The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-11-20
Approved, April n. 1859.


An set authorizing the submission of the consti
| tutions Of Nirg ma. Mississippi, and Texas, Il
vote Of the people. and authorizing the election
IF State officers. provided by the said constitu-
tiols, ami members Of Congress.
! BE it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatlves Of the United States of America in
Sngress 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 .raet in Richmond, EUigna, on Tuesday.
! the third day Of december, one Thousand eight
| hundred and siNty-.even. 10 the voters IF said
State. registered ~ the date Of said Submission,
for ratiti aion or rejection pnd lac MAJ also sub
nit separate vote such provisions of laid oeiI-
stiturion a lie may deem best, such vote 10 be
taken either upon g en- Of the said provisions
alone, ~ in couneci n with the Other PORTIONS Of
said cUnsti ution, the President may direct
SEC > And be il further enacted, That at the
seine election the voters II >Hid State may vote
for and elect members # tie general assembly Of
said State and all the officers IF said State pro-
vided for by the a constitution, and members
Of Congress: and tie officer commanding the dis
trict If Nr-inia = al cause the ist- Of teSls-
tered voters Of said State TO be revised, en-
larged and correc. ed. prior 10 such election,
coriing 10 law. ami for that purpose may ap-
point such registrars as lie may deem necessary
And said elections shall be held and returns
thereof made in manner provided by the acts
of Cong commonly called the reconstruction acts
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That the
President of the Unitet States may IN Ike man
ner submit the constitution Of Texas to the voters
If said State at such time and in such manner
he may direct either the entire constitution or
separate provisions 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 and
a II the State officers provided for in said con
stitution. and members of Congress: provided
also, That no election shall be held in the said
State of Texas for any purpose until the President
directs.
SEC 1. And he 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 10 make all need
full rules and regulations for conducting the busi-
ness Of the commission; such rules and regult-
tons not coutravenug the Constitution Of the
United States and provisions o. this act, or tie
convention.
SEC. D. And be it further enacted. That the
Secretary Of State Is hereby authorized and re-
quired to transmit to the commissioner on the
part of the UESd States such papers and records
relating to the commission as he may deem proper,
or as may be called for by the commissioners: and
at the termination Of the commission all the |
records, documents and other papers which have
been brought before the commissioners, or which |
NAV he in possession of their secretaries, shall he
depositedin the Department of state: Provided, /
That this section shall not be construed as TO |
pre-, ent the commissioner on the part of Mexico |
from depositing in the department certified copies
or duplicates OF papers produced on behalf Of his
government instead of originals.
SEC. 6. 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 be competent for the
board of commissioners to issue a commission 10
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
siouers in the same manner as Is now provided by
law in the case of commissions issued from the
courts of the United States. Il
APPROVED April7, 1859.