The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-11-21
Approved, April 10, 1869.

An Act authorizing the submission of the cons;i-
| tutIors of Nirg ma, Mississippi, and Texas. To
vote If the people, and aut hCrizng the election
Of State officers, provided by the SAID ccLstItu-
| tons. ana members of Congress
! Be il enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatIves Of the United States of America in
C,.ngTe>s assembled, That the President Of the
l United States. such time as he may deem
best for the public interest, may submit the con-
| stitutiun which framed by the convention
which fmet in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday,
the thild day of december, one Thousand eight
hundred and sIXty--even. to the voters If said
State registered at the date Of said subnis-iol,
for Iattfitsrion rejection: pad he MAJ also sub
nit 10 separate vote such provisions Of said con-
sritution as he may deem best, such vote TO be
! taken either upon elch Of the said provisions
alone, 81 in III with the other port ous of
sai'i consti utiun the President may direct
| SEC. = Aud be it further enacted, That at the
same election the voters If said state may Vote
+ for ami eject members # the general assembly Of
said and all the officers # said State pro
vided for 10y the sad constitution, and members
of Congress and the officer commanding the dis
trict Of Nirginia stall cause the hsts OF regis
tered voters Of said State be reyi- ed,
larged and corrected prior to such election, &C
cortng 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 10y the acts
of Cong commonly called the reconstruction acts
SEC, ). And be it further enacted, That the
President of the United States may in Ike man
submit the constitution of Texas - the voters
/ of said State such time and in such manner
as he may direct, either the entire constitution
separate provisions of the same, as provided in
the first section of this act, separate vote
and the same election the voters may vote for
and elect the members Of the legislature and
II the State officers provided for IN said CON
stitution and members of Congress: provided
also That election shall be held in the said
State OF Texas for purpose until the President
directs.
SEC 1. And be it further enacted, That the
commissioner on the part of the United States, III
conjunction with the commissioner on the part of
Mexico, is hereby authorized to make all need
al rules and regulations for conducting the busi
ness of the commission; such rules and reCula-
tons not contravening the Constitution Of the
United States, and provisions of this act, the
convention.
SEC. s. And lie Il further enacted, That the
Secretary of State is hereby authorized and re-
quired to transmit the commissioner the
part Of the Uritsd States such papers and records
relating to the commission he may deem proper,
as 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
depostedin the Department of state: Provided |
That this section shall not be construed as To |
prevent the commissioner on the part Of Mexico |
from depositing in the department certified copies
or duplicates OF papers produced on behalf OF his
government instead of originals.
SEC. 6. And be il further enacted, That upon |
suggestion by either party that witness whose |
testimony is deemed important refuses or is un- /
willing to testify it shall be competent for the
board of commissioners to issue commission TO
some suitable person to take the testimony of such
witness who, if in the United States, may be COM
PEELED to appear and testify before said commits
sioners in the same manner Is now provided by
law in the of commissions issued from the |
courts of the United States.
APPROVED, April1, 1869.