The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-12-23

An Act aathorixing the submisuion Of the coosti
tutions Of Virginia. Mississippi. and Texas. .
vote Of the people, and authorizing the election
Of State ofncers, provided by tho said constitu
tons. and members Of Congress.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
Iresentatives Of the United States OF America II
Congress assembled, That the President of tn,
United States, at such time - he may deem
best for the public interest, may submit the con-
| sttution which framed by the convention
which tynet in Richmond, virginia, Tuesday,
| the third day of december one thousand eigh,
| hundred and sixty-seven, to the voters Of said
State, registered the date OF said submis>io. =,
for Iatic;ii ion rejection pnd he maJ also sub
nit TO a separate such provisions Of laid
| stituiion as he may deem best, such vote TO be
| taken either upon eich of the said provisions
alone, in conDeci n with The other POI fIons Of
| said consti utiun, the President may direct
SEC 2 Aud be it further enacted, That at the
same election the voters of said state may vote
for and elect members If the general assembly VI
said State and all the officers Of said state pro
vided for by the cuisti tuition, and me NIB Is
of Congress and the officer Commanding the dis
trict Of virginia shall cause the lists OF regs-
tered voters of said State 10 be rev, ed.
larged aud corrected prior 10 such election &C
cording to law, and for that pun poe may ap
pc Mt such REGISTRARS as he may deem necessar,
And said elections shall be held ami returns
thereof made in manner provided by he acts
OF Cong esscommonly cali ed the reconstruction acts
SEC, 3. And he il further en'eted, That the
PRESIDENT of the United States may In l. e man
submit the constitution OF Texas 70 tue voters
of sand State al such time and in such manner
"a he my direct, either the entire constitution or
separate provisions at the same, as provided IA
the first section Of this act, 10 separate vote
nj the SINE election the voters may vote fJr
and ,lect the membeTs Of the Legislature aud
a II the State Ulcers provided f1r IN SAID CON
and members of Congress: provided
aI,o, hat no election shall lie held in the sad
State Texas for any purpose until the President
80 directs
SEC l. Al be it further enacted, hat the |
commissioner on the part OF the United states, IA
cUui ductiun with the mmi>sio er On the paIi +
Mexico is hereby uIlcriZeJ To make IA need |
full rules ana re-. uldti,s for Conducting In bust
n # the commission; such r,tles and rv-uII
ton not cnutrayeuing the Const tuition of the !
United stairs, and provisions Of this act, or the
convent on.
SEC s. And be it further enacted That tie |
Secretary of State is hereby authorized and re-
CURED TO transmit To the commissioner on the |
part of he Urited ates such paper, ami records
rel ting the commission he may deem tT te,
r. a. NAV lie called for by the commissioners, u /
II the terminate, f the commls ion all III
records. documents and other papers which have
been brought before thu coiIrnis>IunerS- OF which |
may he in possession If their secrta, shall he
deposited in the Department Of state: p ov de
hat this section shall nut be 'Uu1truei As t.
pre-, ent the ctInii,is,i the part # Mexico
from d posting IN the department certified eori-s
IT duplicate of papers proiucet On behalf Of his
-,EyeruInen; instead of originals
SEC .. AMI be il further enacted. That upon |
ugge-tiun by either pa ~ that a witness whose
estIHouy il deemed important refuses o. Is uI- |
,Illing To testify. 1t shall be c. mp-tent ..T the
ome suitable person take the testimony # such
Witness. who il i'll the United States, may - com
'-l et; ape and stify tcfTe saii commits
iofers in the same manner as now provided by
lx in the # commissions issued from the
ourts of tie United States
APPROVED, ApriI7, 1869