The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-11-24

An Act authorizing the submission of the consti
tutIous Of Nirg MIA, Mississippi. aud Texas, ID
vote of the people and authorizing the election
Of State officers, provided by the said constltu
tiors, and members OF Congress,
| Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatIyes Of the United States of America IN
. ngre>s assembled, That the President OF the
United States, AZ such time as he may deem
bet for the public interest. may submit the con-
stitutiun which WIS framed by the convention
which smet in Richmond. Virginia, on Tuesday,
the third day of Eecember, one thousand eight
hundred and siXty-seven. to the voters Of said
State registered at the date of said submls>ios
for ratification or rejection pnd he MAJ also sub
nit to a separate vote such provisions of laid
stitutiOn be may deem best, such vote 10 be
taken either upon esch of the said provisions
alone IT in connect n with the other portions Of
said consti utiun. a. the President may direct
SEC. >. Aud be il further enacted, That at the
same election the voters Of said State may vote
for and elect members Of the general assembly Of
said State and all the officers If said State pro-
vided for by the sad constitution, and members
of Congress and the officer commanding the dis
trict Of Nr4inia 81 all cause the lists of regis
tered voters of said State to be revised, en-
larged and corrected prior 10 such election, &C
cording to law, and for that purpose may APP
point such regrstars as he may deem necessary :.
And said elections shall be held and returns
thereof made in aInauner provided by the acts
of Cong communly called the reconstruction acts
SEC, 3. And be it further enacted, That the
President OF the United States may IN like llidi
submit the constitution of Texas TO the voters
of said State such time aud in such manner
as 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 for
and elect the members of the legislature and
all the State officers provided for In said con-
,titution, and members of Congress: provided
al.o, That no election shall be held in the said
State of Texas for any purpose until the President
SO directs.
SEC 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 all need
full rules and regulations for conducting the bust
ness Of the commission; such rules and regula-
tons not contraveniug the Constitution of the
United States, and provisions Of this act, or the
SEC. 5. And be it further enacted. That the
Secretary of State is hereby authorized and re-
9uired to transmit to the commissioner on the
part of the Urited 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 commits ion all the
records, documents, and other papers which have
been brought before the commissioners, or which
may be in possession Of their secretaries shall be
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 deposring in the department certified copies
or duplicates of papers produced on behalf OF his
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 IN
willing to testify, il shall be competent for the
board of commissioners to issue a commission TO |
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.
APPROVED, April1, 1869.