The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-11-04
Approved, April 10, ls69.

An Act authorizing the suit mission Of the consti-
| tutIouS Of Nirg MA, Mississippi, and Texas. u
vote Of the people, and au la riziug the election
of State officers, provided 10y the SAID coustitG-
tio'ls and members Of Congress.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatves of the United States Of America in
{, ngTess assembled, That the President Of the
United States, AT such title a. BE- may deem
best for the putliC interest, may submit the coll
stitutiun which WIS framed by the convention
which ,met in Richmond, virginia. &: Tuesday,
the third day Of Iecember, one Thousand ti.ht
hUuiTsi ami sIXty-seven, 10 the voters i sad
State. registered at the date of said subms-i9 :.
for ratificstrion OF rejection prId lac MAJ also sub
nit 10 a separate vote such provisions Of aid COLI
stituiio as he may deem best, such vote To Ice
taken either upon esch Of the sail provisions
alone. in CouH-:Ii with the other pii lions #
said consti ufian. a. the President may direct
SEC. , AID be il further enacted, Thai at he
same election the voters Of said State may vote
for and elect members If the general assembly II
said State and all the officers f sail state l,IJ-
vided for by the "a j constitution, aud mtmb Is
of Congress and tie officer Commanding tue DIS
tIict Ct Virginia shall cause the ist~ If Tegas-
tered voters If said State n be revived. en-
larged and corrected prior t. such e, elton, ac-
cording to law, and for that pu'P5-e may ap-
point such regIstaTs a lie may deem necessir,
And said elections shall be held amt returns
thereof made in manner provided hy The acts
OF Cong commonly called the reconstruction acts
SEC 3. And be il further enacted, THAI the
President Of the United States may ia he man
ner submit the constitution of Texas - the voters
of said State such time and in suCI manner
as he may direct. either the entire constitution n
separate provisions 81 the same, a. provided il
the first section of this act. II separate vote;
and a the SINE election the voters may vo;e fgr
and elect the members Of the Legislature and
a II the State officers provided tr in said cen
stitution and members Of Congress: provided
also, / hat no election shall he held IN the sud
State of Texas for any purpose until the President
so directs.
SIC /. Ard be it further enacted, That the
commissioner on the part Of the United states, IN
conjunction with the commissioner the pant +
Mexico, is hereby authorized u make al need
full rules and regulations for conducting tn bust
ness of the commission such rules and reSuIt-
tons not contraveuing the Constitution If the
United States, and provisions of this act, or the
SEC s. And he it further enacted. That the
Secretary of State Is hereby authorized and re-
Guired to transmit to the commissioner on the
part of the Urited States such papers ana records
relating to the commission he may deem proper,
or may be called for by the commissioners: a. d
at the termination If the commits ron all The
documents, and other papers which have
been brought before the commissioners, or which
nav be in possession Of their secretaries. shall be
in the Department of state: Provided,
That this section shall not be so construed As to
pre-, ent the commissioner on the part Of Mexico
from depositing in the department certified copies
or duplicates OF papers produced on behalf of his
government instead Of originals
SEC s. And be it further enacted. That upon !
suggestion by either party that witness whose
testimony is deemed important refuses or IS un- |
willing to testify, it shall be competent for the
board of commissioners to issue commission To !
some suitable person take the testimony OF such
Witness who il in the United States, may be COM
PEELED to appear and testify before SAID commits
,iouers in the same manner as Is now provided by
law in the case Of commissions issued from the |
courts of the United States
APPROVED, April !, 1869