The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-11-03
Approved, April 10, Is69-

A Act auth riZ nS the submission of the co1>tI-
yutons uf Virg ma. Mississippi, and Texas t"
vote Of the people, and auih' rizinG the election
If State officers, provided by the SAID cti.stlV-
tio-rs ami members Uf Congress
Re it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
reseuiatIves IF the United States Oh America ia
7 ngress assembled, That the President OF the
United states, such tln.e as he may Geem
bet for the ,u lie inteI est, may submit the co-
stItutiuu whith framed by the convention
which iHvt in Richmond Virginia on Tuesday,
the thi Il day 81 Iecember, one thousand ei-ht
hundred and stxty-seven, 10 the voters II said
State. registered at the date OF said subints 10
tot atgfi - ion or rejection; pad he MAJ also sub
separate vote such Provisions of SAID t1ii-
sriuu' Ton as he may deem best, such vote TO lie
taken either upon e1ch of the said provisions
alone 7 in couie,ti with the other portions II
s..i,i cunSli Hti, H. a. the President may direct
SIC. 2 Aud be it further enacted, That at the
me election the voters OF said state may vote
flI and elect members Of the general assembly uf
said state. ami all the officers Of said State prv-
,ided for rs the "a constitution, and n'tmb Il
81 Congress and the officer commanding the DIS
tIicT IF Virginia shall Cause the list oil reg =
tered voters Of said State 10 be revived, eu-
l,rged and corrected prior to such election, ac-
c1rdng to law, ami for that puTpo-e may ap
DO Mt such registaTs as ie may deem necessar,
And said elections shall be held ami returns
thereof made in manner provided 10y The acts
OF Cong commonly called the reconstruction acts
Sc, 3. And De it further enacted, That the
rre-'ueut Of the United States may IN Ike man
submit the constitution of Texas 70 the voters
of said State such time aud in such manner
a. lie NAV direct either the entire constitution OF
separate provisions of the same. provided la
the first section Of this act. TO separate vote;
ana at the same election the voters may vote flr
aud -le.t the members Of the Legislature and
4 II the State officers provided for in said con
stitutlun and mem bers of Congress: provided
al ., hat no election shall be held in the SAID
State OF Texas for any purpose until the President
60 directs
SIC J. AID be it further enacted, That the
on the part OF the United states, IN
contraction with the camnlissioie the part #
Mexico, is hereby authorized to make all need
fuI rules and ulatjons for conducting the bust
n s. Of the commission such rules and resuia-
tion< not cuntraveniug the Constitution Of the
SIC. D. And be it further enacted. That the
Secretary of State is hereby authorized and re-
quIr.d to transmit to the commissioner on the
srt of The Urited ates such papers and records
rel ting to the commission be may deem proper,
or a. may be called for by the commissioners; AID
at the Termination, If the commts ion all the
records, Documents and other papers which have
been brought before the commissioners, or which
NAV be in POSSESSION Of their secretaries, shall be
deposited in the Department OF state: Provided, |
That this section shall not be construed AS to
pre- emf the commissioner on the part Of Mexico
from de posting IN the department certified copies
or DUPLICATES OF papers produced on behalf of his |
government instead of originals
SIC s. And be it further enacted, That upon |
suggestion by either patty that a witness whose |
testimony is deemed important refuses or Is IN |
willing to testify it shall be competent for the
board Of commissioners to issue a commission to |
suitable person to tahefhe testimony OF such
witness Who il in the United States, may be COM |
PEELED to appear and testify before said commits
siohers in the same manner as Is now provided by |
law in the case of commissions issued from the |
courts of tue United States
APPROVED, ApIil7, 1869