The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-10-27
Approved, April 10, 1S69.

An Act authorizing the submission of the consti-
tutiols Of Eirg MA. Mississippi. and Texas 10
vote Of the people, and authorizing the election
of State officers, provided by the said cons:itu-
| tiols anu members Of Congress
Be il enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatIves Of the United States of America in
I, ,ngfess assembled, That the President of the
United States, AT such time as he may deem
bet for the public interest, may submit the con-
sttution which framed by the convention
which smet in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday,
| the third day a! december, one Thousand eight
| hundred ami sixty-seven. to the voters Il said
| State registered at the date OF said subin5s
for tat "a ion rejection; pad he Ei;iJ also sub
lit separate sucl. provisions Cf laid Cen
stituIiOu $ he may deem best. such vote TO be
| taken either upon each of the said provisions
alone, 7 in come III with the other portions u
said con>li utign. as the President may direct
SEC. 2 AID be it further enacted, That at the
same election the voters Of said State may vote
for and elect members Of the general assembly u
said State and all the officers If SAID State pro
| viied for by the sad constitution, and Members
of Congress and the officer commanding tie dis
trict Of Virginia shall cause the lists Of fegzs-
tered voters of said State to be revised, eI-
larged and corrected prior 10 such election, ac-
cOTiins 10 law, and for that purpose may "I-
point such registars as he may deem Necessary
And said elections shall he held and returns
thereof made in manner provided 10y the acts
OF Cong commonly called the reconstruction acts
SEC, 5. And be it further enacted, That the
President of the United States isay in Ike man
Of saiG State al such time aud in such manner
he may direct, either the entire constitution OF
separate provisions of the SduIe, as provided Ia
the first section of this act 10 separate vote
AMI al the SINE election the voters may vote for
and elect the meGlteIs Of the legislature aad /
al the State officers provided for in said cen
stituton and members of Congress: provided /
ALEC, hat no election shall lie held in the sad /
State Q: Texas Tor any purpose until tie PTosi-cht
so directs
SEC l. Ard lie it further enacted, That the 1
commissioner the part of the United States, III /
conf anctinn with the Commissioner on the part #
Mexico, is hereby authorized to make al! need
full rules and ulatioIs for conducting the bust
ness Of the commission; such rules and re-EIt-
tons not cuutrayening the Constitution Of the l
United states, and Provisions OF this act, CT tAe
SEC. D. And he il further enacted. That the /
Secretary of State is hereby authorized and re-
quired transmit to the commissioner on the
part of the UTited 5 ates such papers and records
rel itng to the commission as lie may deem proper,
or may be called for by the commissioners; aaG
at the termination If the commits ion al the
records, documents. and other papers which have
been brought before the commissioners, or which
may he in POSSESSION ot their seCretsTies shall be
deposited in the Department Of state: PROVIDED,
That this section shall not be construed AS t.
pre-, the coInliissi, uer On the part Of Mexico
from d, posting in the department certified copies
or duplicates OF papers pIoIucei Cn behalf u rs
government instead of originals
SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That upon
suggestion by either party that a witness whose
testimony is deemed important refuses or is IN
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, il in the United States, may be COM
PEELED to appear and testify before said commits
sioI,ers in the same manner as now provided hy
law in the case Of commissions issued from tie
courts of the United States.
APPROVED, April 1, 1853