The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-04-13
RECONsTRUCTION.
Act AnthorizinE the submission Of the
Consultations Of Virginia, AisSissiP-
nj and Texas.

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The following is the full text Of the
act authorizing the submission Of thu
/ Consultations of Virginia, Mississippi
and Texas to a vote of the people. 1t ID
approved and signed by the President
BE it enacted, de-, That the President
of the United States, at such time as he
may deem best for the public interest,
NAV submit the Constitution which was
framed by the Convention which met
at Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday, the
Sd day of December, 1857, to the regis
tered voters of said State registered at
the date of said submission for ratifica-
ton or rejestion, and may also submit
to a separate vote such portions Of said
Constitutions as he may deem best. Such
vote to be taken upon each of the said
provisions alone or in connection with
the other portions of the said Constitu-
tion as the President may direct.
SEC. 2. That at the same election the
voters of the said State may vote to
elect members of the General Assembly
of said State, and all the officers of said
State provided rby the said COnstitu-
tion, and members of Congress; and the
officer commanding the district of Vir-
ginia shall cause the lists of registered
voters of said State to be revised, en-
larged and corrected prior TO such cleo
tion according to law, and for that pur-
pose may appoint such registrars as he
may deem necessary, and the elections
shall be held and return thereof made in
the manner provided by the acts of Con-
gress commonly called the Reconstruc-
tion Acts.
SEC. 3. That the President of the
United States may in like manner sub
nit the Constitution of Texas to
the voters of said State, at such time
and in such manner as he may direct,
either the entire Constitution or sep
arate provisions of the same, as provided
in the first section of this act, to a sep
arate vote, and at the same election the
voters may vote for and elect the mem-
bers of the Legislature, and all the
State officers provided for in said Con-
stitution, and members of Congress;
provided, also, that no election shall be
held in said State of Texas, for any pur>
pose, until the President so direct.
SEC. 4. That the President of the
United States may in like manner, as he
may deem expedient, direct either the
entire Constitution of the State of Mis-
sissippi, or separate provisions of the
same, as is provided in the first section
of this act, to be submitted to separate
State election in the State of Mississippi,
and at the same election voters may
vote for and elect the members of the
Legislature, and all the State officers
provided for in said Constitution, and
members of Congress.
SEC. 5. That if either of said Censti-
tutiOns shall be ratified at such cleo
tions, the Legislature of the State so
ratifying, elected as provided in this act
shall assemble at the capital of said
State on the fourth Tuesday after the
official PRONUNCIATION of such ratifca-
tlon by the military officer commanding
in said State.
SEC. g. That before the States of Vir-
ginia, Mississippi and Texas shall be
admitted to representation in Congress,
their several Legislatures, which NAV
be hereafter legally organized, shall rat
ify the Fifteenth Article which has been
by Congress to the several
States as an amendment to the Censti-
tuition of the United States.
SEC. Z. That the proceedings in any of
the said States shall net be deemed final
or operate as complete restoration of
the same until their action respectively
shall be approved by Congress.