The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-12-02
p;roveI. April u, 1st9.

An Act authorizing The submission Of the corsti-
tutions Of Wig Ma. Mississippi, and Texas 10
vote Of the people. and authorizing the election
IF State officers. proNloed by the saIn tois'i'"'
tio.is, ami members of Congress
Be it enacted by the Senate and House OF Hep
re.eptatsyeS If the United States of America IN
. ln.le ss assembled, THAT The President OF the
United STATES, at stch time as ne may oeehi
best for pa. lie interest, may submit fhe CON
stItttiau which Was trtIlei by the convention
which sDlet in Richmond, virginia, on tuesday,
the third day OF IecemUer, one thcusa;id eiEhs
hundred auu siNty-seSeu- 10 the voters oI sdu
State registered at the Date OF SAID suoinls-loe,
Tor Iatifi SION or Tejegtiun PM he MAJ also SUD
mir In a s,,Iaie y.te such pIoy SioiIs Of said con-
stitu,io. as LIE may deem best, such vote 10 be
taken either upon e-ch of the said proVislons
me- IT IA couaecli with the other itlohs Oh
Ssli cons;i utiun. a, tie President may dlftcl
Sac. > Aud b. it further enacted mat AT 'le
sgre election the yott rs Of said State may Vote
for AMI e.ect members IF the general assembly "i
said SJ.,st, ami all lie Oihters Il said stats pro
,iaed fol by the sad constitution. ana hlelhoris
ct Congress and the officer commanding Inc uis-
met # vienna s..uii cause the lists VI Tegs-
tered voters of sail STAKE 10 be revised, eh-
.srgei, aad corrected pgI"r to such election, ac-
cordin- 10 law. and for that purpose may APP
point such re-istars as he may deem necessar! :.
Aud stjd elections shall be held and returns
thereof IIsde in a manner provided by the acts
uf Cong commonly called The Iecous @cis
Sse .. And be it further enacted, That the
uer submit the constitution Of Texas % The voters
If said State al such time aud in such manner
a. he may direct. either the entire constitution or
.e;.arate provisions of the same as provided IN
the first section q this act. TO separate Veie
and AZ the same election the voters may vote Tor
and elect the members of the leSlsiatn.e anu
II the State officers provided fjr IN sad con.
stitGt.ori. and members OF congress ifo'IueI
al-o i hat no election shall te held IN the sala
State of Texas for any purpose until the fFeslieA'
50 directs.
sc !. And he il further enacted, That the
commissioner on th- part 81 the United states, ~
cauisucti,n with the commissioner ON the part u
Neyf-a Is hereby authorized 10 make Sli need
fiI rules AUTHORIZATIONS for conducting the bust
ness If tie commission; such rules ana rtstia-
lions net c1ntraveulng the Constitution u me
United States, and prsEeIJils q l!ils act, u t-e
SC. ). And be it further enacted. That the
Secretary Of state i hereby authorized and re
euIred To transmit 10 the commissioner on tLe
iarr Of Inc Urited States such papers anu recoIh>
relating to the commission as hem2y deem proper,
or a. NAV be called for 10y the COMMISSIONER; a:
AZ the terIniuatioi If the commits ron aii the
records documents. and other papers when nave
been brought before the commissioners, OF Whl,h
may he in POSSESSION Of their secretaries, shall be
de,0s:ttd in the Department CT state: froYiCei-
That this section shall not be 80 construed. as 70
prevent the commissioner on the part II Mexico
from depositing i'll the department eftihcd COPIES
or duplicates OF papers producei on beLAIi Ca las
government instead Of originals
SIC. 6. And be it fnrtfcr enacted, That upon
suggestion by either party that a witness whose
testimony is deemed important refuses or IS I'M
willing to testify, il shall be competent fif te
hoard az commissioners 70 issue commission 10
some suitable person to take the testimony ct such
witness. who il in the United States, may be COM
y,eied to appear and testify before sali commas
sioi.ers in the same manner as Is now provided "
law il, the case Of commissions issued from TIE
courts Of the United States
APPROVED, Apfii., 1862