The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-10-20
Approved, April 10, 1859.

| An Act authorizing the submission Of the constr
TUTORS Of Viz. ma. Mississippi. and Texas. l"
vote Of the people, and au' Ia rzinE the ton
Of State officers, proyioed by the SAID coistltu-
tioVs and members " Congress
BE it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
res.utaftyeS Of the United States OF America in
= rsieSs assembled, That the President oi the
United states, such time as ne may ueeil
bet for the public inter est, may submit the con-
stitutlan which framed by the convention
which ,Inet in Richmond. Virginia, on Tuesday,
the Ihili day II ecemoer. che Thousand an.
hundred ami sINty-seve3i, 10 the voters II stld
State registered Al the date Of sad subm-s'lo +,
Tor at ion or rejection; pId he nay also sui
init 10 separate vote such provisions II ~ad coIi-
,Iitution as he may deem best, such vote 10 he
taken either upon each Of she sand provisions
alone, r in conH-;i with the DINER portions Of
said cunSti Ution, as the President may air.ct
SEC , AID be it further enacted, That at the
same election the Of said state may vote
tOr anil elect members Of the general assembly 81
said state and all the officers II said State pro
vi,ed for 10y the IA d constitution. and MT NIB Is
% Congress an. the officer commanding the dis-
ttirt # NI,ziuia 81 all cause the lists OF reg
tered voters Of said State TO be revised, EN-
Itrs.ed aud corrected prior to such eitctun, ac-
cJrdin- law, ana for that puipO-e may ap
Do mt such regIstais he may dem necessary :
And said eltctiuns shall be held ami retuI rs
thereof made in Il manner pruyHed blythe acts
of Cong commonly called the acts
SEC. g. And be it further enacted, That the
:
ner submit the constitution of Texas 20 the voters
Of said state al such time ard in such manner
a. he may direct, either the entire constitution OF
separate provisions of the same. as provided III
the first section of this act, to a separate vote
aud at the SINE election the voters may vote + r
and elect the membeTs Of the Legislature aud
II the State officers provided fJr IN said en-
-titut on and members of Congress: provided
al o, hat no election shall lie held IN me sila
State of Texas for any purpose until the President
so directs
Sac l. AID he it further enacted, That the
commissioner the part Ot the United states, in
conf anctian with tie commissioner On the part ui
Mexico is hereby authorized To make all need
full rules and reg ulattuus for conduct thu buSi-
ness # the commission: such r les and reSnti-
tom not c,,utraveuiug the Constitution II the
United states, and provisions Of this act, OF the
convention.
Sac. 8 And lie il further enacted. That the
Secretary of State is hereby Authorized and re-
CURED to transmit II the c nmis-ioner on the
part If he Urited ates such papers ami records
rel Ting 10 the commission As tie may deem proper,
ar a. may he called for b, the commissioners: I,d
at the termination II the commas ion all tn
records, documents, and other papers winch have
been brought before thu commissioners, OF VI men
may he in IN If their secretaries shall be
deposited in the Department Of state: Provided,
That this section shall NOS be Construed a. I"
pr-, en- the cumn4issi uer IN the part If Mexico
from d, p0sitiug in the department certified copies
OF duplicate. OF paper, produced On behalf vi his
government instetd of originals
SIC D. AMI be il further enacted, That upon
suggestion by either party that witness whose
testimony i deemed important refuses OF Is un
willing TO testify, IL shall Ice ilptte fT the
board Of commissioners l. issue c. nIInission TO
some suitable person to take the testimony 81 such
witness who il in the United States, may be com
PEELED to appear nd t-st3fS before said eominls-
..oners in the same mann-i as Is now pIoyid- by
law iu the Gaze " conill>si1ns issued IioIh Inc
courts If the United States.
APPROVED, APIII1, let9