The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-15
Approved, April 10, 1869.

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| An Act authorizing the submission of the cons.i
| tutious Of Nirg MA. Mississippi, and Texas Il
vote Of the people, and authorizing the election
Of State officers, provided by the said constitu.
to1s and members of Congress.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatrves of the United States of America in
Z ngress assembled, That the President Of the
Unitrd States, AT such time as he may deem
bet for the public interest, may submit the
stltutIon which framed by the convention
which smet in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday,
the third day of december, one Thousand eight
hundred and slxtyeeven, TO the voters IF said
State, registered at the date of said snbms-io :,
for tatt "a ion or rejection pnd he MAJ also sub
nit To a separate vote such provisions Of laid
stituIiOn as he may deem best, such vote TO be
taken either upon each of the said provisions
alone, r in connecu n with the other portions Of
salt consti utirn, the President may direct
SEC. 2 AID be it further enacted, That at the
same election the voters of said State may
for and elect members of the general assembly Of
said state. and all the officers If said State pro
vided for 10y the "a constitution, and memb rs
Of Congress: aud the officer commanding the dis
tIict Of Vireinia shall cause the lists Of regis
tered voters of said State to be revived.
larged and corrected, prior to such election, ac
cordins TO law, and for that purpose may ap-
po nj such REGISTRARS as he may deem necessar,
And said elections shall be held and returns
thereof made in a manner provided by the acts
of Cong esscommonly called the reconstruction acts
SEC, 3. And be it further en- ,cted, That the
President of the United ates may in Ike man
ner submit the constitution of Texas to the voters
of -ail state a, snch time and in such manner
as he may direct either the entire constitution or
separate provisions of the same, provided III
the first section of this act, to separate vote
an at the $ nie election the voters may vote for
and .lert the members of the Legislature and
a II the State officers provided f n i'll sand n
>titut,on, and members of Congress: provided
al o, hat no election shall be held in the said
So directs
SEC 4. Ard be it further enacted, That the |
on the part OF the United states, in |
,onjhnctian with the Commissioner on the part Of
Mexico, is hereby authorized to make all need |
ful rules and regulations for conducting the bust
- # the commission such roles and regula-
lions not cntravenng the Constitution Of the |
United states, and provisions OF this act, or the
convent on.
Sac. 5. And he it further enacted. That the
Secretary Of State is hereby authorized and re-
inir.d to transmit to the commissioner on the
,irt If he Uritsd S ates such papers and records
FL ting t. the commission as he may deem proper,
n a may lie called for b, the commissioners:
II the termination # the commits ion all III
ecUrds, documents, and other papers which have
,reu brought before the commissioners, or which
nav lie in Possession If their secretaries, shall be
ppositetin the Department of state: PROVIDE
hat this section shall not be construed a. to
re en- the conn! ISL. Eer on the part If Mexico
rom d. posting IN the department certified copis
r dup cafes vi papers produced On behalf OF his
5ivernIneut instead of originals
SEC. 6 AMI be il further enacted, That upon
tgge tian by either party th't witness whose
,stInIouy is deemed important refuses or is un
Cling to testify. il shall he C, mpetent FIR the
uard IF commissioners t. issue mmissiun TO 7
,'ue suitable person to take the testimony such
tHeSs who. i. IN the United States, may be COM
ted to appear md stfy befTe said commits i
amers in the same mann.l now provided by /
NV ia the Gaze Of commissions issued from the .
rurts of tie United States. C
APPROVED, Apn7, 1869 a