The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-10-30
Approved, April 10, 1o6e.

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An Act authorizing the submission Of the conSti-
/ tUtIous of Nrg ma. Mississippi, and Texas IA
a v,tecf the people. and ii, riZing the election
of State officers provided 10y the said cuHstltu-
! 1io-s- AMI members IF Congress
! Be it enacted by the Senate sni House of Rep
resentatrves # the United States Of America in
I :. ess assembled, That the President Of the
I United states. At sUch time a. he may deem
bet fOr the public intel est, may submit the con-
St!tttion which framed bN the convention
which .Invt in Richmond, virginia, on Tuesday,
/ the thi i day Il ecemtef, one thousand Ell
1 hundred ami s5xty-,eyen, 10 the voters # said
1 State registered the date of said subm}S>ip.
for attn ~ ion rejection pud be MAJ also sub
init u separate such provisions # s,id con-
s;itui'on As he may deem best, such vote to be
taken either upon ch Of the said provisions
alone" n ia connect II with The other pot lions of
,;Ii,i cOnsri Min. the President may direct
SEC. , AID be it further enacted, That at the
s,nte election the voters Of ssjd State may
for and elect members ( the general assembly II
said state and all the officers # said State pro-
, Vied for by the "a constitution. and MT NIB II
Of Congress and the officer commanding the dis
trict If Nir-inia shall cause tie lists Of reg
tered voters of said State to he revised en-
iarged and ed prior 10 such election, &C
cIi,iing to law, ami for that puIPo-e may ap-
po Mt such regi,tars as he may deem necessary,
And said elections shall be held and returns
thereof made in manner provided 10y The acts
OF Cong commonly called The ec0ustructon acts
SIC, 5. And be IL further enacted, That the
uer submit the constitution Of Texas - the voters
IF said State such time and in such manner
he my direct, either the entire constitution or
separate provisions Of the same. As provided IN
the first section Of this act, to separate vote:
ana at the s-nie election the may vote for
and elect the nemteTs Of the Legislature and
q the State officers provided for in said con
stitution and members of Congress: provided
ao, hat no election shall tie held in the said
State OF Texas Tor any purpose until the President
~ directs.
SEC l. Ard be it further enacted, hat the
commissioner the part oil the United states, in
conjunction with the commissioner on the part of
Mexico, is hereby authorized To make all need
fgl rules and gulations for conducting the bust
mss Of the commission; such rules and regula-
tons not cpntTavenipg the Constitution Of the
United States and provisions OF this act, or the
convention.
SEC s. And be il further enacted, That the
Secretary of State is hereby authorized and re-
qured to transmit to the commissioner on the
part of the Urited States 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 termination of the commits ion all the
records, documents, and other papers which have
been brought before the commissioners, or which
may be in possession of their secretaries. shall be
deposit ed in the Department of state: Provided,
That this section shall not be SO construed as to
pre-, the commissioner on the part Of Mexico |
from dt posting in the department certIhed copies
or duplicates OF papers produced on behalf OF hs
government instead of originals.
SEC. g. And be it further enacted, That upon |
suggestion by either party that a witness whose |
testimony is deemed important refuses or is I'M |
willing to testify. it shall be competent Tor 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 testify before said commits
soners in the same manner as Is now provided by
law in the case Of commissions issued from the
courts of the United States.
APPROVED, April Z, 1869