The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-07-21

rPublic-No. "a.
| An Act to discontinue Sault Stet Marie. ~ POI
Of entry in the Superior district, and to estal
! lish Marquette in lieu thereof.
4 Be II enacted BY the Senate and House OF Rel
resentati. es OF the United States Of America
Congre ss assembled, That Sault tie. 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 Mai
quette. at which place the collector of the di:
frict shall reside, and deputy collector shall Re
| side at Sault ste. Marie.
| SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That al
| acts and parts of acts consravening this act be
and the same are hereby, repeated. This &C
| shall take effect from and after the tenth day G
| May next.
Approved April 10. 1869.
| PuSlic-No rs.
An Act making available appropriation hereto
| fore made for furniture for the PIesidentia
| Mansion
| Be il enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatives of the United States of America ii
| Congress assembled, That the Of twenty INV,
thousand dollars, appropriated by the act approved
March third, eighteen hundred and sixty nine
sund civil expenses of the government for the
wear ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and
seventy. and for other purposes + n the purpose
If rcfurnishng the Presidents House." is
, in any event, increasing the amount of said al-
propria ion.
Approved, April 10. 1s69.
IPublc-Nn.
Public he>olutiOn-No-
Resolution :, speeding the pr ,yIsional govern
msuts of Virginia and Texas.
Resolved 10y the Senate aud House Of Repre-
senTa:ives Of The United State of America in Con
gr->s assembled, That the persons now no ding
civil offices in the lroyisvna. governments Viz
ginia and Texas. who cannot take and subscribe
the cath prescribed by the act entitled - An act
To prescribe an oath Of office and for other pur-
Tsafvs hail
IA c of this res1lut II. be removed Their tr. III :
and it shall be the duty Of the district comuau =
eTs II I'LL the vacancies created 10y the app mt
mrnt If persons who can take sand oath pro
viied. That the provisions Of this resolution shall
not apply to persons . no by reason If the re-
moval OF their disabilities as provided in the
fourteenth amendment 10 the Con- itutIn shall
have qu ,lified Tor any Office rursu nee Of the
act entitled An act prescribing an cath f office
by persons from whom legal disabilities shall have
been removed" approved July eleventh, eigh
be- and - hereby extended t.. and maze apiii-
cable 10 the state Of Mississippi.
ScHUYJER Co FAN.
Speaker o:the House Of Representatives.
President of the Senate pro tempare.
Endorsed by the President: " Resolved Feoru-
ary 9th, l,6g.H
Mote bv the Department of State Tho 70 t.
gong resolution having been presented 10 the
President of the Unit-f states Tor his approval,
and not having been returned by hlm to the
time prescribed by the Constitutional the United
States has become a law without his approval ]
An Act authorizing the submission of the cou-ti-
tutfous Of Virg ma. Mississippi. and Texas. 10
vote Of the people, aud auth, JzinG the election
If State officers. provided by the sau cOnsiitu-
tiols ant members IF Congress
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
r.senratives If the United States OF America in
: ngre.s assembled. That the President Of the
United States. At such time as he may deem
bet for the nj lic interest, may submit the con-
stituri.n with framed by the convention
which tnet in Richmond, virginia. on TUESDAY,
the third day If December, one thousand eight
hundred ami siXty--even, to the voters 4 sad
State, registered at the date Of -aid su5mis-ip
for ratification rejection prd he MAJ also sub
nit tn separate vote such provisions Of 'aid cri-
stitution a. he may deem best, such vote to lie
taken either upon each Of the said provisions
alone, in Conu-cJi n with The other isoi tons OF
said consti utitn. as the President may direct
SEC. , Aud be it further enacted. That At The
sspe election the voters Of said State NAV vote
for and elect members of the general assembly Of
said State, and all the officers II ssii State py'-
vided for by the sad constitution, and M nb rs
IF Congress and the officer commanding the dis
,rici Of Nirlinia shall Cause the list Of regis
tered voters of said State to Ice revived, en- !
largei and corrected prior to such election &C
cor,:ing to law, and for that purpose may ap-
po mt such REGISTRARS a he may deem necessary
And said elections shall be held AMI returns |
thereof made in manner provided 10y The acts
Of Gong ess commonly called the reconstruction
acts
SEC. s. And b. it further enactei, Thar the |
President of the United : ate, may in Ike man |
ner submit the constitution of Texas - The ers
f said State al such time and In such tuatIner
he may direct, either the entire constitute II
separate provisions nf the same, provided IL |
he fir-t section of this act, To separate vote :
mi at the me election the voters may vote fir |
md elect the members of the Legislature ana |
u the State officers provided tr in said cln- |
,.gz.g
,lro, hat 10 election shall he Leld in the sad !
state of Texas for any purpose until the President
% directs
Ssc l. And be it further enacted, That the
on the part Of the United STATES, in I
oujxnction with the commissioner on the pat +
Mexico, is hereby authorized to make all need
nj rules and reg ulations for conduct thu bust
l-ss Of the commission; such rrles and reguIt-
ions not chntravening the Const tuition If the
Init-d states, and provisions of this act, or the
onveution.
Sac. 5. And Re it further enacted. That the
Secretary Of State is hereby Authorized and re-
luIred to transmit to the commissioner on the
art of he Urirsd ates such papers and records
ei ting 10 the mission as he may deem proper,
II a. may be called for bs the commissioners: a
It the termination f the comnls ion all III
ecords documents, and other papers winch have
'een brought before the commissioners, or which
nav be in possession # their faTe> shall he
eposited in the Department OF state: Provide 4.
hat this section shall not be 50 construed As II
eni the C ni ntf on tue part 'i Mexico
rom d. posting the department certified copies
r duplicates OF papers proiUcei on behalf Of his
,.yernineut instead of originals
SEC g. And be it further enacted, That upOn
ugge- tinn by either patty that a witness whose
is deemed important refuses or is un
7illing testify ii shall be Competent FIR the
oard Of commissioners to issue mmissinn to
Dne suitable person to take the testimony of such
fitness who. il in the United States may be com
elIed to appear and tstfy before said commits
ouers in the same manner rs Is now provid 1t hy
Nv in the case Of commissions issued from the
DurtS of q e United States.