The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-07-10

Be II enacted BY the Senate anu house VI HeP
resentati es OF the United >tatesof America IN
Cong ess assembled That Sault tie. Marie, IN the
district of Superior, 10 hereby discontinued as a
port Of entry, and that the port Of entry ior the
district be, and Is hereby, estabi' he'd nj MAI
quette, at which place the collector OF The dis-
trict shall reside, and deputy collector shall re-
side at Saut ste. Marie. :,
SEC ., And be it further enacted, That all
acts and parts Of acts cunaravening this act De
and the same hereby, repealed This act
shall take effect from and after the tehth uas VI
May next.
Approved April 10, 1860
TPublic-No %.
An Act making available appropriation hereto,
fore made for furniture for the Presidential
Mansion.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Eep
resen,atiyes of the United States Of America IN
Congress assemoi d. That the sum Of TWENTY-FIVE
thousand dollars, appropriated by the ACT approved
March third, eighteen hundred and sixty nine.
entitled An act making appropriations fr
surd v civil expenses of the COVE nmeut for the
wear ending ,uue thirtieth. eighteen hundred and
seventy AID for other purposes II tue purpose
If rcfurnishiug the Presidents House" is
hereby made available f snch purpose, without,
in any event, increasing The amount of said ap-
Approved, April 10, 1869.
IPublic-No. .
Public hesoution-No.
A Resolution speeding the pr 'vIsonal govern
m-nts of Virginia and Texas.
Resolved by the Senate and House OF repre-
seDratiyes Of The United site of America in Con-
sress assembl d, That the persons now ho,dihg
evil Offices in the rrovis ma. governments VIZ
ginia and Texas, who cannot take and subscribe
tue oath prescribed by the act entitled - An act
to y, escribe an oath of office and for other pur-
poses approved July =, SCI, SHALL on the pas
"a e of this resoluti n. be removed thertfr'm
and il shall he the DUTY of the district commau i
ers t., fill the ,acances created by the app lnf
ment # persons who can take said oath; pro
vifled hat the provisions If this resolution SHAH
not appiy to per,ors - no by reason OF the tie
moyal o. their disabilities provided in the
four. zenith anne ldment TO the Cons itutl n shall
have on ,lified for any office IN pursu nee OF the
act entitled An act pre-crib NJ an oath II office
by persons from whom legal Disabilities shall have
been removed approved july eleventh, eigh-
re, and IS hereby extended t., and MAZE appli-
cable to the state Of Mississippi
SCHUYLER Co FAX.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
President of the Senate pro tempore.
Endorsed by the President: 8 Received febru-
airy 9th, 1-69'
fNete by the Department of State The 70 e.
going resolution having been presented 10 the
President of the United tates for his approval,
and rot having been returned by him TO the
hoes. Of Co gress where it or ginatei within the
time prescribed by tne Constitution f the United
States has become a law without his approval
An Act anthnrjzing the submission of the consti-
,utoi.s of Virg ma, Mississippi. and Texas TO
vate If the people, and auth rizng the election
Of State officers, provided by the said constltu-
tio1s ami members Of Congress
Be il enacted by the Senate and House OF Rep
re,entat,ves Of the United States of America in
. ngu e-s assembled, That The President OF the
United states, such time as be may Deem
bet for the public interest. may submit the CON-
stitutien which WIS framed by the convention
which Rnet in Richmond, Virginia, on Tnesiay,
the ihii d day ot december, one thousand eight
hundred and sixty,eyen TO the voters Il sad
State registered at the date of said subnls>1o
for ratifi ion or rejection: pad he MAJ also sup-
init to a separate vote such provisions OF laid CEN
srituIiop as he NAV deem best, such vote to be
taken either upon each of the said provisions
alone, in come ri n with The other POI tons Of
sail cousti uti N, the President may dir'c ct
SEC 2 AID be it further enacted, That at the
same election the voters of said state NAV Vote
for and elect members of the general assembly OF
said State. and all the officers of said state pro
vided for by the "a constitution, and mtmorrs
of Congress and the officer commanding the DIS
trict Of Virginia shall cau.e the lists of reg's-
tered voters Of said State to be revised, en-
larged and correci ed prior to such election, ac-
cordng to law, and for that purpose may ap-
Do Mt such REGISTRARS as he may deem necessary .
And said elections shall be held and returns
thereof made in a manner provided by the acts
of Gong, ess 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 10 the voters
of .aid STATE a, such time and in such manner
a. be MY direct either the entire constitution or
separate provisions If the same, as provided in
the first section of this act, to separate vote
AMI at the me election the voters may vote fr
and elert the members Of the legislature and
a II the State officers provided f,r in said con-
,tirut on. and members of Congress: provided
al o, hat no e1ecrion shall he held in the saSd
State of Texas for any purpose until the President
90 directs.
SEC !, And be it further enacted, That the
commissioner on the part OF the United states, in
conjunction with the commissioner On the part II
Mexico, is hereby authorized to make all need
full rules and rel ulatons for conducting th- bust
p-ss If the commission; such rnles and regula-
zion. not c.,utravening the Const tuition Of the
United Stat-s and provisions Of this act, or the
convent on.
Sac. 5. And he it further enacted. That the
Secretary of State shereby authorized and re-
ouir+d 10 transmit to the commissioner on the
mart of I've Urited ates such papers and records
rel ting to the commission as he may deem proper,
or a. NAV be called for b, the commissioners; AID
at the termination. # the commits ion all tn
records, documents, and other papers ~hicn nave
been brought before the commissioners, or when
NAV be in possession # their secretaries. shall he
in the Department Of state: Provide |,
That this section shall not be SO construed as to
pre-. emf the C.. mn issi' ner on the part al Mexico
from d. posting in the department certlhed coprs
or duplicates OF papers produced on oehaii OF MS
government instead Of originals
SEC g. And be il further enacted. That upon
sugge .tion by either pa ty that witness whose
testimony is deemed important refuses or is un
willing to testify, it shall be competent fr the
board Of commissioners I" issue q mmissi"n TO
some suitable person to take the testimony Of such
witness who il in the United States, may be COM
PEELED to appear md t-stfy before said commits
sioners in the sxEie manner as Is now PROVIDED ~
law In the case If commissions issued from the
courts Of the United States.
APPROVED, April Z, 1863
irublc-No. o.
An Act to to continue in force an act entitled An
act to extend the charter of Washington city"