The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-10-21
Approved. April 10, leo.

An Act Authorizing the submission # the consti-
| tutious # Nirg ma. Mississippi. and Texas t0
voted the people, and nuIh rizing me eIeCti"u
# State officers, proNl"ei ny the eaid Cohetl' u
tons and memfers Of Congress
Re If eu,ct-i by the Senate snd House Of Rep
resentatfyes If the Unilei States Of America III
{. ngfe-s assembled, That the President oil tae
JuItv,i states. al such thine as he may Uteli
bet for the puzzle int at, may submit tue COR
-tIturinn which framed by the cnnVeuii"n
which met in Richmond, NuiStnt. on Iue>l'5 +,
the III, d day of ecemter. one Thousand t!eht
hundred ami sINty--eTen- 10 the voters Il >tld
State registered ar the date OF sad euhn's-l' 4,
for .t:fi a ion or rejection pad lie MAJ also sun
mil L. >etarat vote s.ch Provisions If >,id con-
,fituI,on as he may deem be-t. such vote 10 he
taken either upon t ca Of the sad provisions
alon-, r in conur,i with The other l"i lions oi
said corSti mi n. a. tie President may l'r'tt
SEC > AID be it further enacted, That at the
: me election the voters of said stare may vote
f,r and elect members # the general assembly 81
said state and all tn officers II sail s'ale Pc
vidpd f,r by the "A constitution, and n'r NIB -
Of Congress and the o1hcef Commanding lie a.
trict # Virginia shall cause the iist> II reg =
tered voters If said State to be revived, til
IarueI and corrected PRIOR 10 such election, nc
c"Tding u law. Nui Tor that puiPe-e mag "i
pn Mt such registars a. lie Eay deem necessary E
And said elections shall be held am rt'ui ~
Thereof made in Il manner PROVIDED ~ be acts
OF Cong esscnmmonly ell ell the recou>tructouAtts
SIC, 3. And b- il fufrhe enacted, Tha' the
Pre-'cent Of the Unired ate> may ia ke mar
per submit the constitution of leXts 20 the Noler>
Of ssii State a such time ard IN such ulai4ne1
As he nav diret either the entire constitution "r
separate p-oyI>iuus ri thu same a pfoNldet III
the first section Of this act, 10 sep srt- VOTE
ami at the me lection the voters may Fo'e f"I
and elect The men' ers If the Legislature ana
u II the State fficrr, provided fr in SAID e, n
>titutiuu and meuters of Congress: provided
aI,o hist no elec.iun shall he held Ia the sad
State of Texas for any purpose until the Freslieht
directs
SIC i. AID he it further enacted, That the
commissioner on the part a. the United >tat--, m
conf ancrion with the nirIi-s'o er IN the part Il
Mexico is hereby authorized to make II need
full rules and regulations iJr confusing tn Dust
n s. If the commission: such rules and rtsula-
tom not eantravouIpg the tonst tuition Il the
United states and provisions Of this act, or the
convention.
SEC. s. And he il further enacted. That the
Secretary of State Is hereby authorized and re-
ouir-d TO transmit To the commissioner on the
part Of he Critsd safes such papers and records
rel ting to the commission as ne may deem proper,
Ut a. NAV he called for b, the cumms-iuners; al
a, the termination f the Com.nts lou all th-
records. Documents and other papers which have
been brought before the commissioners, OF which
NAV be in possession II their seerrtsrle, shall he
depnsite,iin the Department Of state: PtoVdei,
That this section shall no1 be SO ,onstrued As To
pre- eat the c,mTissi ner an the part Il Mexico
from d. posting IN the department certified copies
or duplicates OF papers produced On behalf oil MS
government instead of originals
SEC g. Amt be it further enacted, That upon
suggestion by either party that witness whose
testln ouy is deemed important refuses or IS un
willing to testify it shall be c. mp-tent for the
board IF commissioners t" issue C 'nmissirn I"
some suitable person To take the testimony 81 such
witness who il In the United States, may be COM
PEELED 90 appear and tst fs before raid commits
,iot ers in the same manner IA /, provided by
law in the case IF commissions issued from the
courts Of the United States.
Aproyed ApIii7, 1869