The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-07-20

msnts of Virginia and Texas
Resolved by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives of the United States of America in Con
gress assembled, That the persons hodin
civil Offices in the pruvisiona. governments Vir
GINA and Texas, who cannot take and snlscrib
tue oath prescribed by the act entitled - An &C
TO prescribe an oath of office and for other pur
poses,' approved July 2, 1862, shall, on the pas
SAGE of this resoluti N, be removed therefrom
and il shall be the duty Of the district comnian T.
ers to I'LL the vacancies created by the aPp,int
ment Of persons who take said cath. pro-
yided. hat the provisions Of this resolution shall
not apply to persons no by reason of the re-
movai OF their disabilities provided in the
fourteenth amendment TO the Constitution shall
have qualified for any office pursu nee of the
act entitled An act prescribing oath If office
by persons from whom legal disabilities shall have
been removed" approved July eleventh, eigh-
| be- and is hereby extended tn, and male appli-
| cable to the Stale of Mississippi.
SCHUYLER CorFAx,
Speaker ofthe House Of Representatives.
| D. f. WADE.
President of the Senate pro tempore.
ENDORSED by the President: . Received Febru-
| ary 9th, 1e69."
Note by the Department. of State The 70 e.
going resolution having been presented to the
President of the Unitei states fer his approval
and aot having been returned by HIM the
house of Congress where it originated within the
time prescribed by tie Constitution f the United
States, has become a law without his approval
tutons of Nirg MA. Mississippi, and Texas. to
vote Of the people, and au hI rizne the election
If State officers. provided by the said constitu-
tio7s. and members If Congress.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatIves Of the United States of America in
C.'ngreSs assembled, That the Presiden. of the
United States. az such time as he deem
hest for the public interest, may submit the con-
stitution which framed by the convention
which lniet in Richmond. virginia. Tuesday,
the third day of december, one thousand eight
hundred and siNty-seyen, 10 the voters Of said
State. registered a the date of said subrnis
for ratification rejection pni he MAJ also sub
nit To separate vote such provisions Of laid CEN
stitution he may deem best. srch vote 10 te
taken either npon each of the said provisions
alone, cr in coDD-cti with the other oi tons Of
said eonsti ntinn. A. the President may direct
SEC. .. And be it further enacted, That at the !
same election the voters of said state vote |
for and elect members of the general assembly Of
said State, and all the officers If said State pro-
viiei for by the sad constitution. and me fnb-rs
of Congress and the officer commanding the dis /
triet of Virginia shall canse the lists of regis
tered voters of said State TO be revised, en-
larged, and corrected prior TO such election. &C
cording to law, and for that purpose may APP
point such regIstaTs as he may deem necessary.
And said elections shall be held and returns
thereof made in manner provided by the acts
Of Congress commonly called the reconstruction
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted That the
President Of the United States may in / Ike man
1er submit the constitution OF Texas 20 the voters
# said State al such time and in such manner
IS he may direct, either the entire constitution
eparate provisions of the same. a. provided In
he first section Of this act, to separate vote
nd at the s,me election the voters may vote for
nd elect the members Of the legislature and
IL the State officers provided for in said con- 8
titution. and meH hers Of Congress: prov ided a
leo, hat election shall he held in The said q
tate of Texas for any purpose until the President
} directs. II
SEC 4. And be it further enacted. That the il
Dmmisioner on the part OF the United States, IN a
''Jahcti"h WIN the Commissioner on the part OF S
'eAic"' Is nrfeoy auihofizeu 20 make I'll need a
ii ruies anu ohS iof c"huucihg the pnsi-
ess OF the commission; such rules ana reguia- b
on- not c''ntravening Inc Constatutio OF the IL
hi.ea states ana provisions OF TINS ACT, OF the a
Invention.
SEC D. Ana oe II lur'nef enacted. mat the II
ecretary OF state Is hereby authorized and re- a
,Ted 7" trans",t. TO Inc commissioner on the b
ir 81 inc e'nsu "'es s"en papers anu recor"s el
'Htihg Z" the commission as ne may ueem proper;
as may pe called i'r oN 'he commissioners ana e!
.he .erhllhaIio.' 81 tie commits ION an the
cords documents and other papers which have
&c" vrousht poioie 'ne COMMISSIONERS OF when
ay ne IN Possessioh' III theiI secretaries sitli De
ne: IN the Depar.meht OF state: rI9videi,
ua' .n's -, s..i nv, pe - ons'ftea as 10
e,' 'us :, ~ , ". .i'e p pa g,
ON ueposHi'g VI ,ne uepar Iheht cer',hea ccilts
'nn uIieae: VI PaPe,s pio.en Vi oeiaii oi n.s
:, 3 se s ins'eau ot % , 70
ona.,;c, a., III 49, IN. .,hDn G,
stimonv ;s deemed imnortant ref,,s.s or Is mn. er