The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-12-18
Approved, April 10, lseo.

| An Act an,horizn. the submission of the consti
| tutiousof Wing MA, Mississippi, and Texas ID
vote If the people, and auth. rizirl The ei-C ton
ii State officers. provided by the said constitu,
| tio-ts, ami members IF Congress
| BE il enacted by the Senate sni House Of Rep
re~entat,v-s IF the United States of America IN
| {. ngre>s assembled, That the President Of the
United states, such TINE as he may deem
bet for the public interest. may submit the con-
siitutivn which framed by the convention
| which smet in Richmond, virginia, on Tuesday,
| the ihi'd day 81 iiecenter, one thousand ei2ht
hundred ami sixty--even, to the voters IF said
State registered at the date ot said subms>io, !,
for atiii>, ion rejection; pnd be MAJ also sub
nit % a separate vote such provisions Of laid Coli
| s'itu,on as he may deem beet, such vote 10 he
taken either upon eich Of the sail provisions
alone, in come ri with he other POI tons u
.aid con-ti utin, As the Presiden, may direct
SEC. 2. AID be il further enacted, That at the
same election the voters OF said stale may Vote
for and eject members Of the general assembly Of
said State and all the officers Of said state pro-
| Siied for by the "a d constitution, and nenb IS
of Congress and the officer commanding the Dis
tIict Of Hireinia all Cause the lists Of feg:s-
tered voters Of said State TO be revived. en-
largeJ and corrected prior to such election, &C.
eording to law, and for that puipo>e may ap-
po mt such REGISTRARS as 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 s. ates may In Ike man
Of .aid State such time and in such manner
g. he mly direct either the entire Constitution
separate provisions Of the same. as provided In
the hr-t section of this act, TO separate vote:
AMI at the SINE election the voters may vote for
and -lect the members of the legislature and
III the State officers provided FIR in SAID Cen
stitution and members of Congress: provided
al,o. hat election shall be held in the said
State OF Texas for any purpose until the President
81 directs.
SEC 1. Ard be it further enacted, hat tn.
commissioner on the part OF the United states, in
Conf function with the c.mmissio'er On the part II
Mexico, is hereby authorized to make ill need
full rules and ulations for conducting the busi-
n Of the commission; such rules and resula- |
tions not coutraveniug the Constitution If the |
United States, aud provisions Of this act, the
Sac s. And be it further enacted. That the |
Secretary of State is hereby authorized and re- |
CURED to transmit to the commissioner on the |
part OF The Urited s ates such papers and records
rel ting to the commission as he may deem proper
or As may be called for BY the commissioners;
at the termination If the commits ion all the /
records documents, and other papers which have |
been brought before the commissioners, or which |
may be in possession # their secretaries shall be
in the Department of state: Provided,
That this section shall not be Construed as to
pre-, ent the comnssi, Ter on the part If Mexico
from d, posting in the department certified copies
or duplicates papers produced on behalf Of his
government instead of originals
SEC. o. And be il further enacted, Tlat upon
suggestion by either party that witness whose
is deemed important refuses or IS Gn-
" Hing TO testify, it shall be mpetent for the
board Of commissioners to issue commission to
some suitable person to take the testimony of such
witness who. il in the United States, may be com
PEELED TO appear and t-stify before said commits
siouers in the same manner as Is now provided by
aw in the case Of commissions issued from the
.ourts Of tile United States.
APPROVED, ApiiI, 1863