The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-07-02

proved, April 10, 1SGa.
IPublic-No, .

| A Resolution r specting the pr 'vsional govern
| ments of Virgin, and TEXAS.
| Resolved by the Senate aud House O! Repre-
sentatives of The United state of America in Con
| grees assembled That the persons now ho dlne
civil offices in the proNsi ma governments Nir-
| ginia and Texas, who cannot take anu subscribe
the oath prescribed by the act entitled - An ac'
to prescribe an oath ef office and for other pur
poses approved July =, 1862, shall, on the pas
| "a e of this resuluti II. be removed ther.frti
and it shall be the duty of the district coni"'a /
ers to fill the Nacancie, spcieated ly the app INT
meut Of persons who can take said oath: pro
vified I hat the provisions Of this resolution shall
not apply to persons ho by ret-'n If the re-
moval of their disabilities provided in the
| fourr eenth amendment TO the Constitute n shat
have qualified for any office pursu nee OF the
| act entitled An act pre>crib NJ an oath Il of1ct
by persons from whom legal disabilities shall ha.
been removed approved Juiy eleventh, eigh-
he. and is hereby extended t., and male appii-
cable to the state of Mississippi
Speaker ofthe House Of Representatives
President Of the Senate pro tempore.
Endorsed by the President: 8 Received feoru-
ary 9th, 1>69."
Mote by the Department of State The 70 e.
gcing resolution having been presented to the
President of the United states for his approval,
and aot having been returned by hun 10 the
house of Congress where il originated WITHIN the
time prescribed by the Constitution # the United
states has become a Law without his approval
An Act authorizing the submission Of the consti-
tutious Of virg ma. Mississippi, and Texas, to
a vote of the people, and auth.rizng the election
Of State officers, provided by the said constltu-
tons and members of Congress.
Be il enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
resentat,ves Of the United States Of America in
c .ngress assembled, That the President Of the
United States, AT such time as he may deem
best for the public interest. may submit the con-
stifutien which was framed by the convention
which lmet in Richmond, virginia. on Tuesday,
the third day of december. one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-.even, to the voters Il said
State registered at the date Of said submis-ioa,
for ion or rejection pod he MAJ also sub
nit to separate vote such provisions CT laid cot-
stituron as he may deem best, such vote to be
taken either upon each OF the said pr"vislops
alone, or in connect with the other portions OF
said consti utiun, the President may dir'ct
SEC. 2 Ard be it further enacted, That at the
same election the voters Of said State may Vote
for and elect members Of the general assembly OF
said State. and all the officers Of said state pro
videL for by the 50 d constitution, and members
of Congress and the officer commanding the dis
trict Il Virginia shall Cause the lists OF regis
tered voters Of said State to be revised. EN-
larged and corrected prior to such election, ac-
cording TO law. and for that purpose may APP
po,nt such REGISTRARS 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, 8. And be it further enacted. That the
President of the United States may in | Ike man
ner submit the constitution of Texas to the voters
Of said State al such time and in such manner
As he NAV direct either the entire constitution or
separate prov iriVns of the same, As provided In
the first section of this act, TO separate vote;
AMI a, the me election the voters may vote for
and elect the members IF the legislature and
all the State officers provided fH IN said con-
stitutlon and members Of Congress: provided
al.o, that 20 election shall be held in the SAID
State of Texas for any purpose until the President
90 directs.
SEC 4, And be It further enacted, That the
comnsione- on the part Of the United states, in
conjunction with the commissioner On the part Of
Mexico, 10 hereby authorized to make all need
full raies and r. sulatons for conducting the bust
n.-ss If the commission; such r. les and regula-
tom not c.ntrav-niBg the Const tuition Of the
United Statrs and provisions Of this act, or the
convention.
SEC. S. And be it further enacted. That the
Secretary of State isbereby authorized and re-
ouired 10 tranxmit to the commissioner on the
unrt Of he Uritsd ates such papers and records
rel ting to the commission as lie may deem proper
or A. NAV be called fur b, the commissioners; AID
at the rerminatio1 # the conh,s ion all IN
records documents. and other papers which have
been br .ught before the commissioners, or which
NAV be in possession If their secr-taries shall he
the Department Of stare; fioSidei
That this section shall not be Sc Construed as to
pre-, en-, the c.mul issi.,ner the part ii Mexico
from ~ POSTING the department t'lPs
or Duplicates OF papers produced on behaif VI Ms
government instead Of originals
SEC g. AMI be il further enacted, That upon
suggestion by either patty th't witness whose
testimony is deemed important refuses or is I'M
willing to testify it shall be c,mp"tent + II the
board Of commissioners Ia issue c. mmission Ia
some suitable person to take The testimony of such
witness who i in the United States may be com
peIIed to appear md stfy before said cnmrnis-
.jo efs in the same mann-I AS Is now provided by
law il, the ca-e IF commissions issued from the
courts of tne United States.
APPROVED, ApIii1, 1869
|, u,,Iic-No- 9.
An Act t. to continue in force act entitled IN
act to extend the charter OF Washington CITY,
and forth -F
Ne It enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
r sen at,v-s # the tnited St. es of Amer ca IN
Congress assembled. That the first and sixth
ections # tie act .ntril,i - Act to extend the
charter Of Wa hingt"H CITY, also To regulate The
SELECTION IF ,fi,e.s and FIR other purposes" "t
he f,cen y-si1th twenty eighth 6fNny, eigh-
tee hundred and sixty OF ght. e and the tiie
arc hereby c..i inued i'll for e for the i,erlni "i
se wear AID unit Cnsress shall otherwise deter
m me- and that all other sections of this act are
hereby Ieieal' d.
Approved, April :. 1853.
An Act 10 declare Nd fix The status of judge al
cate Of me army
BE il enact ,l by the Senate and House of fep-
resent I. YES Got the United states Of Anne, lea IN
Congress assembled. That the number of judge
advocates If he army be. and the anne is hereby.
fixed at light aud the President is hereby
ant zcd, by and with the advice and consent OF
the Senate, TO fill al vacancies which may have
occurred or may hereafter occur therein. az.
Approved, Aoril 10, 1859.