The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-07-24

An Act authorizing the submission of the consti
tutIons of Virginia, Mississippi. and Texas, t.
vote Of the people, and uthcriZing the election
of State officers, provided by the said constitu
tiols, and members Of Congrees.
Be il enacted by the Senate snd House of Rep
rcsentatives Of the United States of America in
Cungre>s assembled, That the President Of the
United States, such tir,e as he may deem
best for the publc interest, may submit the con-
| stitutun which framed by the convention
| which .met in Richmond, virginia on Tuesday,
! the third day of december thousand eight
hundred and siNty-seven, 10 the voters If said
State. registered at the date of said submission
for iatt "a ion rejection psil he MAJ also sub
nit TO separate vote such provisions Of laid CEN
stitution he may deem bet, such vote 10 be
| taken either upon e ch of the said provisions
alone, ,r in conneati with The other POI tons of
said con>ti utisn "a the President may direct
/ SEC. , And be it further enacted. That at the
same election the voters Of said Stale vote
for and elect members of the general assembly of
said state. and ali the officers If sail State pro
viied for by the sad constitution, and u,, NIB
Of Congress and the officer Commanding tie dis
tIict # Nir-inia stall cause the lists Of regis
tered voters of said State TO be revised.
lar-e1 and corrected prir to such election, ac
cording to law, and far that purpose n.ay aP
DO Mt such REGISTRARS as lie may deem necessary.
And said elections shall be held AMI returns
thereof made in manner provided by the acts
of Gong eSS commonly called the reconstruction
acts.
SEC. ?. And be it further enacted That the
President Uf the United ate> may in re man
ner submit the constitution Of Texas II the voter,
If saii state Al such time and in such manner
he may direct, either the entire constitution or
separate provisions of the same. a. provided Ia
the first >ecfirn Of this act. T. separate vote
a,t AT the election the voters may VoFe f =
and ele rle members If tie Legislature and
all tie State oficeTS provided f,r III sand con-
stitUt Oh and members q Congress: prov jle1 !
al-c. Jhtt uo election shall he held in the sad
State # Texas for any i'urpse uati the President
81 directs.
SC l. Aud be it further enacted, That the |
commissioner on the part the United states, in
cDrj snct"n with the mnIi->ioaer On the part f
Mexico. Is hereby authorized :" make III need /
fIl rules and sUl3t ou> FOR conducting th- bust
ms # the commissions sach T les and Te-Tl- |
tons not caJ.trTvsnius The C"ust tat'ga # the |
United states, and provisions Of THIS act, Ct the
convent on.
Sc. > AID lie it further enacted. That the
Secretary Of state i hereby arthullzc'l and &c
gUirei - irarisr.ii: t. the ctmn4is-flneT ua the
part Of the UritSi ates SUrh papers and records
rel ting to the commission as he may deem r per-
or a. NAV be called T p, tie commissioners: tt
at the terIuiuatiu., f the cuInutIs ion all Ia
records, documents a;sa ntHrr papers winch have
been brought before tn commissioners, Ct iIic
may lie in It~s-s~ f their secretaries. shall lie
dePositedin the Department ii state: PFgvde-t,
That this section >Elii uoF be construed IL l.
prev Jh. E>>i the part II Mexico
from d,puSiJius IN tie deuirTmeut certified copi">
1r duplicates OF papers IIg'ucei On behalf u his
: .verllIueIt instead OF orf-iUais
SEC q. And he il further enacted, That up n
by either patty that witness who-e
testimony i deemed Important refuses or = uu-
wiling a. testify. IL shah tie c, mptteut fT the
board Of commissioners T. issue c.uIAis-i'Tu To
omc suitable person tatake the testimony Of such
witness who il il the United G.t> may he COM
Yelled To appear AMI t-sJfy before sAii commits
iauers in the same rlani@i As Row pTovIied hy {
aw in the cre IF commissions issued from the !
uuEts "f tie United States
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