The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-22
Approved, April 10. 1st9.
An Act authorizing the submiss


An Act authorizing the submission of the consti-
tutious Of Virg MA. Mississippi, and Texas, I"
vote ,s the people, and auth. riZing the election
Of State officers provided by the said coistitu-
tiols. AMI members Of Congress
Be il enacted by the Senate and House OF KEEP
re>entatives If the United states Oh america III
C..ngIess assembled, That the President OF the
United states. AT such time as he may ceeni
bet for the public inter est, may submit the c"h-
stitutian which famed by the convention
which met in Richmond. virginia, on TUESDAY,
the third day of december, one thousand elAh,
hundred ami sixty, even, TO the voters Il stia
State registered AT the date of said suomls-io
for AT ion or rejection: pad he MAJ also sub
init TO "A separate vote such Provisions of eald CON
stitu,ion as he may deem best, sucn vote TO tie
taken either upon each of the said provisions
alone T in conn-cIi with the other portions u
said consti uti, n. "a the President may direct
SEC 2 A d be it further enacted That AT the
same election the voters of said state may vote
for and elect members If the general assembly III
said state and all the officers Il said state PFC
,ided for by the "a constitution, and m.mb Il
of Congress aud the officer commanding the ais
trict Of Virginia shall cause the iists OF reg :
tered voters of said State TO be revived, eti-
laryed and correct ed prior to such election, ac-
cof,iing TO law, ANA for that putpo-e may ap
Do mt such REGISTRARS as he may deem necessary
And said elections shall be held and returns
thereof made in a manner provided 10y the acts
of Cong ess commonly called the reconstruction acts
SEC 8. Aud be it further enacted That the
President Of the United 5 ates may IN | he man
ner submit the constitution Of Texas 20 the voters
of said State a such time aud IN snch hahheI
a he may direct either the entire constitution 81
SEPARATE provisions 1T the same, As proVidec III
the first section Of this act, TO a separate vote:
AMI at the S election the voters may No'e II
and .let the members of the LEGISLATURE ana
a II the State ,ffic.rs provided for In SAID CON
,titut on and members of Congress: provided
al o, hat no election shall lie held III The satd
State OF Texas Tor any purp 'se until tie Presdeht
100 directs
SIC /. AID be it further enacted, That the
commissioner On the part OF the United states, in
couinnctii m with the Commissioner On the pat II
Mexico. is hereby authorized 10 make I'll need
full rules and euiattons for confusing tn buSi-
N, IS If the commission; such rules and reguLa-
tion- not Intervening the Const tuition OF the
United states and provisions of this act, or the
convent On.
SEC. 5. And be it further enacted. That the
Secretary of State ishereby authorized and re-
onirra 10 transmit 10 the commissioner on the
part Of he Urited s afes such papers and records
rel ting t. the commission as he may deem proper,
or as may be called fjr b, the comnlssioHers: a
at the termination Il the comihis Ion All III
records documents. and other papers which have
been brought before the commissioners, or which
NAV he in lossesso # their secretaries, shall he
deposited in the Department Of state: Provideh,
That this section shall not be SO construed as u
pre-, emf the cumniiss, ner on the part II Mexico
from d POSTING in the department certified coli.s
or ,iuII Gates OF papers produced on behalf o1 hs
government instead of originals
SEC 8 And be il further enacted, That upon
suggestion by either patty that witness Whose
testimony is deemed important refuses or is un
Wiling to testify it shall he C, mpetent f,r the
board Of C. mniIssoners I" issue C niniss"h 10
some suitable person 10 take the testimony oil snch
witness who il in the United States, riay be com
PEELED to appear and t-stfy before said commits
sj,ters in the same mann.I AS Is now provId u by
law in the case Of commissions Issued from the
courts of the United States.
Aaoyed, April, 1869