The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-28
Approved, April 10, 1869.

An Act authorizing the submission OF Inc consul
tutIous of Virg MA, Mississippi, and texas 10
ay,te of tn. people. and sut h, riZng the election
of State officers, provided by The SAID cohs'itu-
tio-s and members OF Congress
Re il enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
re.eutattyes Of the United States of America IN
Congress assembled, That the President OF the
United States. AT such time as he may ueehi
bet for the public interest, may submit the CON
stitutiuu which framed by the convention
which smet in Richmond, virginia, on Tuesday,
the thii d day of december, one Thousand eisn,
hundred ami sixty-seven, to l. voters u SAID
State registered at the date Of SAID supmis>io
for It4,rion OF rejection pnd he MAJ also sub
nit To a separate vote such provisions Oh aiu con-
stiturion as he may deem best, such vote 10 De
taken either upon each of the SAID provisions
alone n in conn-,ti with the other PORTIONS OF
said consti ution, as the President may nir.ct
SEC = AID be it further enacted That al the
same election the voters of said state NAV Vote
for and elect members Of the general assembly Of
said state ami all the officers If SAIL state pro
vided for 10y the "a constitution, and III. mpsrs
of Congress and the officer commanding tue us
trict Of Virsina shall cause the list OF regis
tered voters Of said State to be revised en-
largei and corrected prior TO such election ac-
cording to law, and for that purpose may ap-
point such REGISTRARS As he may deem necessary
And said elections shall be held and returns
thereof made in a manner provided by The acts
of Cong ess commonly called the reconstruction acts
Ssc g. And be il further enacted, That the
President of the United States may I'D ne iiau-
ner submit the constitution of Texas 10 the voters
of said state al such time and in such manner
As he NAV direct either the entire constitution OF
.eparate provisions of the same, as provided III
the first section Of this act, 10 a separate vote
ami at the SINE election the voters may 'o'e ~,
and elect the members Of the legislature anu
II the State officers provided fJr IN SAID CON
stint on and members of Congress: provided
also that no election shall be held IN the saiu
State of Texas for any purpose until the President
directs
commissioner ON the part Ut the United states, In
contraction with the c,mmi-sioner On the part ui
Mexico, is hereby authorized to make al need
full rules md gulations Cor conducting the husi-
mss of the commission; such rules and regula-
tion> not cnBtrav-ning the Const tuition OF the
United states and provisions of this act, or the
convention. -,
Sac. 5. And be it further enacted. That the
Secretary of State is hereby authorized anu re-
aulr.d to transmit to the commissioner on the
part of The Urired Safes such papers and records
rel ting to the commission as he may deem proper,
or as NAV he called for by the commissioner a.d
at the terminatiou If the commls Ion all tht
records documents and other papers winch nave
been brought before the cotnmis-ion-rs, OF Wnich
NAV be in possession Of their secretaries shall be
Deposited in the Department OF state: PROVIDED,
That this section shall not be Sc Construed as 10
pre-, ent the cummisslt ner On the part AZ NeAico
from d, posting in the department certified copies
or duplicates OF papers produced on behalf of MS
government instead of originals
SEC. g. And be il further enacted, That upon
suggestion by either patty that witness whose
testimony is deemed important refuses or is nn
willing 10 testify it shall be COMPETENT t,r the
board Of commissioners to issue commission 10
some suitable person to take the testimony "f such
witness who i, in the United States, may be com
PEELED to appear md testify before said eommi--
.ioters in the same manner as IL now provided cy
law in the case Of commissions issued from The
courts of the United States.
APPROVED, April1 1869