The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-12-04
Approved, April 10. 1850.

An Act authorizing the submission of the consti-
buttons of Virginia, Mississippi, and Texas, to
vote of the people, and authorizing the election
Of State officers, provided by the said constitu-
| to1s ami members of Congress.
BE il enacted by tie Senate and House of Rep
| resentatives Of tie United States of America in
i {. ngress assembled, That the President of the
| United States at snch time he may deem
best for the public interest. may submit the
| stitutiun which framed by the convention
/ which tmet in Richmond, virginia. on Tuesday,
| the third day OF december, one thousand eight
| hundred and siNty-seven. 10 the voters Of said
State registered the date OF said submis>iop,
for ratitics, ion rejection pad he may also sub
nit a separate such provisions Of said ceil-
sritution he may deem best, sHch vote TO he
/ taken either upon e-ch Of The said provisions
| alune IT in connect with the other portions Of
stia consIi ution. the President may direct
SEC =. And be it further enacted. That at the
same election the voters of said state may vote
Tor anu eject members If the general assembly Of
said STATE ana all the officers Of said State pro
vided for by the sad constitution, and members
Of Congress and the officer commanding the dis
trict Of virginia stall cause the lists of regis
tered voters If said State to be revised, en-
lsrsei and corrected prior TO such election, ac-
cording TO law. and for that purpose may ap-
point such registrars he may deem necessary
And said elections shall be held and returns
thereof made in a manner provided by the acts
of Cong commonly called the reconstruction acts
SEC, 3. And be it further enacted, That the |
President of the United States may in Ike man |
submit the constitution of Texas TO the voters
Of said State such time and in such manner /
as he may direct, either the entire constitution or
separate provisions Of the same. 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 1
a II the State officers provided for in said con-
and members of Congress: provided
also, I hat DO election shall be held i'll the said
State Of Texas for any purpose until the President
so directs.
SEc AL lie II farther enacted That III,
on the part Of the United states, in
coij function with the commissioner the part Of
Mexico, is hereby authorized TO make all need
full rules and regulations for conducting the bus-
ness of the commission; such rules and regula-
tons not coutrayening the Constitution Of the
United States and provisions Of this act, the
convention.
SEc 5. And be II further enacted. That the
of State i hereby authorized and re-
IuIred to transmit TO the commissioner on the
relating the commission As he may deem proper,
may be called for by the commissioners: and
u the termination If the commission all the [
records. documents, and other papers which have
been brought before the commissioners or which a
nav be in possession of their secretaries shall be
deposited in the Department of state: Provided l
That this section shall not he Construed as 10 q
prevent the commissioner on the part of Mexico I
rom depesiting in The department certified copies
" duplicates OF papers produced behalf of his ?
government instead Of originals.
SEC. g. And be it further enacted, That upon
uggestion by either party that a witness whose
is deemed important refuses or is I'M a
Wiling TO testify. il shall be competent for the
oard of commissioners TO issue commission to
ONE suitable person to take the testimony Of such
fitness, who, il in the United States may be COM
elled to appear and testify before said commits
ouers in the same manner provided by z
Nv in the case of commissions issued from the d.
lurts of the United States. lei
APPROVED, April', 1869. n