The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-10-23
Approved, April 10, 1869.

An Act authorizing the submission of the consti-
buttons of Virginia, Mississippi, and Texas, to
vote Of the people, and authorizing the election
Of State officers, provided by the said consttu-
| tons and members Of Congress.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatIyes Of the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That the President Of the
United States. at such time as he may deem
best for the public interest, may submit the con-
stitution which framed by the convention
| which irnet in Richmond virginia, on Tuesday,
the third day of december, one thousand eight
! hundred anu sxty-seyen, to the voters Of said
State registered at the date of said submission,
| for ratification rejection; pad he may also sub
nit to separate vote such provisions CT said CEN
| stitution as he may deem best, sUch vote To he
taken either upon each OF the said provisions
alone, in connection with the other portions If
said consti. ution. as the President may direct
| SEC. - AID be it further enacted, That at the
same election the voters of said State may vote
| for and elect members If the general assembly Ct
said State. and all the officers Of said State pro
vi,led for by the SAID constitution, and members
OF Congress; and the officer commanding the dis
| trict of Virginia shall cause the lists q regis
| tered voters Of said State 10 be revised, en-
! larged, and corrected prior TO such election,
cOrlng to law. and for that purpose may ap-
POINT such registrars as lie may deem Necessary.
And said elections shall be held and returns
thereof made in a manner provided by the acts
of Cong commonly called the reconstruction acts
sec, 3. And be it further enacted, That the
President Of the United States may i'll like man
ner submit the constitution Of Texas othe voters
Of said State at such time and IN such manner
he may direct, either the entire constitution or
separate provisions Of the same, provided il
the first section Of this act, to a separate vote
and at the election the voters may vote for
and lect the memters of the legislature and
all the State officers provided for in sad con-
stitUtion. and members Of ConEI ess: provided /
also, ] hat no election shall be heid III the sud
State Of Texas for any purpose until the President
80 directs
SEC l. Ard lie it further enacted, That the /
commissioner on the part of the United states, in |
conjunction with the commissioner on the part t
Mexico is hereby authorized To make all need /
full rules and re ulations for conducting the bust
ness Of the commission; such rules and re-Gla-
tions not contravening the Constitution IF the
United States, and provisions Of this act, u the
convention.
SEC D. And be it further enacted, That the
Secretary of State is hereby authorized AMI re-
quired TO transmit TO the commissioner on the
part of the Urited States such papers and records
relating to the commission as he may deem proper
or as may be called for by the commissioners aid
at the termination Of the commission all the
records, documents, and other papers which have
been brought before the commissioners, which
may be in possession Of their secretaries, shall be
depostedin the Department Of state: Provided,
That this section shall not be SO construed as 10
prevent the commissioner on the part Of Mexico
from depositing in the department certified copies
or duplicates OF papers produced on behalf Of his
government instead of originals.
SEC. g. And be it further enacted, That upon
by either party that a witness whose
is deemed important refuses or is I'M |
willing to testify it shall be competent for the
board of commissioners to issue commission TO
suitable person to take the testimony of such
witness, who, if in the United States may be conf
Delled to appear and testify before said commits {
oners in the same manner as Is now provided 10y I
aw in the case of commissions issued from the I
ourts of the United States.
APPROVED, April7, 1869.