The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-11-23
ApI rovel, April 70, 1St9.

IN Act au,horz'rG the submission of the consti-
tutors Il Nirg ma, Mississippi. and Texas, to
vote OF the people and authorizing the election
# State officers, provided by the SAID constltu-
tiu-s, ami uempcrS of Congress.
BE II enacted by tie Senate AMI House Of Rep
rescatatiye, of the United Sfstes Of America in
., ngress assembled, That the President Of the
United States, such time rs he may CeenI
best for the pui lie interest, may submit the cgu-
stitmtion which framed by the convention
which sInet in Richmond, Virgin ON Tuesday,
the third day 81 Ieccmter. enc thousand eight
hundred and stXty-.sven. 10 the voters q SAD
State. registered atrhe date OF SAID >u'in's>l'l-,
Tor 1atli, ion IG5crtIun pad he may also sub
nit To separate vote such Provisions of laid CEN
sritrtion a. he may deem best, such vote To tie
taken either uuou g en- of the said provisions
alone. IT IN connect II with the ether portions II
said cgusFi utipn. rs the President rsay direct
SIC , Aud be il further enacted Tha: at the
sin. election. the voters IF said State may vote
for and elect members { the general assembly ci
said state. a1t all the officers If sail state pro
vi1ed for by the a i constitution, and members
~ Congress and :Ee officer commanding the dis
trfct Of Viz iua : all cause the lists Of reSs-
tered voters of sad STATE 10 be revised, eH-
ltr-ed aui cgrrccied.F prior t. such election, ac-
coring to law, and for that purpose may ap-
point such registrars aS he may deem necsssar!
And said elections shall be held and returns
thereof lusGe in manner provided by the acts
of Cong ess commonly He'd the reconstruction acts
SEC, 3. And b. it further enacted, That the
uer submit the constitution OF Texas 20 the voters
# said State at such tine and 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, 10 separate vote;
and at the same election the voters may vote FIR
and elect the members Of the legislature and
a Il the State officers provided for in SAID con
stitution, and members Of Congress: provided
also, hat no election shall be held in the said
State Of Texas for any purpose until the President
- directs.
SEC /. Ard be it further enacted, That the
on the part of the United States, ID
conjunction with the commissioner on the part of
Mexico, is hereby authorized TO make all need
full rules andregulations for conducting the bust
ness of the commission; such rules and rt-sula-
tions not contravening the Constitution Of the
United States and provisions OF this act, or the
convention.
SEC. s. And lie il further enacted. That the
Secretary of State is hereby authorized and re-
guired to transmit to the commissioner On the
part of the United States such Papers and records
relating to the commission as he may deem proper,
or as nav be called for by the commissioners: aud
at the termination Of the commits ion all the
records, documents, and other papers which have
been brought before the commissioners, or winch
NAV be in possession Of their secretaries, shall he
deposited in the Department of state: Provided,
That this section shall not be Sc construed as 10
prevent the commissioner on the part Of Mexico
from d-posIing in the department certified copies
or duplicates of papers produced on behalf OF has
government instead of originals.
SEC. q. And be il 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 commission to |
some suitable person 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 as Is row provided by !
law in the case of commissions issued from tie |
courts of the United States.
APPROVED, April7, 1869.