The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-11-28

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"A act auih rz9n. the submission Of the cousti
tutnlls Il firg pa. Mississippi, and Texas. e
a vgteaf the people, ard autiis rizin, the electiU,
| If State officers provided By the saic cOnstitU-
tiprs AM members If Congress
| Be It enacted l,y the Seusie ss,l House Of Rep
! reseuta;iyes # the United states of America iE
| = .p-t-~s assembled, That The President Of the
United -fazc-. a. euch time as he may deem
best flr the pGic Interest, may submit the con-
sfitutiun which framed by tine convention
which tinet in Richmond, Nrigina, on Tuesday,
the third day uI -CemDeT. one thousand eight
huli.iseI asiI sixty-.eyeu. to the voters said
state registered the date Of said subms-io.
Tor tarifi non reiert'un; pad he MAJ also sub
NIT to separate snch provisions q aid con-
Stitut,on ~ he may deem best. such vote TO tie
t.E-n eIrFer ulOn e.ch of the said Provisions
aion-, rim ronn-.fi with the other poitions Of
-a,id c0nsIi uiion, a. the President may direct
see 2 AID be il further enacted. That at the
s,nie election the voters Il SAID state NAV vote
Tor amt eject members # the general assembly Of
said and ali the Officers # said state pro
Vide,I tor the sad constitution, and m. NIB rs
. Congress and the officer commanding the DIS
trict of Nirtinis, stall cause the list Of regis
tered voters Of -aid State 10 be revived. en-
largei afd corrected prior 10 such election, ac-
coTding TO law. aEd for that purpose may aI'-
%. mt such REGISTRARS he may deem necessary
And said elections shall be held and returns
thereof nsje in manner provided by the acts
Of Cong commonly called the decentralization acts
SEC, 3. And be it further enacted, That the
uer submit the constitution of Texas 70 the voters
If said State such time ard in such manner
he may direct either the entire constitution or
separate provisions 81 the same, as provided in
the first section Of this act, 10 separate vote;
and at the samc election the voters may vote FIR
and elect the members Of the legislature and
II the State officers provided fJr in said con-
stitution and members of Congress: provided
al.o ] hat no election shall be held in the said
State Of Texas for any purpose until the President
s. directs.
SIC l. And be it further enacted, That the
commissioner on the part of the United states, in
conjunction with the commissioner on the part Of
Mexico is hereby authorized TO make si need
full rules and regulations for conducting the bust
ness Of the commission; such rules and reguls-
tinn, not cuntraven.ug the Constitution Of the
United states and provisions OF this act, the
convention.
sac. 5. And lie il further enacted. That the
Secretary Of state is hereby authorized and re-
qrired 4 transmit To the commissioner on the
part Of the Urited States such papers and records
relating TO the commission as ne may deem proper.
or as may be called for by the commissioners; and
at the termination If the commits ion all the
records, documents, and other papers which have
been brorg ht before the commissioners, or which
may he in possession IF their secretaries, shall he
deposited in the Department of state: Provided |
That this section shall not be construed as to
prevent the commissioner on the part Of Mexico |
from d-positng in the department certified copies
or duplicates OF papers produced on behalf OF his
government instead Of originals
SEC 6. And be il further enacted, That upon |
by either party that witness whose
testimony is deemed important refuses or is IN
willing to testify, il shall be competent for the
board Of commissioners to Issue n commission to
some suitable person to take the testimony of such
Witness who il in the United States may be CON-
PEELED to appear snd testify before said commits
siouers in the same manner as Is now provided by
law in the case Of commissions issued from the
courts of the United States
APPROVED, Apriii, 1853.