The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-07-23

An Act authorizing the submission Of the consti
tutions Of Virginia. Mississippi. and Texas, Il
vote Of the people, and authorlzing the electiof
| Of State ofhcers, provided BY the SAID constltu
| tions, and members of Congress.
Be it enacted BY the Senate and House OF Rep
| resentatives of the United States of America IN
Congress assembled, That the President OF the
| United States at such time As he may deem
best for the public interest. may submit the con
stitution which was framed BY the convention
which 1met in Richmond, virginia, on Tuesday.
the third day of December, one thousand elsht
hundred and sixty-seven to the voters of said
State. registered at the date of said submission,
for ratification or rejection pnd he may also sub
nit to separate vote such provisions OF SAID CEN
stitution as he may deem best, such vote 10 be
taken either upon each of the said provisions
alone or in connection with the other portions of
said consti ution, the President may direct
SEC. 2 Aud be it further enacted, That at the
same election the voters of said State may vote
for and elect members of the general assembly Of
said State and all the officers If said state pro-
vided for by the said constitution, and members
of Congress and the officer commanding the DIS
trict Of Virginia shall cause the lists OF regis
tered voters of said State to be revised, ell
Iarred and corrected. prior to such election, &C
cording to law and for that purpose may ap-
point such registrars 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
acts.
SEC, 8, 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 III snch manner
as he nav direct, either the entire constitution or
Senarate provision. of the same. as provided IN
the first section OF this act, to separate vote
and at the same election the voters may vote Tor
and elect the members OF the Legislature ana
II the State officers provided fJr 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
80 directs.
SEC i. And be it further enacted, That the
commissioner the part of the United states, III
conjunction with the commissioner on the part u
Mexico, is hereby authorized 10 make all need
full rules and uations for conducting the busl-
ness Of the commission; such rules ana rt-u!a-
tions 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 hereby authorized and re-
auired TO transmit TO the commissioner on the
part of the Urtsd States such papers and records
relating to the commission as he may deem proper.
or as NAV be called for by the commissioners: aud
at the termination of the commits Ion all the
records documents and other papers which have
been brought before the commissioners, OF winch
NAV be in possession of their secretaries shall he
deposited in the Department of state: Provided,
That this section shall not be 50 construed as To
prevent the commissioner ON the part Of Mexico
from depositing in the department certified copies
or DUPLICATES OF papers produced on behalf OF Ills
government instead Of originals
SEC. g. And be it further enacted, That upon
suggestion by either party that witness whose
testimony is deemed important refuses or is I'M
willing to testify, it shall he competent FIR the
board Of commissioners to issue commission TO
some suitable person 10 take the testimony OF such
witness who il in the United States. may be conf
PEELED to appear and testify before said commits
siorers in the same manner as provided by
law in the case of commissions issued from The
courts Of the United States.
APPROVED, April 1869