The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-10-02
Approved, April 10, 1869.

An Act authorizing the submission of the consti-
tutlons of virg ma. Mississippi. and Texas to
vote Of the people, and auth, rizing the election
Of State officers. provided by the said constitu-
| tio1s. and members of Congress,
BE it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
resentat,ves Of the United States of America in
= ngress assembled, That the President of the
| United States, such time as he may deem
best for the public interest, may submit the con-
stitution which WIS framed by the convention
which tmet in Richmond, virginia. on Tuesday,
the lhiId day of december, one Thousand eight
| hundred ami sixty-.even, to the voters If said
State registered at the date of said subEnissio.,
for fiGa ion rejection pnd he may also sub
nit a separate vote such provisions Of said Con-
sIituIion he may deem best, such vote to be
| taken either upon each of the said provisions
alone. in coup-cTi with the other POI tons OF
said cons1i nti"n, as the President may direct
SEC. ,. Aud be it further enacted, That at the
| same election the of said Stale may vote
for and elect members Of the general assembly Of
said state. and all the officers IF said State pro
vided for by the sa d constitution and III. nbers
of Congress and the officer commanding the dis
trict Of Virginia shall the lists of regis
tered voters of said State to be revised, en-
larged and corrected. prior to such election, ac
cording 10 law, and for that purpose may APP
pc mt such regstars As he may deem necessary
And said elections shall be held and returns
thereof made in manner provided by the acts
of Cong commonly called the reconstruction acts
SEC, g.. And be it further enscted, That the
President of the United States may in like man
ner submit the constitution of Texas TO the voters
Of said State such time and in such manner
he may direct, either the entire constitution or
separate provisions Of the same, provided in
the first section Of this act, to separate vote
ant at the me election the voters may vote for
and elect the members Of the Legislature and
a II the State officers provided for in SAID con-
-titution. and members of Congress: provided
al-o, hat no election shall be held in the said
State of Texas for any purpose until the President
ST. directs
SEC L. A,d be ii further enacted, That the |
commissioner the part OF the United states, in |
with the commissioner on the part Of
Mexico, is hereby authorized to make all need
full rules and regulations for conducting the bust
NJ If the commission such rules and regula- |
tions not cuntravening the Constitution Of the
United States, and provisions of this act, or the
SEC 5. And he it further enacted That the
Secretary of State is hereby authorized and re-
CURED to transmit to the commissioner on the
part of the UTitsd S ates such papers and records
rel ting to the commission AS he may deem proper,
or may be called for by the commissioners: and
at the Termination, of the comm's ion all TIL
records documents, and other papers which have
been brought before the commissioners, or which
may be in possession # their secretaries, shall be
deposited in the Department of state: Provided, |
That this section shall not be Sc construed as to
pre-, enr the c,,mnssi, the part If Mexico
from de posting in the department certified copies
or duplicates OF papers produced on behalf of his
government instead of originals
SEC. 8. And be il further enacted. That upon
suggestion by either party that a witness whose
testimony is deemed important refuses OF is IN
willing TO testify, il shall be competent for the
board Of commissioners To issue a commission to
some suitable person to take the testimony Of such
witness who. il the United States, may be COM
PEELED to appear ind testify before said commits
siou in the same manner rs Is now provided by
law in the case of commissions issued from the
courts of the United States. |,
APPROVED April I, 1869 Il