The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-11-16
Approved, April 10, 1869.

| An Act authorizing the submission of the coHsti-
| buttons of Virginia, Mississippi, and Texas. to
vote of the people, and authorizing the election
Of State officers, provided 10y the sad constitu-
tio1s and members Of Congress.
| Be- it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
| re.eutatives If the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That the President of the
United States, at such time as he may deem
best for the public interest, may submit the con-
stitution which was framed by the convention
which .met in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday
the third day of Iecember, one thousand eight
| hundred and sixty-seven, TO the voters Of said
State registered at the date of said subm1s' ios,
for Iatitila ion or rejection pud he may also sub
nit 10 a separate such provisions of said con-
sttution as he may deem best, such vote to be
taken either upon each Of the said provisions
alone, II in conne;ti Ii with the other portions OF
said consti ution, as the President may direct
SEC , And 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-
vided for by the sad constitution, and mtIno Is
of Congress and the officer commanding the dis
trict Of yir-inia slall cause the lists of regis
tered voters of said State TO be revised, en-
larged and corrected, prior to such election, &C
cording to law, and for that purpose may APP
point such registrars Is he may deem necessary.
And said elections shall be held and returns
thereof made in manner provided by the acts
of Congress commonly called the acts
SEC, 8. And be it further enacted, That the
ner submit the constitution of Texas to the voters
of said State al such time and in such manner
as he may direct either the entire constitution or
separate provisions OF the same, as provided III
the first section of this act, to separate vote:
and at the same election the voters may vote for
and elect the members Of the legislature and
all the State officers provided for IN said CON
stitution. and members of Congress: provided
also. That 10 election shall be held in the said
State of Texas for any purpose until the President
60 directs.
SEC l. And be it further enacted, That the
on the part of the United States, in
conjunction with the commissioner on the part Of
Mexico is hereby authorized to make all need
full rules and regulations for conducting the bust
ness Of the commission; such rules and regula-
tons not cpntrayening the Constitution OF the
United States and provisions of this act, or the
convention.
SEC 5. And be it further enacted, That the
Secretary of State is hereby authorized and re-
duired to transmit to the commissioner on the
part of the United States such papers and records
relating to the commission as he may deem proper,
or as may be called for by the commissioners; and
at the termination of the commission 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
depositedin the Department of state: Provided,
That this section shall not be so construed as to
prevent the commissioner on the part OF Mexico
from depositng in the department certified copies
or duplicates of papers produced on behalf OF his
instead of originals.
SEC 6. And be it further enacted, That upon |
by either party that witness whose |
testimony is deemed important refuses or is I'M |
willing to testify, it shall be competent for the |
board of commissioners to issue commission TO
some suitable person to take the testimony of such
witness, who, if in the United States, may be COM
PEELED to appear and testify before said commits
,iouers in the same manner as is now provided by |
Jaw in the case of commissions issued from the
courts of the United States.
APPROVED, April1, 1869.