The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-11-12
Approved, April u, 1853.

An Act authorizing the submission Of the consti-
| tutions Of Virginia, Mississippi. and Texas, to
vote of the people, and authorizing the election
Of State officers, provided by the said eonstItu-
ti0,Is, ami members Ct Congress
| Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatiTes Of the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That the President of the
United States, such time as he may deem
| best for the public interest, may submit the con-
,tituti0n which was framed by the convention
which ,rnet in Richmond, virginia, on Tuesday,
the thi.d day OF Leoemter, one thousand eight
hundred and siNty-seven, TO the voters CT SAID
State, registered at the date of said submission
for ratification rejection; pad he mag also sub
NIT 10 separate vote such provisions Of said CEN
stitution as he may deem best, such vote to be
taken either upon each Of The SAID provisloDs
alone, in connection with the other portions of
said cUlsii utiVn. as the President may direct
SEC. ,. And be it further enacted, That at the
same election the voters of ssid State may vote
for and elect members Of the general assembly Of
said State, and all the officers CT said State pro-
viied for by tie sa constitution, and members
of Congress: and the officer commanding the dis
trict Of Virginia shall cause the lists of regis
tered voters of said State to be revised, en-
larged, and corrected prior to such election, ac-
cOrding TO law, and for that purpose may APP
point such registrars as he may deem necessary.
And said elections shall be held and returns
thereof made in manner provided by the acts
Of Congress commonly called the reconstruction acts
SEE, 8. And be it further enacted, That the
President of the United States may in like man
submit the constitution 10 the
Of said State al such time and IN sueh manner
he may direct, either the entire constitution or
separate provisions of the same, provided in
the first section Of this act, to separate vote
and at the election the voters may vote for
ard elect the members of the legislature and |
a II the State officers provided for in said con-
stitutiOn, and members Of Congress: provided /
also, That no election shall be held in the said /
State of Texas for any purpose until the President
60 directs.
SIC l. And be it further enacted, That the
on the part Of the United States, in
conf function with the commissioner on the part of
Mexico, is hereby authorized to make all need
full rules and regulations for conducting the bust
ness of the commission; such rules and regula-
lions not contravenng the Constitution of the |
United States and provisions of this act, or tie
convention. L
SEC. 5. And be it further enacted. That the
of State is hereby authorized and re-
guired transmit to the commissioner the l.
part of the United States such papers and records
relating TO the commission as he may deem proper,
Or may be called for by the commissioners; and
At the termination Of the commission all the
records, documents and other papers which have
been brought before the commissioners, or which
may be in possession of their secretaries shall be
deposited in the Department of state: Provided,
That this section shall not be construed as TO
prevent the commissioner on the part OF Mexico
from deposiring in the department certified copies
or duplicates of papers produced on behalf of his
government instead of originals
SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That upon |
by either party that witness whose
is deemed important refuses or is I'M 5
willing to testify, it shall be competent for the
ome suitable person to take the testimony of such
witness, who, if in the United States, may be
'elied to appear and testify before said commits
toner's in the same manner as Is now provided by ?
aw in the of commissions issued from the s
ourts of the United States. a
APPROVED, April7, 1863. lie