The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-11-14

An Act Authorizing the submission Of the consti-
! tatious Of VirG MA, Mississippi. and Texas. to
vote Of the people and authorizing the eiectiG
Of State officers, provided by the said constitu-
| ti17s AMI members Cf Congress
| Be ii enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
| resentat3res uf the United states of America IN
/ Congress assembled, That the President OF the
United States, At seen ;lme a. he may Deem
best for tie public uteresr may submit the con-
,titution which was framed by the convention
| which met in Ric,g4I,fi, virginia, On Tuesday,
/ the thi.l day ct december, enc thousand eIsEt
h;.ul.eI aul sixrv--even, 10 the voters ot SAID
State registered AZ the date Of said subnIssiar,
for rat lisa i1n" rejection: p1i be may also sub
nit a separate V,tc such PROVISION, q siid Con
stitJ:.a on he may deem best, saeh vote 70 be
/ taken either upon cscl II the san provisions
alone, 1r ia couue.i,u with the other portions IL
said cylis,i utian, the President may direct
So. :. And be it further enacted, That at the
same election ti'e voters q ssid state may vote
for ant e5ucr uleIteEs # the general assembly Of
said state and alt the officers sail State pro
vIdeI for lsy the "a ] constitution, aud members
Of Congress aud tie officer commanding the DIS
trict If Virginia $ all cause the lists Of regis
tered voters II saij State a. be revised, en-
larce.l ard corrected prior to such electign &C
coTdinE 10 Lew, and Tor that pun pose may aq-
point such registrars as he may deem necessary
And sti.i elections shall be held AMI returns
thereof made in manner provided by the acts
Of Congress comm cad eli the reconstruction acts
SEC, >. And be it further enacted, That the
President cfthe United States may IN Ike man
If said State at sucA time and in such manner
a he may direct either the entire constitution or
separate provisions II the same, rs provided IN
the lrst section Of this act, 10 separate vote;
9,,rl At the snle election the voters may vote for
and elect the members Of the legislature and
ali the state officers provided fer in said ccE-
stitutjo,, and members Il Congress: provided
al-o. Ihst no election shall be held in the slid
State Of Texas for any plfyse Until tie President
so directs
see + Al he It further enacted. That the
commissioner On the part of the United States, in
rlafHucton with the commissioner CA the part Of
Mexico, IS hereby authorized II make all need
fal rules and reg UlltjCns for conducting the bust
nos Il the commission; suCn ruIes and resula-
tons not c5utTayeHiuE the Constitution Of the
United States AM fr5yl-l1-s OF this act, or the
convention.
SIC. >. Ard lie il further enacted, That the
Secretary Of State j hereby authorized and re-
CURED - tr,usu-.t TO the commissioner on the
part Of the UIi;ei States such papers and records
relating To the commission he may deem proper,
as may be called for by tile coIEnlissioreFs ard
al the termination Of the commission all the
records documents and other papers which have
been brought before the commissioner, or which
NAV lie in possession Of their secEetT les, shall be
deposited in the Department Of state: Provided,
That this section shall not te 50 construed as 10
prev emit the Commissioner IN the part Of Mexico
from cIeposJing in the department certified copies
or duplicates Of papers prodncei on behalf OF his
government instead Of originals
| SIC d. And be it further enacted, That upon
suggestion by either party that a witness whose
testimony is deemed important refuses or is I'M
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 if in the United states, may be COM
PEELED to appear and testify before said commits
siorlers in the same manner Is now provided by
law in the case of commissions issued from the
courts of the United States.
APPROVED, April 4, 1863.