The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-10-06
Approved, April II, 1S69.

An Act Authorizing the SUI mission eff the cousti
i futious # Nirg ma Mississippi. and Texas. t.
of the people, and Nurh rizing the election
Of State officers, pJoVIied 10y the sd cptistlIH-
tiu-s. ami members IF Congress
| BE it enacted by the Seiate and House If Rep
| resentatlyes Of the United States of America in
! . ny1e>s assembled, That The President Of the
| Uuited states, at such time as he may deem
best for the public intel est, may subHii the COIL
stIfutlpn viii, h framed by the convention
which met in Richmond, Vuisint, Tuesday
| the thi Il day 81 iecember- one thousand ei-ht
| hundred amt sixty even, 70 the voters Il said
| State registered at the date Of said submis 10 ,
for rat Fl rejection pad he MAJ also sub
nit l., a separate such provisions If aid con-
| >titu'ion a he may deem best, srlch vote TO be
| taken either upon oh of the said provisions
alun-, T in coHuecb with the other POI lions ui
>aiti tJn~ti uti H. a the President may direct
SEC > A Il be, il further enacted, That ut the
: tme election the voters If said state vote
fur and eject members IF the general assembly of
said state. and al thu officers 81 said State pro
vitled II by the "a cuu>t tHtiun, and nv NIB u
ut Congress aud the officer commanding tile Dis
tIict Of Virginia shall cause the lists Of reg =
tered Voters of said State 10 be revived, en-
ltrged ard corrected prior 10 such election, ac-
cDrding law, ami Tor that lufIiO-e may at-
u,, mt such rerisfars lie may deem necessary
And said elections shall he held and returns
thereof made in "a manner provided by the acts
Of Cong ess commonly called the reconstruction acrs
Sac, 3. Aud b. IL fnrIher en- icted That the
Pre-'oelt Of the United States nay in Ike man
submit the constitution Of Texas t'the voters
Of sai1 State such time and IN sncl manner
h. may dire either the entire constitution or
separate provisions "t the sane as provided Iii
the first section of this act, Il separate vote:
ant a the me election the voters may vote f'r
and 'ele the nIemi'et, Of tie legislature ana
N the State officers provided fr in said c. n
~titut on ard n'enster- of Congress; provided
al-o hat no cleo ion shall lie held in the sad
State OF Texas for any purpose until tue President
= directs.
Sac L. AID lee it further enacted, That the
commissioner on the part OF the United states, IN
conjunction with the c 'mnli-sio er on The part /
Mexico, is hereby authorized t" make al need
ful rules and ulatons for conducting the bust
Of the commission; such r'.les and re-ult-
ton not c.iutraveniug the Constitution OF the
United states, and provisions OF tins act, or the
convent on.
SEC s. And be it further enacted. That the
Secretary of State Is hereby authorized and re-
CURED to transmit to the commissioner on the
part of the Urited such papers and records
rel1ting the commission a he may deem proper.
OF "a NAV lie cal ed for bN the commissioners. d
at the. Termination. f the commits ion all tn
records documents, and other papers which have
been hrou. before the commissioners, OF which
NAV he in possession If their secretaries shall be
deposit ed in the Department of state: Provided.
That this section shall no. be So Construed A. I"
pre-, ent the c. mn,is-i"rer the part If Mexico
from d, posting in the department cefthed coil.s
duplicates of papers proinced On behalf 81 he
government instead of originals
SIC. g And be il further enacted That upon |
suggestion by either patty that IA witness whose
testimony is deemed important refuses or Is uf |
willing 10 testify il shall he c, npetent fr the |
board of commissioners To- issue commission To- |
some suitable person tot take the testimony Of such
witness who il in the United States, may be COM
PEELED to appear and stlfy before SAID eenIlni~-
sioeFs in the same nIann"r as Is now proved by |
law in the case IF commissions issued from, the |
courts Of tue United States.
APPROVED, Aplil., 1859