The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-12-31

An Act authorizing the submission Of the eonsti
buttons Of Virginia, Mississippi. and Texas, t.
vote Of the people, aud authorizing the election
Of State Officers, provided by the said constitu-
| tio1s, and members of Congress.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatlves Of the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That the President Of the
| United States, at such time as he may deem
beet for the public interest, may submit the ccn-
! stitution which famed by the convention
| which tmet in Richmond, virginia, on Tuesday,
| the thin d day of ecember, one Thousand elsh
hundred and sixty, even to the voters Il said
State registered at the date OF said subms 10 :,
for atlfi.z, ion or rejection pad he may also sub
init IA separate vote such provisions VI taid eo-
stituion he may deem bet, such vote TO be
| taken either upon CT, of the said provisions
alone, r in CONNIE ri n with The other Pol fons Of
said consli u,i n, a. the President may dir. ct
SEC 2 AID be it further enacted, That at the
,p,e election the voters Of said Sta,e may vote
fol aud eject members If the general assembly Of
said state. all the officers ii said State pro
,ided for by the "a Constitution, and me mo Is
ni Congress and the officer COMMANDING the DIS
tIict IF NirAinia 8, all Cause the lists of fegs-
tered voters Of said State to be revi ed. ell
larged AID corrected. prior to such election, &C
cording to law, and for that put poe may ap
Do mt such registars las he may deem necessar.
and said elections shall be held and Turns
thereof made in a manner provided by The acts
OF Cong ess commonly lied the reconstruction acts
SEC, 3. And hr il furthes en- ,cted. That the
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submit the constitution of Texas TO the vo' ers
of saIa state Al such time a,d in such manner |
a he may direct, either the entire Constitution or
separate provisions at the same. as provided III
the fir-t section Ut this act, to a separate vote
ar, AT the me lection the voters may voIe fr
and lert the meniuers Of the legislature and
u the State .fficers provided f,r in said Con
-titut Oh and members of Congress: provided
Al q, hat election shall lie held in The sad
state Ut Texas for any purp,.e unnl the President
~ directs
SEC J. AID be it further enacted, hat the
on the part oI the United states, In |
,uj junction with the mmi-sio' er ON the part IL
NexIco, is hereby authorized I" make III need
ul rules and res ulatiuns for cunducr ing The bus-
If the commission: such r les and reguia-
ion. not c.,utrav-ning the Cunst tuition VI the
United stats, and provisions OF tins act, or the
onvent on.
ssc s. And be it further enacted. That the
secretary of State is hereby anthuriZed and re-
uir.d to transmit to the c, mn,is-i Toner on the
,srt Of lie UriIsd ar-s such paper, and records
el ting t. the commission As lie may deem proper,
r a may lie called f,r b, the commissioners; Il d
( the ternliuatiu.. f the comin's ion all IN |
ec,r,is, documents and other papers winch have
een brought bei,ie thu commissioners, or which
nay be in ossess IN f their -ecr-iai'e-. shall be
in the Department OF state: r. ov def,
hat this section shall no be ~ 'on-trued As to
re enr the mn, ISL ner IN the part II Mexico
on, d posting IN the department certified copi.s
r du,l Gates oil papers pro iucei On behalf vi his
,iyernmeit instead OF originals D.,
FEC 6 Ami be it further enacted, That upon
ngge-tion by either patty that witness whose
-stIuony is deemed important refuses or is I'M
Hing to testify. ii shall he C mptt tent tT the
GARD If Commissioners L. issue n mmssitn 10
,me suitable person tnIake The testimony 81 such
fitness who in the United States, may be- COM
Eli to ap, ear md { stify beEre saii commits
oners in the same name as Is now p ovid a by
w in the Case If commissions issued from the
,urt- of tue United States.
APPROVED, Apiii1, 1869