The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-10-26
Approved, April 10, 1sC9.

An Act authorizing the usmission of the cousti-
| tutons IF Nirg ma. Mississippi, and Texas, TO
Of the people, and al hcrizHg theelectIon
If State officers, provided 10y the SAID cohsiitu-
tio1s- and members Of Congress
| lie it enacted hy the Senate and House Of Rep
| re.entaIVes Of the United States OF America III
C,n-fess assembled, That the President Of the
| Uuised States, AZ such tile as he may deem
best for the public interest, may submit the con-
stiiution which framed 10y the convention
| which met in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday,
| the third day Of december one thousand eight
hundred and siXty-scveu. 10 the voters # said
State. registered al the date OF said subHs-i3 3,
Tor atif ion or reject on; pad he MAJ also sub
nit to separate vote such provisions az G CHi-
sJituJion a. he may deem best, such vote TO ht
taken either upon e.ch If the said provisions
alone, II ia connect with the ether poI tons u
| sail con~Ji uti II. a the President may direct
SEC. >. AID be it further enacted, That Ak the
same election the voters Of said State HAY vote
for and elect members Of the general assembly If
said State, and all the officers IF said state tTy-
vided for by the sad constitution, and mtmb
Of Congress aad the officer commanding the DIS
tl:st u virginia shall cause the lists q Tegs
tered voters of said State To be revived, e.i-
lGrEed and corrected prior to such election. a.
cUldIn% to law, an. for that purpose hay a.
20 lit such REGISTRARS Is lie may deem necessary
And saii elections shall be Leid ana returns
thereof made in manner provided ty tie acts
OF Cong commonly cd ed the reconstruction acts
SIC, 3. Aud b 1t turtEec enacted, That TIE
Pres'Ceut of the United Safes may in ! Ike man
ner submit the constitution OF Texas t5tEe voters
Of said state such time and In such Kramer
a, he may direct either TIE entire constitution or
separate provisions Of the same. as pIoFiIey III
the first section OF this act, 10 separate Vote
aHt at the s+ne election the voters may vO-e Ia
and elect the members If the Legislature ana
all lie State officers provided tJr i'll sad con
stitutl0n and members Of CoH-rtse: PROVIDED
aIao, that no election shah he held in tie sad
State Of Texas i5r any purpose untI tie President
90 directs.
sec i. Aud be it further enacted, That the
commissioner on the part OF the United states, IL
conjunction with the Commissioner ON the part Il
Mexico, is hereby authorized to make 81 need
fu! rules and regulations t5r conducrmg the bust
ness Of tie commission such rules ana Te-uit-
ti0ns not cyntrayening the Constitution II TIE
United States, AID provisions Of this act, q tie
convention.
SEC J. And he 1t further enacted. That tie
Secretary of State i hereby authorized and re
quired to transmit to the commissioner en- the
part Of The Crited States such papers and records
relating t. the commission as lie may deem proper,
or as may be called for by the cOinnsslUreIs; q q
at the termination If the commits ion all the
records, documents, and other papers which have
been brought before the commissioners, or which
NAV be in possession Of their secretaries. shall be
deposited in the Department Of state: PfoSIdei,
That this section shall not be construed as To
revent the commissioner the part Of Mexico |
from IL posting in the department certified copies
or duplicates OF papers produced on behalf OF his
government instead of originals
SEC. 8. 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 10 testify, it shall be competent tr the |
board Of commissioners TO issue commission to I
suitable person to take the testimony Of such
witness who il in the United States, may be COM
PEELED to appear and testify before said commits
sioners in the same manner now provided by |
law in the case of commissions issued from the
courts of the United States.
APPROVED, April, 1859.