The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-12-16

An Act authorizing the submission of the consti-
| tutotis # Nirg ma. Mississippi. and Texas to
vote If the people, and NJ 10. rizing The election
If State officers, ptoviued 10y the SAID constitu
tlo1s, anu members of Congress
Be i, enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
I resentatlves Of the United States of America in
e ny ess assembled, That the President Of the
United States, such ilme as he may deem
bet for the pusiic In;e est. may submit the
stIiution which wss famed by the convention
which inet in Richmond. virginia, on Tuesday,
the ihI d day of eccniter. one thousand eight
hundred ami sixty even, to the voters + said
State registered al the date OF said submis 10
for at fl ion rejection pad be mag also sub
nit to a separate vut. such prov isios of laid
srituIIon as he may deem bet, such vote 10 b-
taken either upon e .ch of the said provisions
aion+, II in conn-:Ii with The other pottio Of
said consli uti D. a. the President may dir, ct
SEC. 2 AID be it further enacted That at the
s,Tne election the voters of said state NAV vote
fol and elect members f the general assembly Of
sid state, AMI all the officers # said State pro
vi,ied for 10y the "a constitution, and IN, NIB is
OF Congress aud the officer commanding the dis
tIict Of Virginia 81 all Cause the lists of regs-
tered of said State be revi-ed. III
lIrred and cied prior to such election &C
curding to law, and for that pun poe may ap
Do mt such regisiars as he may deem necessar,
And said elections shall be held and returns
thereof made IN manner provided 10y the acts
OF Cong commonly cal ed the reconstruction acts
SEC, 3. And be IL further tcted, That the
President of the United ates may in Ike man
submit the constitution OF Texas 30 the vol ers
If said Slate al such time aid in such manner
he may direct, either the entire Constitution or
separate provisions at the same. as provided in
the first section of this act, to separate vote
aii at the election the voters may for
and -lect the menhers Of the Legislature and
. u the State uficers provided FIR in said
>tirut on, and members of Congress: provided
al o, hat no election shall lie held in the said
State of Texas for any purpose until the President
50 directs
SEC l. AID be it further enacted, hat the
on the l,art OF the United Stat-s in
with the C mnii>sio- the part If
Mexico, is hereby authorized to make all need |
full rules and ulations for Conducting the bust
n, 81 Of the commission; such FILES and reguia |
ton. not coutrayeniug the Const tuition Of the |
United stats, and provisions of this act, the |
SEC. S. And be it further enacted. That the
Secretary of State is hereby authorized and re-
CURED to transmit to the commissioner on the |
part of he Urited at-s such papers and records |
rel ting to the commission he may deem proper
or may lie called for b, the commissioners; d, |
at the Termination, # the commls ion all th-
records, documents, and other papers which have
been brought before the commissioners, which /
may be in Possession # their secretaries, shall be
deposited in the Department of state: Provided,
That this section shall not be onstrued AS to
pre- emf the c,mniis,i' Fer the part If Mexico
from d. posting in the department certified copies
OF duplicates OF papers produced on behalf Of his
government instead OF originals
SEC. 6. And be it further enacted. That upon
suggestion by either pas ty that a witness whose
AiiilnS to testify, II shall be tmpttent f'r the
board Of commissioners I" issue n ..nmssion TO
ome suitable person to take The testimony of such
Witness. who il in the United States, may be CON-
RELIED TO appear and t.stIfy before said commits
toner's in the same manner now provided by ]
aw in the Gaze of commissions Issued from the
ourts of tie United States.
APPROVED, Apiii7, 1869