The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-10-22
Approve April 10. 1>to.

An Act auIharz ne ,lr submission Of the cousti-
iutot.s # tirg nla. Mississippi, and Texas. 10
v,teu # the people, and n h' riziHS The election
# State officers. pfovi' ed b! the said constItu-
tons. ami members Of Congress
BE it enacted BIZ the serate snd House Of Rep
resentat-yes If the United States Of America IN
: ny ess assembled, That the President OF the
United State-, Al such tiu-~ a. he may deeh
bot for the rus.iic interest, may submit the con-
.titutI.sn With VS. framed by the convention
which .IHet in Richmond, Virginia on IueSiay,
the GLi i day 81 ecemher, one thUuSaLd tl=Ht
hun 4rel ANA sixty even. 10 tie voters Il s"it
State, registered a; the date OF -aid suom-s In
Tor atsf a ion or ICjeetlun; pad he mfJ also sub
init L. separate vute such rT'NiS.ls q '5td cen
srftl5 on as lie may deem best, such vote 10 be
taken either upon e-cA Of the said provisions
alone. 7 ia connect with he other pot tons VI
-sii conSi uti n tie President may Glff ct
SEC > 4 j be it further enacted, That at the
ne election the voters of said stale may E1te
for aui eject members 4 the general assembly u
said state ana AL the officers If SAID state pro-
viled for 10y the "a constitution, AID ne NIB l.
81 Congress and the officer commanding the DIS
tIict # Viz. ina shall cause the lists Of iegs-
tered voters Of said State to be revived, Ell
hsr.ei AID corrected prior to such election, &c
cpIt,rt 10 law, ana for that purpo-e may ap'
Do uf such REGISTRARS As ie may deem necessary
And said elections shall be held and returns
thereof msde in manner provided by we aH's
~ Cong sct,r.srouly led the ecuu>trUction acts
Sac .. And L.. it further enacted, That the
Prescott Of the United States ulSy IN Ike man
ne- subm the constitution Of Texas 10 theT"isrs
If ,ail state n such time AZ" IN such MATTER
Il he my dire I, either the entire constitution or
separate provisions OF the same, as pruYliee IN
Tlt. first section If this 8c-, II separate vote
ami az the ne Election the voters may vote iyr
and eIert tie memteis # tie lrElslatn'e ami
= u The State Ulcers provided t8r IN sdid IN
>fftut on and men hers Of Congress: pIofIdel
al @. hat no election shall lie held in The sad
state Of Texas for any purpose an'li the President
- 4 irecJs.
commissioner on the part OF the United states, III
with the commi-s;o- er on tie part II
Mexico, is hereby authorized to make al need
fuI rules and reg Ulatior> far conducting the buS-
II IS If the commission; such rules ana rtEuia-
tion- not cautIagenpg the Const tuition # the
United states and provisions Of this act, OF the
SIC. >. And he it further enacted. Thst tie
Secretary of state is hereby authorized and re-
oufr.G to transmit to the commissioner on the
l,art OF lie Uri5ed ares such papers and records
rel ting t. the commission a. lac may deem proper
or As NAV he called for by the commissioners; AID
NJ the termination # the commits ion al 1hr
records, documents, and other papers which have
been brought before the commissioners, or which
may be in possession Of their secretarie' shall he
the Department Cf state: Prov del,
That this section shall not be 50 construed as 10
pre-, enf the comnsissiu ner On the part 81 Mexico
from g. posting in the department certlfed copies
OF duplicates OF papers prUIncei on bellli CT NE
government instead of originals
sEc. D. And be it further enacted, That upon
suggestion by either patty that a witness whose
testimony is deemed important refuses or IS IN
" Him. 10 testify it shall be competent Tor The
hoard 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
peled to appear End testify before saih comiiiis-
siouers in the same manner as Is now pTovlded ~
law in the case Of commissions issued from the
courts of tie United States.
Approved, APiii-, 1863