The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-11-09

An Act authorizing the submissio

An Act authorizing the submission of the constr
tutio1Is Of Nirg MIA. Mississippi, and Texas. to
a of the people, and auth. rzing the election
Of State officers, proNIded by the SAID cohsutn-
tio-s and members of Congress
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
re.entarives Of the United States Of America in
Congress assembled, That the President of the
United States, at such tin.r as he may deem
best for the public interest may submit the con-
stitutiun which framed by the convention
which .met in Richmond. Virginia, Tuesday,
the third day Of december, one thousand eight
hundred and sixtyseven, to the voters Il sand
State. Registered at the date of said subms,lo 3,
for fl election PAD he naJ also sub
nit to a separate vote such provisions Of laid con-
stituI on as he may deem best, such vote to lie
taken either upon e.ch of the said provisions
alone, i'll conurcti with the other pOi tions Of
said cJn,Ii utiun. "a the President may direct
SEC. , And be it further enacted. That at the
SAME election the voters Of said State may vote
I for and eject members Of the general assembly OF
said Stale and all the officers II said state pro
yided for by the "a constitution. and nlbeTs
of Congress aud the officer commanding the dis
trict Of Virginia shall cause the lists OF regis
tered voters of said State TO be revised, en-
Iarged and corrected prior 10 such election, &C
cording TO law, and for that purpose may ai-
point such regIstars as he may deem nsSsssar,
And said elections shall be held and returns
thereof made in a manner provided by the acts
of Cong commonly called the reconstruction acts
SEC, 5. And be il further enacted, That the
President of the United States may in Ike man
ner submit the constitution of Texas TO the voters
of said State al 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, to separate vote :;
and at the same election the voters may vote for
and elect the members of the legislature and
ii the State officers provided for in said con-
stitution, and members of Congress: provided
ALEC, That no election shall be held in the said
State of Texas for any purpose until the President
directs.
SEC /. Aud be i; 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 reg uations for conducting the busi-
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. 5. And be it further enacted. That the
Secretary of State is hereby authorized and re-
auired to transmit to the commissioner on the
part of the UPitsd States such papers and records
relating to the commission as he may deem proper,
or as may be called for by the commissioners; and
at the termination of the commits ion 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 SO construed as to
prevent the commissioner on the part of Mexico
from deposiIing in the department certified copies
or duplicates OF papers produced on behalf OF his
government instead of originals
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That upon
suggestion by either party that witness whose
testimony is deemed important refuses or Is IN
willing to testify, it shall be competent for the
board Of commissioners to issue commission TO
some suitable person to take the testimony of such
Witness who, il in the United States may be COM
PEELED to appear snd testify before said commits
sioners in the same manner as Is now provided by
law in the case Of commissions issued from the
courts of the United States.
Anr T.