The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-07-01

An Act 70 discontinue Sault SteQ Marie. ~ . pos
of entry in the Superior district, and to estat
lish Marquette in lieu thereof
+ Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House OF kel
resentatiyes OF the United States Of America II
Congress assembled, That Sault ste. Marie IN IN
district Of Superior, is hereby discontinued a.
port Of entry, and that the port Of entry for tn
| district be, and is hereby, established At Mar
auette, at which place the collector of the dis
trict shall reside, and deputy collector shall re
| side at Sault Ste. Marie.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That al
acts and parts of acts conaravening this act be
| and the same are hereby, repealed. This ac
shall take effect from and after the tenth day o.
May next
Approved April 10, 1869.
| IPublic-No 25.
An Act making available appropriation hereto,
| fore made for furniture for the Presidential
| Mansion
| RI. IL enacted bv the Senate and House of Rep
resentatiYes of the United States of America In
| Congress assembled. That the sum OF twenty -nVe
thousand dollars, appropriated by the &C! approved
March third, eighteen hundred and sixty nine,
entitled AN act making appropriations Tor
sundry civil expenses of the government for the
wear ending June thrteth, eighteen hundred and
seventy, and for other purposes, for the purpose
Of refurnishing the Presidents House, is
herehy made available fIr snch purpose, without,
in any event, increasing The amount Of said ap-
preparation.
Approved, April 10, 1860.
TPublic-No. 2
Public Kesolution-No. 6
A Resolution respecting the provisional govern
ments of Virginia and Texas.
Resolved BY the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives Of the United SSate- Of America in Con-
gress assembled, That the persons now holding
civil offices in the provisional governments of VIZ
ginia and Texas. who cannot take and subscribe
tine oath prescribed by the act entitled g An act
to prescribe an oath of Office and for other pur-
u hall
sage Of this resolution, be removed therefr"m !;
and it shall be the duty of the district comman l.
to fill the vacancies so created by the appoint
ment of persons who can take said oath; pro
vi,ied That the provisions Of this resolution shall
not apply to persons v no by reason Of the re-
moval of their disabilities provided in the
fourteenth amendment to the Constitution shall
have qualified for any office IN pursuance OF the
act entitled An act prescribing an oath Of Office
by persons from whom legal disabilities shall have
been removed" approved July eleventh, eigh-
be, and is hereby extended to, and made appli-
cable to the State Of Mississippi.
SCHUYLER CoIFAx.
speaker efthe House of Representatives.
B +. WADE.
President Of the Senate pro temPore.
Endorsed by the President: 9 Received Febru-
ary 9th, 1s69.'
Mote by the Department Of State The fore.
going resolution having been presented to the
President of the United States for his approval,
and no. having been returned by HIM TO the
house of Congress where it originated within the
time prescribed By the Constitution If the United
states has become a law without his approval
An Act authorizing the submission Of the oonsti-
tutions of Virginia. Mississippi. and Texas, to
a vote of the people, and authorizing the election
of State officers provided by the said constitu-
tons and members Of Congress.
Be il enacted BY the Senate and House OF Rep
re,eutatives of 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.
s:itution which was framed by the convention
which lmet in Richmond, virginia, on Tuesday.
the third day OF December, one thousand eight
hundred and siXty-seven, TO the voters OF saiu
State registered at the date of said submis>ioa.
for ratification or rejection pod he may also sub
nit 10 separate vote such provisions OF said Con-
sti,ution as he may deem best, such vote 10 be
taken either upon each of the said provisions
alone or in connection with the other portions Of
said constitution, as the President may direct
SEC . Aud be il 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 said constitution. and members
of Congress; and the officer commanding the dis
trict Of Virginia shall cause the lists OF regs-
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 ap-
point such registrars as he may deem necessary
thereof made in a manner provided by the acts
of Congress commonly called the reconstruction
acts
SEC, 3. And be il further enacted, That the
President Of the United States may in like man
ner submit the of Texas TO the voters
of said State at such time and in such manner
az he may direct either the entire constitution or
separate prov isions 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-
stitution, and members OF Congress: provided
alse. hat no election shall be held in the said
State of Texas for any purpose until the President
90 directs.
SIC !. 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 busi-
ness Of the commission such rules and regula-
tions not coutravenipg the Constitution Of the
United States and provisions Of this act, or the
convention.
SEC. s. And be it further enacted. That the
Secretary of State is hereby authorized and re-
auired to transmit to the commissioner on the
part of the Crited States such papers and records
relating To the commission as he may deem proper,
or as may be called for by the commissioner; 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 If their secretaries, shall be
in the Department Of state: Provided,
That this section shall not be SO construed as to
pre-. en-, the commissioner on the part OF Mexico
from d.positing in the department certned copies
or duplicates of papers produced on behalf Of his
instead Of originals