The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-24
Approved, April 10, 1869.

| An Act authorizing the submission of the consti-
| .tutlos Of yirg MIA. Mississippi. and Texas ia
vote of the people, and authorizing the election
Of State officers. provided by the said constItu-
| tio-s, and members Of Congress
| BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
| resentatiyes If the United States Of America in
| C.insfess assembled, That the President OF the
| United States, at such time as be may Deem
best for the public interest. may submit the con-
stiIution which framed by the convention
| which rrnet in Richmond, virginia, on Tuesday,
the fhisd day of lecefnSec. one thousand eight
hundred ami sixfy-seyen, to the voters Il said
State. registered at the date of said su5Tnis>io
for atltszii ion rejection: pad lie mag also sub
nit to a separate vote such provisions of said oe
stitGIion he may deem best, sach vote to be
taken either upon each eff the said provisions
alone, in conn->,ti with the other POI tons OF
said c,Insti uti u. the President may direct
SEC. , A. a be it further enacted, That at the
same election the of said State may vote
for and eject members of the general assembly Of
said State an: all the officers If said State pro-
vuied for by the ca d constitution, and nivmp Is
of Congress, and the officer commanding the DIS
tIict of Nifsinia shall cause the lists Of reg
tered voters of said State to be revised
lsrged ard corrected prior TO such election, &C
corCing to law, ami fpf that purpose may ap-
po such TegIstars as he may deem Necessary
And said elections shall be held and returns
thereof made in a manner provided ny The acts
of Cong commonly called the reconstruction acts
SEC, 3, And be IL further tcted, That the
PRESIDENT of the United States may in Ike man
ner submit the constitution of Texas TO the voters
If sal; State a. such time ard in such manner
a he may direct, either the entire constitution or
separate pFeyi-u1s OF the same. as provided in
the first section Of this act, to separate vote
the election the voters may vote for
and elect the members of the legislature and
y II the State uticeTs provided fir in sad cen
and members Of Congress: provided
al-o, hist no election shall lie held in the sand
State of Texas for any purpse until the President
50 directs
SEC 1. Ard be it further enacted, That the
the part OF the United states, III
COR ancti,n with the mHiSsio the part If
Mexico, is hereby authorized to make all need |
full rules and ulat'ons for conducting the bnsi
n; Of the commission such rules and reEula !
tionS not cpntravening the Const tuition Of the |
United STATES, and provisions of this act, or the
Sac. ). And he it further enacted. That the |
Secretary Of State is hereby authoi ized and re- |
qGired TO transmit to the c. nimis-ioner the |
part of Iie Urite ates such papers ami records
rel ting to the commission he may deem proper
a, may be called for by the commissioners: d
at the termination # the eernn!Is ion all TIL
records, documents, and other papers which have
been brought before the commissioners, or which /
FRAY he in o>srssi,i IF their secriarie- shall be
depde te,i in the Department of state: Provided,
That this section shall not be construed as to
pre-, the c.ni;Iissi. the part If Mexico
from positing in the department certified copies
or duplicates oi papers produced ON behalf OF Ills
government instead OF originals
FEC g. AMI be il flrtfer enacted That upon
suggestion by either party that witness whuNe
testimony is deemed Important refuses or is un
y Hing to testify, shall he tent - the
board If c, .nIIni-sioners issue "a mmissiun to
suitable person to take the testimony at such
witness Who il in the United States may BE- COM
PEELED to appear md t fly before said commits
sioiieis in the same manner now p;ovii' Il hy
law iu the Case of commissions issued from the
courts If t.e United States.
APPROVED, Apfil7, lS69