The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-07-29
Approved, April 10. 1859.

An Act authorizing the submission Of the Consti-
tutious Of Nirg MA, Mississippi, and Texas, I"
a yoteuf the people, and au herizing the election
Of State officers. provided by the said cou>tItu-
tons ami nielnt ers Of Congress
BE il enacted by the Senate and House Of Hep
reseutatIves Of the United states of America III
I-tugTe>s assembled, That the President OF the
United States at such time as he may deem
bet for the public interest, may submit the COLI
stirutfuu which was framed by the convention
which tlnet in Richmond, virginia, on Tuesday,
the third day 81 december, one thousand eiEhf
hundred and >iNty-seven. TO the voters Il sad
State registered at the date OF said suhmis>io.
for tti5s ion or rejection pnd he MAJ also sub
NIT separate vote such provisions 81 eaid ecu
stituIion As lie may deem best, such vote 10 he
taken either upon each Of the said provisions
alone, IT ia connect n with the other portions u
said consti ution. : the President may direct
SEC. ? AID be il further enacted, That 1t the
same election the voters If said State NAV vote
for and elect members Of the general assembly 81
said state and all the officers If said State pr"
vi,!ed for by the -a,i constitution, and memb =
of Congress and the officer commanding tile DIS
tfict of Vir-inia shall cause the lists Of reg =
tered voters Of said State TO he revised. en-
larged and corrected prior to such election, ac-
curding 10 law, and fOr that purpose may aI-
mt such registrars a. he may deem necessary.
And said elections shah be held ana returns
thereof made in a manner provided by the acts
of Congress commonly called the reconstruction
acts.
D.,
President Of the United States may in Ike man
ner submit the constitution Of Texas to the voters
of SAID state Al such time ard in such manner
as he may direct either the entire constitution or
separate provisions OF the same, a. provided IL
the first section of this act To separate vote
AMI at the SINE election The voters may yoIe FIR
and elect the members Of the legislature and
all the State oficers provided for in said con-
>titutjon and members Of Congress: provided
also, hat no election shall he held in the said
he t.-Ef
so directs.
SIC /. Ard be it further enacted, That Il e
the part al the United states, III
with the Commissioner on the part #
Mexico is hereby authorized TO make all need
fal rules and ulatons for conducting the bust
ness Of the commission; such rules and regula |
tons not cpntraveniug the Constitution Of the |
United states and provisions Of this act, or the
convention.
SEC ). And he it further enacted. That the |
Secretary of State i hereby authorized and re- |
inIred to transmit 10 the commissioner the /
part Of the Uritei States such papers and records
elitng to the commission as he may deem proper |
Dr. a, may be called for by the commissioners; AID
1t the terminatiol # the commits ion all TIL
records documents. and other papers which have |
been brought before the commissioners, or which |
nav lie in po>sts> IN If their secretaries shall lie
iprrsi ted in the Department Of state: Provided. |
,reV ent the c, muiis-i.ner the part II Mexico
from d. posting ia the department certified copies
IT duplicates OF papers produced on behalf OF h!s
.1verunent instead Of originals
SEC 8. Aud be il further enacted, That upon
ncre,tian by either party that a witness whose
is deemed important refuses or Is un
wiling to testify. it shall be competent + n the
BOARD Of commissioners To issue mmissiun TO
nme suitable person take the testimony of such
witness who. il in the United States, may be COM
,eiled to appear snd testify before said commits
toner's in the same manner as Is now provided by
aw in the c,,-e If commissions issued from tie
ourt- Of the United States
Approved, ApTil., 1869