequent 10 the I'd day of March,
1861, may be valid claims against the State,
If the liability or service for which they
were issued, accrued or was rendered pre-
vious to that date, and unaudited claims for
services rendered or Liabilities incurred I'M
der .he call Of Gov. Houston, prior 10 I'd Of
March. lsSii. will be audited.
Thu s;..orney General will furnish writ
ton on;nion s,,scifying What classes Of
claims are valid.
A lost ten per cent. warrant may be u
dited by the owner making publication for
sixty days in the newspaper nearest nis
residence, describing as correctly as prac-
ticable, the warrant lost, and giving notice
that unless intelligence is received Of it at
the COmpirollers Office within three months
from the date Of said publication, he will
apply to have his claim to said warrant au-
diied; whereupon he win present 70 the
Board a copy Of the advertisement with
the printer affidavit, that it was published
at least, sixty days; and the claimant shall
make oath that he is the just owner Of the
claim; thatbe has never sold OF transferred
the same in any manner; that IL has been
lost and since its loss he has neither
known OF heard Of the same. He shall, a.
so, execute ond with at least two seeu-
rites, to be approved by the Board, bind
ing the parties TO pay ia the State, the full
amount Of said cain, with Interest At ten
pea cent per snnum, 10 the event the nrig-
inal shall ever Be presented for paymentin
favor Of valid claimant, on which bond
suit may be Instituted N che District Court
Of Travis county.
III ROBARDS,
Nh R0YSTON, Comptroller
TreasuTsr Dse2s l55m.