The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-11-26
Approved, april 10, 1se9.

an Act authorizing the submission of the oCnsti
| tutIous of Nirg ma. Mississippi, and Texas, te
| vote If the people, and authorizing the election
Of State officers, provided by the said eonstitu-
| tions. ami members Of Congress.
| Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
| resentatIves Of the United States of America in
| Congress assembled, That the President of the
! United States, Ar such time as he may deem
best for the public interest, may submit the con-
stItutiun which WIS framed by the convention
which srnet in Richmond, Virginia, ON Tuesday,
| the third day OF Isecember. one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-seven, - the voters If said
State. registered at the date Of said suhmis-iou,
for rat n ion rejection pad lie MAJ also sub
NIT TO a separate vote such provisions If laid con-
stiturion as lie may deem best, such vote 10 be
taken either upon each of she said provisions
alone. in connecti with the other portions Of
salt tonsti utiun. as the President may direct
SEC. = Aud be it further enacted. That at the
Same election the voters IF said state may vote
for ant eject members If the general assembly Of
said State and all the officers If sail State pro
yided for hy the sad constitution. and me NIB rs
Of Congress and the officer commanding the dis
triCt Of Virginia : all cause the list, Of regis
tered voters Of said State to be revised, ell
largei aud corrected prior to such election, ac
cordinE to law, and for that purpose may APP
point such registrars he may deem necessary.
And said elections shall be held and returns
thereof made in a manner provided by the acts
OF Cong commonly called the reconstruction acts
SEC, 5. And be il further enacted, That the
President of the Unitei : ates may in Ike man
ner submit the constitution OF Texas - the voters
Of said State at such time ard in such manner
he may direct either the entire constitution or
separate provisions of the same as provided in
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-
stituton, and members of Congress: provided
all o, That no election shall be held in the said
State of Texas for any purpose until the President
90 directs.
SEC 1. And be it further enacted, That the
commissioner 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
mess Of the commission such rules and regula-
tons not contravening the Constitution Of the
United states, and provisions Of this act, or the
SEC 5. And be it further enacted. That the
Secretary of State is hereby authorized and re-
quired TO transmit TO the commissioner on the
part of the Uritsd States such papers and records
relating to the commission he may deem proper. |
CT may be called for by the commissioners; and
at the termination Of the commis ion all the |
records, documents, and other papers which have |
been brought before the commissioners, or which /
may be in possession IF their secretaries shall be
in the Department of state: Provided, |
That this section shall not be construed as TO
prevent the commissioner on the part Of Mexico
from depositing in the department certified copies
or duplicates of papers produced on behalf of his
government instead of originals.
SEC. g. And be il further enacted, That upon
suggestion by either party that witness whose
is deemed important refuses or is I'M
willing to testify il shall be competent for 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
1elled to appear and testify before said commits
oners in the same manner as Is now provided by
aw in the case of commissions issued from the
ourts of the United States.
APPROVED, April', 1869.