The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-12-08
Approved, April 10, 1SG9.

An Act authorizing the submission of the Consti
| tutIous Of Nirg ma, Mississippi, and Texas. Il
a Of the people, and autI' rzing the election
! Of State officers, provided by the SAID cohstiu
! tiO-s. and members Of Congress
| Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
| resentatiyes Of the United States of America IN
| :. ngIe>s assembled, That the President of the
\ United states, such tihe as he may deem
bet for the public interest. may submit the con-
stitutIon which WAS framed by the convention
| witch t,net in Richmond, virginia ON Tuesday,
the rhird day If december, one thousand eight
| hundred and slxty-eeven, TO the voters If said
State registered at the date Of said submis>io. 4,
for Iati- ion rejection pad he MAJ also sub
nit to separate vote such provisions " saId Con-
stitulion he may deem best, such vote TO be
taken either upon e.ch of the said provisions
alone, IT in counecti with the other PORTIONS OF
said con>ti utiyn. "a the President may direct
Sec. , Aud be it further enacted, That at the
\ stme election the voters of said state may Vote
for and elect members of the general assembly Of
said State, and all the officers II SAID State pro
vided for 10y the "a constitution, and mtmb is
of Congress and the officer commanding the dis
tTict Of tir-inia shall cause the lists OF regis
tered voters of said State TO be revived, ell
larged and corrected prior 10 such election, ac-
cording TO law, and for that purpo>e may ap-
point such regIsrars he may deem necessary
And said elections shall be held and returns
thereof made in "A manner provided 10y The acts
of Cong ess commonly called the reconstruction acts
SEC, 3. And be it further enacted, That the
President OF the United : ates may i'll Ike man
ner submit the constitution Of Texas 10 the voters
IF said State al such time and in such manner
as be NAV direct either the entire constitution or
separate provisions ot the same. as provided In
the first section OF this act, 10 separate vote
ami at the SINE election the voters may vote Tor
and elect the members Of the Legislature as.
= Il the State oft5cers provided fIr in sad con-
>titution and member, of Congress: provided
aI-o That no election shall be held in the sud
State of Texas for any purpose until the President
81 directs.
SEC / AID be it further enacted. That the
on the part ef the United states, in
with the commissioner On the part #
Mexico, is hereby authorized to make all need
full rules and egulati0ns for conducting the busI-
mss Of the commission such rules and regu1a-
tom not cnutraveniug the COnst.tut of the
United States, and provisions Of this act, or the
SEC s. And be it further enacted. That the
Secretary of State is hereby authorized and re-
quIred to transmit TO the commissioner on the
part of The UPited ates such papers and records
relating to the commission "a he may deem proper,
or As may be called for by the commissioners; AID
AT the termination If the comniis ion all the |
records, documents. and other papers which have |
been brought before the commissioners, or which |
NAV be in possession If their secretaries shall be
deposited in the Department Of state: Provided,
That this section shall not be SO construed as TO
pre-, eut the commissioner on the part Of Mexico
from d-positing 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 I'M
willing to testify, it shall be competent for the
BOARD of commissioners to issue a commission to
ONE suitable person to take the testimony of such
witness, who il in the United States, may be COM
,elled to appear and testify before said commits
toner's in the same manner as Is now provided by
aw in the case of commissions issued from the
ourts of the United States.
APPROVED, April7, 1869