The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-06-19

TPublic-No 24.1
An Act to discontinue Sault Steh Marie. as n POI
J. Of entry in the Superior district and to estal
in lish Marquette in lieu thereof
Of Be il enacted by the Senate and House OF ReI
r resentatises OF the United states Of America l
Congress assembled, That Sault ste. Marie, in tn
:, district of Superior, is hereby discontinued as
port of entry, and that the port of entry for tn
II district be, and is hereby, established at Maj
= quette at which place the collector of the dis
r trct shall reside and deputy collector shall re
e side at Sault Ste. Marie.
d SEC > And be it further enacted, That al
acts and parts of acts conarsveninS this act be
t and the same are hereby, repealed. This &C
shall take effect from and after the tenth day o
May next.
Approved April 10, 1869.
| TPublic-No Is.
An Act making available appropriation hereto
fore made for furniture for the Presidential
Mansion
| Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
: resentatiYes of the United States Of America in
Congress assembled, That the sum Of twenty five
Thousand dollars appropriated by the act approved
March third, eighteen hundred and sixty nine,
entitled 80 An act making appropriations for
sundIy civil expenses of the government for the
year ending June tlrtieth eighteen hundred and
seventy and for other purposes t3r the purpose
If - rcurnishing the Presidents House., is
hereby made available snch purpose, without.
ia any event, increasing the amnaHt Of said ap-
prOpria ion.
| Approved, April 10, 1869.
Public-No. ,
| Public !,esoIution-No.
| A Resolution respecting the provisional govern
| ments of Virginia and Texas.
| Resolved by the Senate and House Of Repre-
seutatves of the United State of America III Con
| gress assembled, That the persons now holding
evil Offices in the provisional governments # VIZ
/ giniG AMI Texas, who cannot take and subscribe
tue oath prescribed by the act entitled - An act
to prescribe oath Of office and for other pur
poses approved July >, 1862. shall, the pas
~4.a off l'IlfI la we'd
and ii shall be the duty of the district cuInn'an !
t. ill the vacancies created by the app Int
meut # persons who can take said cath pro
vt.l I nat the provisions Of this resolution sha Il
not apply to persons Who by reason of the re-
m1vaI Of their disabilities as provided in the
fourteenth amendment 10 the Constitution shall
have qualified FOR any office IN pursu nee Of the
act entitled An prescribing oath # Office
by persons from whom gal disabilities shall have
been removed approved July eleventh. eigh- |
be. and is hereby extended t., and ma ic appl- |
cable TO the st;'te Of Mississippi.
Speaker ofrhe House Of Representatives,
President of the Senate pro tempore. |
Endorsed by the President; = Reserved Febru- |
airy 9th, l>G9'
Note by the Department of State The 70 e.
gong resolution having been presented to the |
President Of the United state, for his approval |
and not having been returned by him TO the |
house Of Congress where it originated within the
time prescribed by the Constitution If the United |
states, has become law without his approval |
An Act authorizing the submission Of the consti- :
tu5o',s Of Virginia. Mississippi and Texas, to
a v,te f the people, and authorizing the election
If State officers. provided by the said coBstitu-
ti'-@. and members of Congress
BE il enacted br the Senate and House Of Rep
rcseutatIves # the United States of America in
:, nGIe-s assembled. I hat the President Of the
I United States, such time as he may deem
hc-t for the puJlic interest may submit the
which smet in Richmond, virginia, on Tuesday,
The third dag Il december, thousand eight /,
hundred amt siNtv-scven, to the voters of said
State. registered at the date OF said Submission, |
70 ratification rejection pnd he mag also sub
nit a separate such provisions Of laid CEN
stitut.on lie may deem best, such vote TO be
taken either upon each of the said provisions
alone. in Conue,ii with the other portions Of
said consti ution. a the President may direct
SEC. ,. Aud he it further enacted, That at the
-tne election the voters Of said State may vote
i,r and elect members Of the general assembly Of
said STATE and all the officers If said State pro-
vded for by the sad constitution, and members
# Congress and the officer commanding the dis
tTjrt # Virginia shall cause the lists Of regis
cred voters of said State to be revised, en-
ar@ed, and corrected prior 10 such election, &C
'ordin- To law. and for that purpose may ap-
go III such registrars as he may deem necessary
i nd said elections shall be held and returns
hereof made in a manner provided by the acts
# Cong ess commonly called The reconstruction
.c;s.
SEC. :. And be it further enacted, That the
'rcsiGeut IF the United States may in like man /
Ter submit the constitution Of Texas 20 the voters
# said State such time and in such manner
: he may direct, either the entire constitution b
cIarate provisions of the same. provided in [
he first section OF this act, To a separate vote :
nj al the same election the voters may vote for
nd elect the members of the legislature and
II the State officers provided for in said CON-
titutiOn and members of Congress: provided S
lro, hat no election shall be held in the said
tate Of Texas for any purpose until the President
. directs.
SEC /. And be it further enacted That the b
commissioner on the part of the United States, in | L
injunction. with the commissioner on the part of
ieXic0, is hereby authorized to make all need Z
III rules and re guatons for conducting the bust
IS If the commission such rules and regula- ri
ions not coItravening the Constitution of the
nited States, and provisions Of this act, the
orventjOn. VI
SEC. 5. And he it further enacted. That the |
ecr-taTy of State is hereby authorized and re-
uired TO transmit to the commissioner on the
art of the Urtei S ates such papers and records
FL ting to the commission As he may deem proper
u may be called for by the commissioners: ard
I the termination Of the commits ion all the
ecords, documents, and Other papers which have
cen brought before the commissioners, which G;
Jay he in possession If their secretaries shall be
posted in the Department of state: Provided
hat this section shall not be so construed to ],
re- ent the comm iSsis .Her the part of Mexico
dtpositing in the department certified copies ia
r duplicates OF papers prOluced On behalf of his
uycrnmeut instead of originals. Dc
SEC. 6. And he it further enacted That upon
IGZe-tipn by either party that witness whose
~ inouy is deemed important refuses is I'M
Hing To testify, it shall be competent FIR the
GARD Of commissioners to issue a commission to
suitable person to take the testimony of such n
it. tss. who. il in the United States may be com