The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-29
approved, April 10, 1859.

buttons II Nlr2 MA. Mississippi, anu icAas ~
vote of the people, and auth rizing the election
Of State officers. provided by the SAID consfitu-
| tio1s and members Of Congress
| Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
! resentatIves If the United States of America in
| = ngress assembled, That the President of the
| United States AT such time as he may deem
beet fol- the public int, est, may submit the con-
| stitution which framed by the convention
which ,met in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday,
| the rhi' d day "t december. one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-feven, to the voters Il said
| State registered at the date of said subms-io
for tatfica ion rejection; pnd he may also sub
nit separate vote such provisions II laid Gem
| sritu.:on he may deem best, such vute TO be
| taken either upon each of the said provisions
alone, r in conne:ii with the other POI tons Of
| said cpnsIi uti n. the President may direct
SEC. ,. Ard he it further enacted, That at the
same election the voters Of said state may vote
for and elect members uf the general assembly Of
said State AMI all the officers # said State pro
sided for by the "a constitution, aud ID. NIB rs
of Congress aud the officer commanding the dis
trict # Viz iba shall cause the lists Of regis
tered voters of said State to be revised
larged AID corrected prior to such election, &C
cording to law, and for that purpo-e may ap
pa Mt such reg,stars as e may deem NECESSARY.
And said elections shall be held anu returns
thereof made in "A manner provided by the acts
Cong connonl called the reconstruction acts
SEC, 5. And be it further enacted, That the
President If the United States may IN lie man
ner submit the constitution % Texas TO The voters
a. b. m " direct either the entire Constitution or
separate provisions OF the same. As provided III
the first section # this act, to separate vote
ai,; at the me lection the voters may vote fer
AID let the memi Of the leeislatu and
a n the State officers provided FIR in SAID c, a.
etitut'on, and members of Congress: provided
also, b It no cleo ion shall tie leid in the SAID
State of Texas Tor any purpose until the President
80 directs.
SEC 4. AID be it further enacted, That the |
the part OF the United states, in
Contraction with the C mlni>so er IN the part 4
Mexico, is hereby authorized to make al need |
full rules and ulation f,r conducting thr bus
mss # the commission ; such roles and regula |
tons not cpniaveniug the Const tuition # the |
United states, and PROVISIONS If this act, or the |
SEC S. And lie it further enacted That the |
Secretary of State is hereby authorized and re- |
auired to transmit to the commissioner on the |
part Of he U,itsd ates such papers and records |
rel ting to the commission As he may deem proper
Is may he called for BY the commissioners: a d
at the Termination. f the commis ion all the /
records, documents. and other papers which have
been brought before the commissioners, VI which |
may be in o-session # their secretaries. shall be
deposited in the Department Of state: PROVIDED,
That this section shall not be .onstrued as to
pre-. the c, maiissi. ner on the part # Mexico
fiom d, posting the department Ger tted 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 patty that a witness whose
is deemed important refuses or is un |
" iilng 10 testify it shall be competent for the
board Of commissioners t., issue commission to
some suitable person to take the testimony OF such
witness who. il in the United States, may be COM
siorers in the same manner as Is now provided by
aw in the case Of commissions issued from the
courts Of tie United States. |,
APPROVED, Apiii7, 1869 |,