The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-12-11
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syurcyel, April 10, 1869.


An Act authorizing the submission Of the constI-
IutIor,s Of yirg MA, Mississippi, and Texas, To
a vote of the people, and authorizing the election
Of State officers, provided by the said cohs'it"-
tons and members OF Congress
Re If enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
resen+arIyes Of the United Ststesesf America ia
,I,nUre.s assembled. That the lrSdent OF TIE
UniIed States, such time as he may ueehi
best for the public interest, may submit tie V!
stitutfun which was framed by tie e.nNen'loh
which snet in Richmond, Nlrlgiha, On iuvsu"S,
the thi,d day Of december, one Thousand .l-nt
hundred ana sXty-seyen. 10 the voters q eili
State registered at the date OF -'Ni ea"'iii
for ratification or rejection pnd he mag aisI >u'
init To- "A searate vote such PROVISIONS ol SAD Cci-
s;itution as lie may deem best, sueh vote 10 oe
taken either upon e.ch of the said provisions
alone, III in connecti' n with the o'htt io 'Io-' "
said ,cn-ti uti II. the President may nitt''
SFr > And be il further enacted, IlIit al The
s,r,. election the voters OF said State may vote
for and elect members of the general asstlhp! u
said state and all the officers Il ssd s1ate ~
viied for by the sad constitution, ad ihthio is
nf CONGRESS: and the officer commanding the us,
,rirr IL VIRGINIA shall cause the lists Of reg :
tered voters of said State to be reNi>ed' Ell
IarEel and corrected prior 10 sJSh e'et'I'H' az
corlliuy TO law, and for that purpose ma! az
nolnt such registrars as he may deem necessary
And said elections shall be held ana returns
thereof made in a manner provided hE Inc "CtS
of Cong ess commonly called the Fec9lst ,'Ii - =
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, Ihtt the
re
nor submt the constitution of Texas 20 the voters
IF said State at such time and IN such manner
As he may direct, either the entire
,eparate provisions of the same, as proNllee III
the first section Of this act, 10 separate VOC
ana at the same election the voters may vote TT
and elect the members of the legislature anu
III the State officers provided f)r IN salu t.h3
,titut!on and members OF congress I."'IUe
aI.o Ih,t no election shall he held in the shd
State of Texas for any purpose until the President
so directs. .,.
commissioner on the part OF the United states IN
contraction with the commissioner On the part q
Mexico. is hereby authorized to make an neeu-
full rules AUTHORIZATIONS for conducting the huSi-
ness of the commi-siOn- such rules ana Ft=uii-
tions not contraveniug the Constitution ol me
United States, and provisions ol TINS ACT u '--
convention. nj, :, -
SIC = And be il further enacted. 1hat the
Secretary of State Is hereby authorized ana re-
nuirad TO transmit to the commissioner on Inc
part Of the Urited States such papers anu Isyoi
rrI,tinr TO the commission as he may deem proper,
or As NAV be called for by the commissioners ava
| at the termination of the commission an 'he
records documents, and other papers which it'e
been brought before the commissioners .,
NAV be in possession of their secretaries siail De
| denosired in the Department Of state: ProN'oei,
That this section shall not be so construed as |"
| nrevent the commissioner on the part q Mexico
from deposiing in the department ctfti5F G
| or duplicates of papers produced on oeii'ii Vi hs
| government instead of Originals
| SIC G. And be it further enacted, HINT upon
suggestion by either party that witness whose
| testimony is deemed important refuses OF is IN
willing TO testify. it shall be competent Icr me
hoard of commissioners TO issue COMMISSION :"
some suitable person to take the testimony OF stci
witness who il in the United States, may DE conn
PEELED to appear and testify before saii e!its
souers in the same manner as is now PROVIDED ,s
law in the case Of commissions Issued from the
courts of the United States.
! APPROVED, April7, le69