The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-07-03
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An Act to discontinue Sault ste1 Marie as por
: Of entry IN the Superior district, and to estat
n lish Marquette in lieu thereof
# BE il enacted BY the Senate and House Of Rep
: resentatives OF the United states Of America il
5 Congress assembled That SAINT ste Marie, in tn
district Of Superior, is hereby discontinued as
port of entry, and that the port Of entry for tn
district be, and is hereby, established at Mar
: 9uette, at which place the collector OF the dis
shall reside, and deputy collector shall re
side at SAINT ste. Marie.
SEC. >. And be it further enacted, That al
acts ami parts of acts conaravening this act be
and the are hereby, repealed. This aci
shall lake effect from and after the tenth day OF
Approved April 10, 1850.
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An Act making available appropriation hereto
fore made for furniture for the Presidential
Be il enacted bv the Senate and House Of Rep
resen,atires 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 ana sixty-nine
| entitled :" An act making appropriations FIR
| suud,y civil expenses of the government for the
| year ending June thirtieih, eighteen hundred and
seventy. and for other purposes. for the purpose
Of - re:urnishng the Presidents House. is
hereby made available FIR such purpose, without,
in any event, increasing The amount Of said aI-
preparation.
Approved April 10, 1869.
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Resolution rsspectng the provisional govern
meHts Of Virgins and Texas.
Resolved by the Senate aud House Of Repre-
scutatives of the United States of America in Con
cress mblr-i, That the persons now holding
cIv offices in the rruvisiun governments If Viz
ginia and Texas, who cannot take and subscribe
tue oath prescribed by the act entitled - An act
to prescribe an cath Of office and Tor other pur-
I VrIy- -h,h he
>a.e Of this resoluti n, Ice removed thertfr"ni
and it shah be the duty of the dis rict COMMAND
ers TO fill the vacancies 50 created by the appoint
ment If persons who can take SAID oath: pro
viied That the provisions Of this resolution shall
not apply t. persons y lao by reason of the
rloval Of their disabilities provided in the
fourteenth amendment to the Constitution shall
have qualified Tor any office IN pursuance OF the
act entitled - An act prescribing an oath If office
by persons from whom legal disabilities shall have
been removed" approved July eleventh. eish-
be- and Is hereby extended Ia, and maie apPIi-
cable TO the state of Mississippi
Speaker ofthe House of Representatives.
B. f. WADE
President of the Senate pro tenlpore-
Endorsed by the President: d" Received Fehru-
ary 9Th. l>t9.'f
Note 10y the Department of State The foe
going resolution having been presented To the
President of the Uuit-l States for his approval.
and not having been returned by him to tn.
house Of Congress where II originated WITHIN the
time prescribed by the Constitution If the United
states has become a law without his approval
An Act authorizing the submission of the oonsti
tutous of Virginia. Mississippi. and Texas, to
vote If the people, and author izn- the election
Of State officers. provided by the said con,titu
tioIs. ami members OF Congress
Re it enacted nv the Senate and House # Rep |
resentarives Of the United States of America in
Congress assembled. That the President Of the |
United States AT such time as he may deem |
bet for the public interest. may submit the con-
stitution which was framed by the convention |
which lnIet in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday, |
the third iay OF december. one Thousand eight /
hundred and sixty-seven, to the voters If said |
State registered at the date Of said subms-i"r, |
for ratification or rejection pnd he MAJ also sub
stitution as he may deem best. such vote 10 lie |
taken either upon each Of the said provis ions
alone, in conne:tiUn with the other portions of
said con.ti uticn as the President may direct
SEC. > Aud be it further enacted, That at the
same election the voters of said state NAV vote
for and elect members of the general assembly Of
said State and all the officers # said State pro
viIed for by the sad constitution, and members
of Congress and the officer commanding the dis
trict Of virginia shall the lists Of regis
tered voters of said State u be revised. en-
larged and corrected. prior 70 such election, ac-
cor,iing to law, and for that purpose may aT'-
point such registrars as he may deem Necessary
And said elections shall be held and returns
thereof made in a manner provided by the acts
of Congress commonly called the reconstruction
acts.
SEC, 5. And BE- it further enacted, That the
President Of the United States may in Ike man |
ner submit the constitution of Texas 10 the
If said State at such time and in such manner
As he may direct. either the entire constitution ~
separate provisions of the same, As provided IN
the first section of this act, to separate Vote
md ar the same election the voters may vote for |
md elect the members Of the legislature and
al the State officers provided for in said Ger
,titut on and members of Congress: provided
,l.o, hat election shall be held in the SAID
State of Texas for purpose until the President
70 directs.
SEC l. And be it further enacted, That the
commissioner the part of the United states, in
,oni nnction with the commissioner on the part II
Mexico, is hereby authorized to make all need
'ul rules and regulations for conducting the bust
l-ss Of the commission; such rules and resula-
ion. not contravening the Constitution Of the
United states, and provisions of this act, or the
SEC. s. And be it further enacted. That the
secretary Of State il hereby authorized and re-
,uired to transmit TO the commissioner on the
art of The Urife1 States such papers and records
el ,ting to the commission As he may deem proper.
n as NAV be called for nv the commissioners; and
Il the termination If the commission all the |
ecords documents, and other papers which have |
,eea brought before the commissioners, or which
nav be in possession Of their secretaries, shall he
deposited in the Department of state: Provided,
That this section shall not be .onstrueda as to
prevent the commissioner on the part If Mexico
rom deposiIing in the department certified COPIES
II duplicates of papers produced on behalf OF his
government instead of originals lr
sec. g. And be il further enacted, That upon :
ucge,tion by either party that a witness whose
is deemed important refuses or is ui
Wiling To testify, it shall be competent FIR the
.oart of commissioners To issue a C mmisson to
nnie suitable person to take the testimony of such
Witness who. il i'll the United States, may be com
elled to appear and testify before said eomlnis-
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