The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-12-09

An Act authorizing the submission of the consti
tutIOns If Nirg mia, Mississippi, and Texas, Il
vote of the people, and authorizing the election
Of State officers, provided by the said constitu
| tio1s, and members of Congress.
| Be il enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatives of the United States of America in
| Congress assembled, That the President of the
| United States such time as he may deem
| best for the public interest may submit the con-
| stitution which framed by the convention
which tinet in Richmond, virginia, on Tuesday,
| the third day OF december, one thousand eight
hundred and siXty-seyen, to the voters Of said
State registered at the date of said submis,ioa,
for ratification rejection pud he MAJ also sub
nit 10 separate vote such provisions Of said CEN
| stituIion he may deem best, such vote TO be
taken either upon each Of the said provisions
alone or in come I'll N with the other portions Of
sail milton. the President may direct
SEC. =. Aud be it further enacted, That at the
same election the voters OF said state NAV vote
for and elect members of the general assembly Of
said State and all the officers Of said State pro-
viied for by the SAID constitution, and menIb rs
Of Congress and the officer commanding the dis
trict If Virginia shall cause the lists of regis
tered voters of said State 10 be revised,
lsrged and corrected prior such election,
eording 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 "A manner provided by the acts
of Congress commonly called the reconstruction acts
SEC, 3. And be it further enacted, That the
President of the United States may in Like man
submit the constitution of Texas 70 the voters
of said State such time and 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, II separate vote
and the election the voters may vote for
and elect the members of the legislature and
al the State officers provided for in said con-
and members of Congress: provided
al-o. hat no election shat. be held in the said
State of Texas for any purpose until the President
so directs.
SEC J. And be il further enacted That the !
the part of the United States, in |
conf function with the commissioner on the part of |
Mexico. is hereby authorized to make all need |
full rules and regulations for conducting the BUSH
ness Of the commission, such rules and regula- |
lions not contrayening the Constitution of the |
United States, and provisions of this act, or the
convention.
SEC. D. And be II further enacted. That the |
of State is hereby authorized and re- I
luired TO transmit TO the commissioner on the
part of the Uritsd States such papers and records
relating TO the commission as he may deem proper,
Or a may be called for by the commissioners: aid
at the termination Of the commits ion all the /
records, documents, and other papers which have
been brought before the commissioners, or which |
may he possession of their secretaries, shall lie
lepositedin the Department of state: Provided, |
That this section shall not be SO construed as TO
proven the commissioner on the part Of Mexico
from deposring in the department certified copies
Or duplicates of papers produced on behalf of his
government instead of originals.
SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That upon
by either party that witness whose
is deemed important refuses or is .nn
willing to testify, it shall be competent for the
board of commissioners to issue a commission 10
ome suitable person TO take the testimony of such
witness, who if in the United States, may be CON-
to appear and testify before said commits
toners in the same manner now provided by
aw in the of commissions issued from the
ourts of the United States. Il
APPROVED, April, 1889.