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lgthosssna dollars shall be raaas Ss tse treaau


rT Sc the- Baised slatss. within i iaetS days alter


e8chauSe Of The Of this treaty as
iHttOllows Two hundfed and slty thdasS1a dolEafs
to Fredefick Dawson, Of Baltimore, or his.exscu.
TORS. on The delivery of af anlount ef zen


cent. bends Of Texas one hSpdfed thousand del-a
lars if SO much be required the redemption Of
the excheauer bills which may be ia circulatien
| at thealsle of the exchange the Taticatlons OF
kFeh Forstbe pa ayn1enl Of the FenaindeF
the debtsapd liabilities of Texas, together withs
the aEncuht already specified shall not exceed ten
millions Of dollars he public lands herein ceded,
fand the ner revenue from the same, are hereby
pledged
+ ART. VI In order to ascertain the full amount


ofthe debts and liabilities herein assumed and the


legality and validity thereof four cofpmissioners


shall Be appointed BY the President of the United
StatS by and with the advice and consent OF the
- aate who shall meet at Washington, Texas,


within the period of six months after the exchange


of the ratifcatons OF this treaty and may continue


in session not exceeding twelve months. unless the
congress ofthe United States should pTelong the
time They shall take an oath for the faithful


discharge of their dnties and that they are not di


recly or indirectly Interested in said claims at the
hme and will not be during their eontinuance in
office; and the said oath shall be recorded with
| their proceedings In case the DEATH sickness,
FOR resignation of any OF the commissioners, his OF
their place or places may be supplied by the ap;


poinmenk as aforesaid or by the President of the.


United States during the recess of The Senate
They, or majority of them shall be authorized,
under such regulations as the, Congress of the
.UnHed States may prescribe, to hear, examine,


and decide on all questions touching the legality
Fand validity Of said claims, and shall, when a


claim is allowed. issue certifcate 20 tbs. claim


ant stating the amount, distinguishing principal
from interest The certificates so issued shall be


numbered, and entry made of the. number, the


name of The person to whora issued and the d,


nognt, in book to be kept for that purpose,


They shaf btransmit the records of their proceed
| iings and the Book. in which the certificates are
i entered, with The vouchers and documents pro-
fdIced before them relhtige the ch4ims allowed
Tor rejected, 70 the Treasury Depar:men of-the
URhed States to be desposited therein ,-and the


Secretary oEthe Treasury shall, as soon as praeti-
1cable after the receipt Of eae same, aseertan the
aggregate amodnt Of the debts and Liabilities alr


lowed and 4 the same, when added to the a.
lmosnt % be paid to Frederick Daxson, apd the
! sum which may be paid in the.redemption of4he
texctequer bills, shall not exceed the estimated
sum CT ten millions of dollars, ne shaft, ron the


presentation Of certificate OF the commissioners,


issue, al the opioa of the holder, a 1e certificate


far tie et-eesst, 4tiagesshiag pfiaSipal 52rg1 m
f&ores md payable 10 hiEa or Order cut of the flett
roceods oftfe adblic lands hereby ceied. or sock
loftbe Upaed States, fox the amount allowed. In
lcuding principal and .interest, and bearing aQ ir
lteyest ot-three per cent per apuum from The date
ltheresf, which stock, "a addition . being made


payable cut Of the net proceeds Of thepublc lands


hAfeby eeded, shall also be. receivable ia payuen,
for the same. En else the amount Of debts AID
4 liabilities allowed; with the sums Aforesaid Be
Fpaid 70 Frederick Dawson and which may be
paid in The redemption of tie excheqqeT. bills
fsfafl exceed the said sua Il tep millions Of dol
tIars the said Secretary before issuing anew. Ger
tifcse, or stock as the case may be, shall make
fen Is amelii.t as to reduce the aggregate to the
RI said sum Of ten millions of dollars and be shall
have power TO make all needful rules and Eegula;
Itions Necessary to carry ,into effect. the powers
thereby Vested to him
+ kRT. VII. Until further provisions shall be
made, theFlaws of Texas as now existing, shall


reEaam in force and all executive and judicial


Officers of Texas, except the. President, Vice Pres
RI ident and heads of departments, shall retain their
fofices with all power and authority agPertainiHg
4 tthereto and the courts of justice SSH remain
ih all respects as now established and rocogniz
ed


ART. VIII. Immediately after the exchange o.
; the Publications of this treaty, the President ot
the United States by and with the advice and con
sent Of the Senate, shall appoiat commissioner
WHO shall proceed to Texas and receive the trans
lei VI Stc te Iioiy tnSIeol, anu ali the aTcnVeS
and public property, and ether things herein con
] veyed, in the name of the United States He
fshal exercise.all executiyeanbo borty in said tesr


tory necessary to the proper execution of the-aws
1 uatil otherwise-pi ovid6d


i Art. X, The present treaty shall be ratified
}, by the contracting parties, and tie ratifcations
exchanged at the City of washington, n,six
months from the date hereof. or sooner it posi-
Iible.


In witness whereof, we, the undersigned, plen.


ipotentaries of the United States of America and
of the Republic of Texas, have, signed, by virtue
) Of our powers, the present treaty of annexation


and have hsreunto affixed our seals. respectively
H. Done at Washington, the twelfth day of April
! Ieighteen hundred and rty-four,


J. G. CALHOUN, .ISeaIl1
i ISAAC VAN ZANDT,. ISeaI3
! I.PRKNE Is HENDERSON. 4SeaLI
sf NEW POSTAGE BILL


1 TAe Washington Spcctasorgives The following
! abstract ofthe Postao9BiH whic nassed The NJ