The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-11-02

IN Act authurzng the submission Of the consti-
tutuus If Nirg MA, Mississippi aud Texas, 10
vote If the people, and au' b. riZing the election
II State officers. provided by the safe ccu>tItu-
tiJT> ami members Of Congress
Be- it enacted hy the sei,ate end House Of Rep
reseu;at.yes Of the United States OF America IN
:. ng;ess assembled, That the President q the
United states such the as he may deem
be-; fJF the pu lie IuteI est. may submit the coa-
stItUtE.n which was framed bs the convention
which srnet in Richmond, Virginia on TUESDAY,
the third day al december, one thousand eight
hundred ana SIXTY, even, to tue voters Il SAID
State registered at the date OF said submis,io
Tor atI Il a, ion or rejection pad he MAJ also sub
init 10 separate vote such provisions Of aid cen
stitui On As he may deem let, such vote to be
taken either upon -ch Of the SAID provisions
alone, in connect with the other pos tons u
said cOnsli tin. the PRESIDENT may direct
SIC. Add be it further enacted. That At The
same election the voters Of said state NAV vote
f1I and eject members # the general assembly II
said state. a;Id all the officers II SAL state p:u-
vided for by the IA constitution, and mtmb Is
OF Congress and the officer commanding the dis
tIiCt Of virginia stall cause the iist> u legs
tered voters Of said State to be revived, ell
Iarged and corrected prior 10 such ELECTION &c
ceTdinz 10 law, ami fJT that purpo-e may ap
lso Mt such TegI>taTs tie may deem Necessary
And said elections shall be held and returns
thereof made in manner provided 10y the acts
OF Cong commonly called he reconstruction acts
SEC. >. And be il further enacted ThaI the
President Of the United States may in Ike nan
uer submit the constitution of Texas 70 the voters
II said state such time and in such manner
he may direct, either the entire constitution OF
separate provisions o. the same, as provided III
the first section Of this act, to separate vote
AMI at the szne election the voters may vote f.r
and elect the memIe rs OF the Legislature and
a II the State officers provided for in sand cun-
stItuti on and members OF Congress: provided
aIso hat no election shall be held in the said
State Of Texas for any purpose until the President
80 directs
SIC /. And be it further enacted, That the
the part OF the United states, IN
conjunction with the commissioner on the part II
Mexico, is hereby authorized to make ell need
full rules and regulations for conducting the BUSH
ness Of the commission such rules and regula-
tions not c8ntraveniug the Constitution Of the
United States, and provisions OF this act, or the
SEC s. And lie it further enacted. That the
Secretary of State is hereby authorized and re-
qUired To transmit to the commissioner on the
part of the Urited ates such papers and records
relating to the commission As he may deem proper,
or as NAV be called for by the commissioners: AID
at the terminatio. of the comms ion all the
records, documents, and other papers winch have
been brought before the commissioners, or which |
NAV be in possession of their secretaries, shall be
the Department of state: Provided |
That this section shall not be SO onstrued as to |
pre-, ent the commissioner the part If Mexico |
from depositing in the department certified copits
or duplicates OF papers produced on behalf vi has
government instead of originals
SEC. g. And be il further enacted, That upon |
suggestion by either party that witness whose |
is deemed important refuses OF is IN /
willing to testify, it shall be competent for the
board of commissioners to issue commission to
tome suitable person to take the testimony OF such
witness who, il in the United States, may be COM
1elled to appear and testify before said commits
ioners in the same manner as is now provided by
aw in the case Of commissions issued from the
ourfs of the United States.
APPROVED, April +, 1869