The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-10-15
Approved, April le. 1Sl2.

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An Act authorizing the submission Of tn consti
| iut,ous IF Virg ma. Mississippi and Texas. Il
vote Of the people and auth rizing til" election
If State officers. proyi, ed by the saI constItu
tiors. and members If Congress
| Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
| resentatiyes Of the United States OF America ia
= -ngrees assembled, That the President ii the
United States. such time as lie may Deem
best for the public interest. may suboit :ie cont
stituti"n which framed BY tGc rHy"H.ish
which smet in Richmond, NUigint. on Tuesday,
the third day ut december, one Thousand eight
hundred ami sixty--even. to the voters f SAID
State. registered AT the date OF said >jitin!s>o ,
for at "a ion rejection: pad he n"- also sub
nit To- a separate vote such provisions q! aid oou-
>ritugion as lie may deem best, such vote to he
taken either upon ch of the said p-HslsiJis
alun-. in Conn-ci n with the other f"'iiuiFs 81
said conSli ution. the President may dir, &C
SEC. , AID be il further enacted, Th..t II tie
same election the voters Of said state NAV vote
fnr and elect members Of the general -t0l'ly Ut
said state and all the others If sad State Iro
viied for by the "a CONSTITUTE u. AID Hiemb =
of Congress and the officer commanding the dis
IriCt Of NiT-inia shall Cstu.e the lists OF reg =
tered voters Of said State t. be revised,
lar.ei aEd corrected prior To such election, &C
cordin- t. law, AMI for that pul poe may ap
po Mt such r"-,',tars As he may deem necessar,
And said elections shall be held ami return
thereof made ia "A manner provided 10y he acts
OF Cong ess ,mmonly called the reconstruction ACT,
SEE. 8. And be it further enacted, Thai the
Present of the United Tates may IN / Ike man
ner submit the constitution Of Texas 20 the Vol ers
Of ,lii State al such time and in such manner
as he may direct. either the entire constitution or
separate provision. Ut tn same As provided III
the first section of this act, t. separate Vote:
ami at the same election the Voters may vore FIR
and elect the meut of the legislature and
/, u the State officers provided for IN SAID c"n-
>titufi0n. and members OF Congress: provided
al q, hat no election shall be held in the sad
State of Texas for any purpose until the President
80 directs.
SEo /. Ard be it further enacted, 7 hat tn.
the part OF the United states, in
conf Hnctiun with the mni,sio' e. on the part Of
Mexico, is hereby authorized t. make IL need
full rules and reg ulations for Conducting the bust
MSS Of the commission such les and reeula-
tion- not cuntraveniug the Con>t tuition If the
United States, and provisions of this act, or the
SEC > And he it further enacted. HAT the
Secretary of State is hereby aHthoriZ-. and re-
CURED TO transmit to the .mmis-iuner the
part of he Urtei 5 ates such papers AMI records
rel ting to the commission As he deem proper.
n a. may be called for b, the commissioners: a d
at the Termination, # the cummls ion al III |
records, documents. and other papers which nave
been brought before the COMMISSIONER, or which
may be in possession # their secretaries shall lac
in the Department Of state: Prov De-, |
That this section shall not be ton>trued As u
pre-, the cumilissi' ner on the part Of Mexico |
from Il, posting the department certified copies
,r duplicates OF papers pro,irced ON behalf OF his
: government Instead Of originals
SEC. o. AMI be il further enacted, That upon
by either patty that Il witness whose
is deemed important refuses or is un |
willing To testify it shall be Competent E'r the
board If c. mmissIoIers t. issue cmmi-si'.n to
tome suitable person tutake the e>tmJuE ct such
witness who il in the United States, may be com
,ellel TO appear and ts>itfy before said commits
ioners in the mani,.-' now pr"yid -
aw in the IF commissions issued From the |
ourts of tue United States.
APPROVED, ApIiI 1863