The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-07-07


suu,Iry civil expenses of the government for the
wear ending June tlirtieth. eighteen hundred and
| seventy. aud for other purposes tr the purpose
| Of rcfurnishirg the Presidents House. Is
hereby made available f sHCh purpose, without,
in any event, increasing the amount Of said aI-
| propyia'ion.
| Approved, April 10, 1s69.
| GPublic-No.
| Public f,esolutiun-NO. 6
| A Resolution respecting the provisional govern
| 1nents of Virginia and Texas.
| Resolved by the Senate and House al keIre-
sentatiyes Of the United state Of Anne fle III Con
| greSs assembled, That the persons NV holding
civil offices inthc rruvision0. governments I NiF-
| ginia AMI Texas. who cannot take ami subscribe
tne oath prescribed by the act entitled - An tct
| to prescribe an cath If office and for other puE-
poses approved July 2 1867, shall, on tue pas
sac of this resolution, he removed ther,t r''mI
and it shall be the duty of the district cUmu',n :
fill the vacancies SO created by the app INT
meut If persons WHO can take sad oath; pro
vided That the provisions Of this resolution shall
not apply to persons Who by reason II the Ie-
moval of their disabilities as provided in the
| fourteenth amendment 10 the Constitution shall
have on tified for any Office IN pursu nee of the
act entitled . An prescribing oath If office
by persons from whom legal disabilities shall have
been removed approved July eleventh, eigh-
be. and Is hereby extended t., and maie april
cable 10 the state Of Mississippi
Schuyler CoF,x,
Speaker ofthe House Of Representatives,
B f. WADE
President of the Senate pro tenipore-
End 1rsed by the President: " Received Febru-
airy 9th, 1>t9-
fNCfa hy the Department Of State The 70 E.
going resolution having been presented 10 the
President of the United states tog his az proval,
aud not having been returned by HIM 10 the
house Of Congress where it or ginatei within the
time prescribed by the Constitution II the United
States. has become a law without his approval
An Act authorizing the Submission of the consti-
tutlons of Virg MA. Mississippi. and Texas. 10
v,te If the pepi le and autherizins the election
Of State officers, provided by the SAID constltu-
tin-t> an members of Congress.
L. it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
re.eutarIyeS IF the United States of America in
. ngre>s assembled. That the President Of the
UniT-d states Al such time as he may deem
best for the public interest may submit the con-
stftutiun which WIS framed by the convention
which .rnet in Richmond, 'uisina, on lnes!aE,
the third day of December, one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-seven, TO the voters Il said
State registered at the date of sad submis-ios,
for rat Ificsttion rejection: pnd he ma aI> SUD-
NIT To a separate vote such provisions ol tald con
Stituiion as lie may deem best, such vote TO lie
taken either upon each of the said provisions
alone or in come. nj with the other portions 81
said consIi utiln. ~ the President may direct
SEC , Ard be it further enacted, That at the
same election the voters Of said state may Vote
iof and elect members of the general assembly OF
said state and all the officers Of said State pro-
yiied for by the sad constitution, and me NIB rs
u Congress the OtflStT the
ttict Of virginia shall cause the lists of regis
tered voters of said State TO be revised, en-
larged and CORRECTED prior 10 such election, ac-
coriing to law, and for that purpose may ap-
MONT such regist;rs he may deem necessary
And said elections shall be held and returns
thereof made in a manner provided by the acts
of Congress commonly called the reconstruction
acts
SEC. 8. And b, it further enacted, That the
President of the United States may in Ike man
ner submit the constitution of Texas 20 the voie rs
Of -aid State al such time and in such manner
As he may direct either the entire constitution or
separate provisions of the same. provided in
the first section OF this act, TO a separate vote;
aud at the same election the voters may vote for
and elect the members Of the legislature and
all the State officers provided f,r In sad con-
stitution and members of Congress- provided
al.o, That no election shall be held in the said
State of Texas for any purpose until the President
directs.
SEC 4. And be it further enacted, That the
commissioner on the part of the United states. in
conjunction with the commissioner on the part 81
Mexico is hereby authorized to make ali need
full rules and re ulations for conducting the bts-
ness of the comIui>sion such rules and regult-
tions not contravening the Constitution Of the
United states, and provisions of this act, or the
convention. .
SsC. s. And he il further enacted. That the
Secretary of Stale Is hereby authorized and re
ouireI to transmit To the commissioner on the
part of the Uritei Safes such papers and records
-.l1tinc to the commission as he may deem proper.
or as NAV be called for by the commissioners; and
at the termination Of the commits ION all the
records, documents. and other papers which have
been brought before the commissioners, or which
NAV be in possession Of their secretaries shall be
deposited in the Department of state: Provided,
That this section shall not be so construed as to
prevent the commissioner on the part OF Mexico
from deposiring the department certified copies
or duplicates of papers produced on behalf OF his
government instead of originals
SEC g. And be it further enacted, That upon
sugge ,tion by either party thit witness whose
testimony is deemed important refuses or IS nn
willing to testify, it shall he competent f.r the
hoard Of commissioners t. issue commission 10
some suitable person to take the testimony OF such
witness who il in the United States, may be COM
PEELED to appear and t-stify before said commits
siouers in the same manner ash now provided by
law in the case Of commissions issued from the
courts of the United States
APPROVED, April I, 1869
IFubIc-No. 9.
An Act 70 to continue in force act entitled " An
act TO extend the charter Of Washington city,
and 20 forth
Be it enacted by the Senate and House OF Rep
p, saniattyes f the United Stales Of America IN
Congress assembled, That the first and sixth
.ectins If the act entitled 9. Act to extend the
rit. .ls IN latp e