The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-07-17
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Il Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatises Of the United States Of America il
Congress assembled, That Sault ste. Marie, in thu
district Of Superior, is hereby discontinued as
port of entry, and that the port of entry for thu
district be, and is hereby, established at Mar
quetIe. at which place the collector of the dis
trict shall reside. ana deputy collector shall re-
| side at Sault ste. Marie
| SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That all
acts and parts of acts cunaravening this act be,
and the hereby, repealed. This act
shall take effect from and after the tenth day OF
May next
Approved April 10, 1ses.
| TPuoiic-No Is.
| An Act making available appropriation hereto
| fore made for furniture for the Presidential
Mansion.
| resentatires of the United States Of America in
Congress assembled, Tn the sum Of twenty five
thousand dollars, appropriated by the act approved
| March third, eighteen hundred and sixty nine
| entitled a. An act making appropriations Tor
sundry civil expenses of the government for the
wear ending June thirteth. eighteen hundred and
seventy and for other purposes tor the purpose
Of rcfurnisbing the Presidents House. is
hereby made available r such purpose. without,
in any event, increasing The amount OF sand ai-
propria ion.
Approved, April 10, 1863.
IPubhc-No. .
Public !sesvlution-No.
A Resolution respecting the provisional govern
ments Of Virginia and Texas.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Repre-
senratives of the United States of America in Con
cress assembled That the persons now holding
civil offices in the lrUvisiUna governments >lr-
ginia and Texas, who cannot take and subscribe
tue oath prescribed by the act entitled - I'm act
10 prescribe an oath Of office and for other pIir
poses approved July , 1852. shall, on the pas
sac Of this re>ulgtI n. he removed therefrnm;
and it shall be the duty of the district comuau l.
eIs 10 I'LL the vacancies created by the app INT
m-nt If persons who take said oath: pro-
hat he of
not apply to persons " no by reason Of the re-
moval of their disabilities as provided in the
fourteenth amendment to the Constitution shall
have On tlified tor any office pursu nee Of the
act entitled An ACT pre>cribng oath If office
by persons from whom legal disabilities shall have
been removed" approved July eleventh, eigh-
lie. and is hereby extended To, and ma lie appli-
cable to the state Of Mississippi.
SCHUYLER CoJF.x,
Speaker ofthe House Of Representatives.
B. +. WADE.
President of the Senate pro tempore.
Endorsed by the President: - Received Fehru-
ary 9th, 1>t9''
fNote by the Department Of State The 70 e
going resolution having been presented 10 the
President of the United States for his approval,
and not having been returned by hun 10 the
house of Congress where it originated within the
time prescribed by the Constitution Of the United
States has bee IIne law without his approval
An Act auth oriz;nc the submission Of the const;
tutIoI,s Of Nirg ma, Mississippi. and Texas. 10
vate Of the people. and authorizing the election
Of State officers. provided 10y the said constitu- |
tons AMI members Of Congress.
BE il enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep |
resentatIves IF the United States of America in |
c ,ncTess assembled, hat the President Of the |
United States. AZ such time as he may Geem |
be-t f,r the public interest. may submit the con- |
sfitutton which was framed by the convention |
which smet in Richmond. virginia. on Tuesday, |
the third day If December. one thousand eight !
hundred and SKY seven, to the voters of said 1
State registered Al the date Of sad submission,
for Tatifi ,'nn rejection pad be may also snb-
IN II tn a separate vote such provisions Of laid CEN
stitution as he may deem best, such vote to lie
taken either upon each of the said provisions
alone, in come ii N with the other portions OF
said cpnsri mi n a. the President may direct
SEC. > And be it further enacted, That at the
same election the voters Of said state NAV Vote
for and elect members of the general assembly OF
said State aud all the officers # said State pro
viied for by the SAID constitution, and menib RS
of Congress and the officer commanding the dis
trict Of Virginia shall Cause the lists Of regis
tered voters of said State TO be revised, en-
largei and Corrected prior to such election, ac-
curiing TO law, and for that purpose may ap-
po ut 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 Congress commonly called the reconstruction
acts.
SEC, 3. And be it further enacted, That the
President of the United States may i'll Ike man
n-r submit the Constitution of Texas TO the voters
A, he may direct either the entire constitution or
separate provisions Of the same. as provided III
The first section OF this act, 10 separate vote
md al the same election the voters may vote for
md elect the members of the legislature aud
II the State officers provided for in said CON
titut.on and members of Congress: provided
llso, hat no election shall be held in the said
state of Texas for any purpose until the President
. directs.
SEC L. And be it further enacted, That the
on the part OF the United States, IN
ani nncti0n with the commissioner on the part Of
iexico, is hereby authorized to make all need
al rules and regulations for conducting the busi-
less Of the commission: such rules and regula-
ions not coutravening the Constitution Of the
United States and provisions Of this act, or the
ouventon.
Sac s. And lie il further enacted. That the
of State is hereby authorized and re-
ured to transmit To- the commissioner on the
art Of the Urited 5 ates such papers and records
ei ting to the commission as he may deem proper.
r as NAV be called for by the commissioners, AID
t the termiuatioI If the commits ion al the
ecords, documents. and other papers which have
een brought before the commissioners, or winch
nay be in possession OF their secr-farles shall he
,l,osited in the Department of state: Provided,
hat this section shall not be So construed as 10
even, the commissioner on the part OF Mexico
rom d, posting in the department certified copies
r duplicates oil papers produced on behalf oi ms
Ivernmeut instead of originals. |
SEC G. And be it further enacted, That upon
uggestion by either patty that a witness whose |
estimony Is deemed important refuses or as IN
Wiling to testify it shall be competent FIR the
,oard of commissioners To issue Commission Ia .
ONE suitable person to take the testimony OF snch
ritness who. il in the United States, may be COM .
elled to appear and testify before said commits ;
ioers in the same manner now provided by T
aw in the Of c"rnmis sions issued from the Il
ourts of the United States.
APPROVED, ApiiiT, 1863
fFubIic-No. Q.
N Act to to continue in force act entitled . An
act to extend the charter Of Washington city, | ,
and 30 .ortt +,