The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-06-10
TPubljc-No. A.1


An Act to discontinue Sault Stel Marie as por
of entry in the Superior district, and to estat
D fish Marquette in lieu thereof
fl Be il enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatiges OF the United States of America il
Congress assembled. That Saut ste. Marie in TIN
district of superior, is hereby discontinued as
port of entry, and that the port Of entry for TIL
district be, and is hereby, e-tabll -hed at Mar
tquette, at which place the collector of the dis
trict shall reside. and deputy collector shall re
side at Sault Ste. Marie.
SEC. >. And be it further enacted, That al
acts and parts Of acts coparaveuing this act be
and the same are hereby, repealed. This act
shall take effect from and after the tenth day Of
May next.
Approved April 10. lseo.
| Public-No Is.
An Act making available appropriation hereto
| fore maze for furniture for the Presidential
| Mansion.
| Be il enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatiyeS of the United States of America in
| Congress assembled That the sum of twenty five
Thousand dollars apprCi rated 10y the act approved
March third, eighteen hundred and sixty-Iine
| entitled An act making appropriations for
sundry civil expenses of the government for the
year ending June thirtcth, eighteen hundred and
seventy, and for other purposes. for the purpose
of 50 reurnishing the Presidents House" is
hereby made available snch purpose, without,
in any event, increasing the amount Of said APP
preparation
Approved, April 10, 1869.
TPublic-No. >
Resolution respecting the provisional govern
ments Of Virginia and Texas.
Resolved by the Senate and House Of Repre-
senatives of the United State, of America in Com
e.ress assembled. That the persons holding
civil offices in the Irorlsonm governments f Nir
ginia and Texas, who cannot take and subscribe
the oath prescribed by the act entitled - An act
to prescribe oath Of Office and for other pur
poses approved July ., 1852, shall, on the pas
sage of this resoluti H. be removed therefronl
and it shall be the duty Of the district cUmman l.
to fill the vacancies 50 created by the app int
ment Of persons who can take said GATH pro-
vided That the provisions of this resolution shall
not apply 10 persons no by reason of the re-
moval of their disabilities provided in the
fourteenth ndment to the Constitution shall
have qualified tor any office pursu nee of the
act entitled An act prescribing an oath II office
by persons from whom legal disabilities shall have |
been removed" approved July eleventh, eigh-
be, and is hereby extended To, and made appli- |
cable to the state of Mississippi;
Speaker ofthe House of Representatives.
B. F. WADE.
President of the Senate pro tempore.
Endorsed by the President Received Febru-
airy 9th, 1>69''
Note by the Department of State The foe
going resolution having been presented 10 the
President of the United States for his approval,
md not having been returned by him 70 the !
house of Congress where it originated within the
time prescribed by the Constitution If the United
States has become law without his approval J
An Act authorizing the submission Of the consti-
buttons of Virginia, Mississippi and Texas, to
a vote Of the people. and authorizing the election
Of State officers provided by the said constitI-
tors and members of Congress.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
esentatIves of the United States of America in
congress assembled, That the President Of the
Inited States, at such time as he may deem
est for the public interest. may submit the con-
titution which framed by the convention
which tmet in Richmond, virginia Tues lay,
he third day OF December, one thousand eight c
undred and siXty-seven, to the voters Of said
tate registered at the date of said submis>os
Or ratification rejection: pnd he may also sub
lit to a separate vote such provisions of said
titution he may deem best, such vote to he
AIKEN either upon each of the said provisions \
lone ur in connection with the other portions Of
aid consti ution. the President may direct
SEC. ,. And be it further enacted, That at the
.me election the voters of said State may vote
II and elect members of the general assembly Of s
id State and all the officers Of said State pro
ied for by the said constitution, and members
Congress and the officer commanding the dis
let Of Virginia shall cause the lists of regis
red voters Of said State 10 be revised, en-
rged, and corrected, prior to such election, ac-
riding to law and for that purpose may ap-
mt such registrars as he may deem necessary.
nd said elections shall be held and returns
ereof made in manner provided by the acts
Congress commonly called the reconstruction
Sec 8. And be it further enacted, That the
-es;dent of the United States may in like man y
r submit the constitution Of Texas to the voters
said State al such time and in such manner
he may direct, either the entire constitution b
para provisions of the same, provided in u
e first section of this act, to a separate vote
d at the same election the voters may vote for
d elect the members of the legislature and
the State officers provided for in said con-
tuition and members Of Congress: provided S,
%, That no election shall lie held in the said
ate of Texas for any purpose until the President 81
directs.
SEC l. And be it further enacted, That the h,
on the part of the United States, in f
Injunction with the Commissioner on the part of
exicO, is hereby authorized to make all need Fl
rules and regulations for conducting the bust
IS of the commission such rules and reGula- ri
ms not contravenng the Constitution of the
lited States and provisions of this act, or the
vi
SEC 5. And be it further enacted. That the
cretary OF STATE is hereby authorized and re-
ired to transmit to the commissioner the
TT of the United ates sach papers and records A.
iting TO the commission as he may deem proper,
as NAV be called for by the commissioners; ard
the termination IF the commits ion all the
5prds, documents, and other papers which have
en- brought before the commissioners, OF which Ca
" be in possession Of their secretaries shall be
posted in the Department of state: Provided,
at this section shall not be construed as to 10
event the commissioner on TIE part Of Mexico
m deposiring in the department certified copies to
duplicates of papers produced on behalf Of his
iernment instead Of originals pc
&c G. And be it further enacted, That upon
,gestion by either party that a witness whose
timony is deemed important refuses or is I'M
ling to testify, it shall be competent f,r the
ard of commissioners to issue commission To .