The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-07-16

| Public kesolution-No.
| A Resolution r, speeding the provisional govern
| ments of Virginia and Texas.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Repre-
| seniatives Of the United State of America in Con
gress assembled That the persons now no ding
civil Offices in the provisional governments Nir
ginia and 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 2, 1862, shall. on the pas
| "a e of this resoluti n, be removed Their, fir IN
and il shall be the duty of the district
ers to fill the vacancies created by the app int
ment If persons who can take said oath; pro-
vided That the provisions of this resolution shall
not apply to persons no by reason IF the re-
| moval OF their disabilities provided in the
four zenith amendment to the Constitution shall
have On ,ified for any office pursu nee of the
act entitled An act pre>crbn g oath If office
by persons from whom legal disabilities shall have
been removed" approved July eleventh, eigh-
he, and is hereby extended t., and male appi-
cabi. to the state of Mississippi.
SCHUYLER CoFAx,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
B. F. WADE.
President of the Senate pro tempore.
Endorsed by the President: Received Fetru-
airy 9th, 1s69'
fNote by the Department of State The 70 e.
gong resolution having been presented 10 The
President of the United states for his approval,
and rot having been returned by him TO the
house of Co gress where it originated within the
time prescribed by tie Constitution # the United
states has become law without his approval
An Act authorizing the submission Of the consti
tutious Of Virg ma. Mississippi. and Texas to
vote If the people. and auti rizing the election
Of State officers, provided by the said constltu-
tioas AMI members IF Congr~~s.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatves If the United States of America in
Z .ngress assembled. That the President of the
United States, at snch time as he may deem
bet for the public interest. may submit the con-
stituti.n which WIS framed bv the convention
which hmet in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday,
the third DAY Of december. one Thousand eight
hundred and sixty-,even, to the voters If said
State. registered At the date Of said submis-io
for ratifica ion or rejection pnd he ma also sub
nit to separate vote such provisions Of aid cen
stfuton as he may deem be-r, such vote 10 Ice
taken either upon each of the said Provisions
alone, in conn-cti with the other po, tions Of
,aih consii utin. as the President may direct
Sec. 2. Aud be it further enacted, That at the
same election the voters Of said State may vote
for and elect members of the general assembly Of
said state and all the officers # said State pro
vded for by the sa d constitution, and NIB rs
of Congress and the officer commanding the dis
trict Of Virginia shall cause the lists of reg
tered voters of said State to be revived.
larged and corrected prior to such election, ac-
co-ding to law, and for that purpose may ap
po ut such regisfars AS he may deem necessar.
And said elections shall be held and returns
thereof made in a manner provided by the acts
of Gong commonly called the reconstruction
acts
A y
President of the United S, ates may in Ike man
ner submit the constitution of Texas 20 the voters
Of said State al such time and in such manner
a. he may direct, either the entire constitution OF
separate provsions II the same. A. provided III
the first section of this act, to separate vote
AMI at the s,me election the voters may vote for
and elect the members of the legislature and
. II the State officers provided FIR in said CON-
.titut on, and members of Congress: provided |
H. o, hat no election shall be held in The said \
State of Texas for any puru until the President
W directs
SEC 4. Ard be it further enacted. That the
commissioner on the part OF the United states, in |
;o.j snctiun with the Commissioner On the part Il
Mexico, is hereby authorized to make al need
full rules and regulations for conducting th,- busi
l,-ss IF the commission such rules and refula-
Iion- not c'ntravenng the Const tuition IF the
United Stairs, and provisions of this act, or the
convent on.
SEC. S. And be it further enacted. That the
of State is hereby authorized and re-
,uu.d to transmit to the commissioner on the
part Of he Urifed s ates such papers and records
rel ting to the commission as he may deem proper.
r a. may lie called for b, the commissioners; d
It thu termination # the comm,s ion all III
records, documents, and other papers which have
been brought before the commissioners, or which
may be in possession If their secrtarie-. shall be
deposited in the Department of state: Provide +
That this section shall not be construed rs tn
pre- ent the comm issaner On the part II Mexico
rom d. POSTING in the department certified copi's
" duplicates OF papers produced on behalf OF his
government instead of originals
sec. 6 And be il further enacted, That upon
ngge~ iinn by either pa ty that a witness whose
is deemed important refuses or is un
Wiling to testify, it shall be C, mp. tent FIR the
BOARD IF commissioners to issue a mmssi"n 10
ONE suitable person to take the testimony OF such
Witness who il in the United States, may be com
elied to appear md tstify before said commits l
io,.ers in the same manner now provid Il by
sw IN the ct>e Of commissions issued from the
QUITS Of Il e United States.
APPROVED. April7, 1869
utIic-No. g
act to extend the charter Of Washington city,"
and forth |
re t enacred by the Senate and House of Rep
sen a,,v-s f the nited st, es If Amer ca in :
ongr-ss assembled, That the first ana sixth
-ctions # the act entitled I" Act to extend the
barter of Va hingt..n city, also To r-guiat the
election Of officers and for other purposes, of
ae fcesa y -si1th twenty eighth IF May, eigh-
.e hundred and sixty eight, he. ard the same .
re hereby. continued III for e for the period Of .
ne wear and until Congress shalt otherwise deter
ltne: and that all other sections of this act are
,eby repealed.
Approved, April Z, 1859.
n Act to declare and fix the status Of judge adj |
vcate IF ,D- army
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of tep- 1
.senrativcs BOT the United states # Anne lea in
pbgress assembled, That the number of judge
ivocates ofrhe army be. and the anne is hereby, t
xrd at eight, aud the President il hereby 8
ltorixed, by and with the advice and consent Of t
Re Senate, to fill all vacan irs which may have =
curred OF may hereafter occur therein. Ie
Approved, Aoril 10. 1860.