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

| An Act authorizing the submission of the consti-
| tutIons of Nirg MIA. Mississippi, and Texas, To
vote of the people, and authorizng the election
| Of State officers, provided by the SAID consttu-
| tons, and members of Congress.
| Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatiyes Of the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That the President Of the
United States, at such time as he may deem
best for the public interest, may submit the con-
stitution which was framed by the convention
which met in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday,
| the thisd day Ot december, one thousand eight
| hundred and sixty: even. to the voters Of said
State registered at the date of said submissio,
for Iatifi cation or rejection pnd he MAJ also sub
nit separate yCte such provisions CT said CEN
stituIion as he may deem best, such vote TO lie
taken either upon e@ch Of the saii provisions
alone, ,r in conne;I with the other portions Of
said consti. ution. as the President may direct
SEC. ,. And be it further enacted, That at the
same election the voters of said state may vote
for and elect members Of the general assembly Of
said State and all the officers If sal State pro
vided for by the sad constitution, and MT mbers
of Congress and tie officer commanding tue DIS
tIict Of Virginia stall cause the lists OF regis
tered voters of said State TO be revised,
larged and corrected. prior to such election ac-
coTding TO law, and for that purpose may ap-
point such registrars as he may deem necessary.
And said elections shall be held and returns
thereof made in manner provided hy the acts
of Cong ess commonly called the reconstruction acts
SEC, 8. And be it further enacted, That the
President of the United States may in like man
submit the constitution of Texas TO the voters
Of said State such time ard in such manner
he may direct, either the entire constitution or
separate provisions of the same, as provided In
the first section Of this act, to separate vote;
and at the same election the voters may vote for
and elect the members of the legislature and
all the State officers provided for in said con-
stituton. and members OF Congress: provided
also. hat no election shall be held in the said
State OF Texas for any purpose until the President
so directs
SEC 1. Ard be it further enacted, That the
commissioner the part of the United States, in
conjunction with the commissioner ON the part Of
Mexico is hereby authorized to make all need
full rules and regulations for conducting the bust
ness of the commission; such rules and regUla-
tons not contravening the Constitution OF the
United States, and provisions OF this act, or the
convention
SEC. s. And be it further enacted. That the
Secretary of State is hereby authorized and re-
guired to transmit to the commissioner on the
part of the Uritsd States such papers and records
relating to the commission he may deem proper.
or as may be called for by the commissioners; and
at the termination Of the commission all the
records, documents, and other papers which have
been brought before the commissioners, or which
NAV be in POSSESSION of their secretaries, shall be
deposited in the Department OF state: Provided, |
That this section shall not be construed as to
prev ent the commissioner On the part OF Mexico
from DIT posting in the department certified copies
duplicates Of papers produced on behalf Of his
government instead Of originals.
SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That upon |
suggestion by either party that a witness whose |
testimony is deemed important refuses or is I'M |
willing testify, it shall be competent for the |
board of commissioners to issue commission to |
some suitable person take the testimony of such
witness who, if in the United States, may be COM
PEELED to appear and testify before said commits
siouers in the same manner as Is now provided by
law in the case of commissions issued from the
courts of the United States.
APPROVED, April7, 1863.