The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-12-03
Approved, April 10, 1s69.


| An Act authorizing the submission Of the consti
| tutIous IF Nirg ma. Mississippi and Texas. Il
vote of the people, and auth, rzins the election
| Of State officers. provided 10y the SAID constitn
| tiors, and members uf-Congrsss
| Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentstyes Of the United States of America ia
C,ngte>s assembled, That the President Of the
United states, such Thine as he may deem
best for the pu lie interest. may sUbmit the con-
stItutiun which WAS framed by the convention
| which .met in Richmond virginia on TUESDAY
the third day "t 1 ecember, one Thousand ei-hJ
hundred ami sINty-seven, 10 the voters If sud
State, registered at the date of said >ubms-i1 :,
for rata election: pad he may also sub
nit To separate vote such PROVISIONS of laid Con-
stituIon as he may deem best, such vote 10 be
taken either upon e-ch of the said provisions
alone, r III conu-cU n with he other portions Of
,iiu Con~ti utiu N. the President may direct
SEC. , AID be it further enacted, That at the
same election the voiers of said Stale may vote
for anu elect members # the general assembly Of
SAID STATE ana all the officers If SAIL State pro
Slded Tor by the - 4 constitution. and MT mb-is
Of Congress and the officer commanding the dis
trict Of Virginia shall cause the lists of regis
tered voters of -ad State to be revived.
itrged and correct ed prlOr To such election &C
cording to law, and for that purpose may ap.
pont such REGISTRARS as lie may deem necessary
And said elections shall be held and returns
thereof made in manner provided 10y the acts
of Cong, commonly called the reconstruction acts
SEC, ). And be IL further enacted, That the
President Of the United States may /. Ike man
ner submit the constitution Of Texas t. the yoIers
If said State al such time and in such manner
he may direct, either the entire constitution or
separate provisions of the same. provided III
the first section of this act, 10 separate vote
ami at the same election the voters may vote fyr
and elect the members Of the Legislature and
a the State officers provided for in said con-
and members OF Congress: provided
a,o, hat no election shall be held in the SAID
State of Texas for any purpose until the President
50 directs
SEC l. Ard be it further enacted, That the /
on the part OF the United states in /!
with the commissioner on the part 4
Mexico, is hereby authorized TO make all need
Jul rules and regulations for conducting the bust
less of the commission; such rules and regula-
ions not contraveniug the Constitution Of the
United States, and provisions Of this act, or the
convention.
SEC. 5. And be il further enacted. That the
of State is hereby authorized and
iuired to transmit 10 the commissioner the
,art of the Urited ates such papers and records
elating to the commission as he may deem proper,
r may be called for by the commissioners; aid
t the termination Of the commits ion all the
ecoris, documents, and other papers which have
een brought before the commissioners, or which
nay he in possession IF their secretaries, shall be
epositedin the Department of state: Provided,
hat this section shall not be construed as to
resent the commissioner ON the part Of Mexico !
rom depositing in the department certified copies
r duplicates OF papers produced on behalf OF his /
government instead of originals.
SEC. 6. And be it further enacted. That upon
digestion by either party that witness whose
sstimony Is deemed important refuses or IS I'M !
liling to testify, 1t shall be competent fir the
GARD of commissioners to issue commission 10 :.
me suitable person to take the testimony of such
illness, who, il in the United States, may be COM
elled to appear and testify before said commits r
oners in the same manner provided by {
w in the of commissions issued from the d
,urts of the United States. e
APPROVED, April1, 1863.