The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-10-28

An Act auth lriZng the submission Of the consti
tuts"ts Of Nirg MA. Mississippi. and Texas. Il
| avte Of the people and auE rizinG the election
If State officers, provided by the said cohstitu'
| ticts ami members IF Congress
| lie it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
/ resenfatIyes If the United States OF America IN
: ngiess assembled, That the President of the
| DuItrti states. such tIn.e rs he may deein
/ bet for the puddle interest, may submt the cou-
stIrutI,fn which famed by the convention
watch .met in Richmond, virginia on Tuesday,
! the thi d day If iecember, enc thousand eight
hundred slXty-seyeu 10 the voters Il SAID
State registered at the date OF said submIs~io ;,
| Tor at fl ion rcjection; pad he MAJ also sub
nit separate yute such provisions uf laid Con-
| sjituron he may deem best. such vote 10 Ice
taken either upon e .ch of the said prnrlsioIs
aiunr, T in connect n with the other portions Of
| said cOn-ii uti n. the President may direct
SEC. 2 ID be it further enacted. That at the
election the voters of said state may vote
Ton and eject members If the general assembly If
said state. all the officers If said State pro
,ided for 10y the IA constitution. and memb
OF Congress and the officer commanding the dis
tIict If Nif-inla shall cause the lists OF reg $
tered voters of said State to be revived,
lsrged aud ed prior to such election, &c
curdlng 10 law, ami for that purpose may ag-
pu mt such rpgiStars Is lie may deem necessary
And said elections shall he held and returns
thereof made in manner provided ty The acts
OF Cong commonly ct.ed the recoustructiona acts
Sc, 3. And BE- it further entcted, That the
PRESIDENT Of the United States may in Ike
submit the constitution of Texas TO the voters
of saiI State a, sach time aud in such manner
a. he may direct, either the entire constitution or
separate provisions OF the same. As provided in
the first section of this act. II separate vote;
the election the voters may voie / n
and tleI the memhers Of the Legislature and
a The State officers provided for in sad CON
>tiiut on and members Of Congress: provided
aI-o, hat no election shall lie held in the sad
State OF Texas for any purpose until the President
so directs
Sac l. AID he it further enacted, hat the
commissioner on the part OF the United states. in
conf ancti N with the Commissioner the part II
Mexico, is hereby authorized to make ali need
full rules and ulat'ous fIr Conducting the bust
ness Of the commission; such roles and regull-
tons not cnntraveniug The Const tuition Of the
United States and provisions Of this act, or the
SEC. ;. And be it further enacted. That the
Secretary of State is hereby authorized and re-
CURED to transmit to the commissioner on the
part Of he UrIted ates such papers and records
rel ting the commission as he may deem proper,
may be called for by the commissioners; and
at the terminatip., # the oGmms ion all the
records, documents, and other papers which have
been brought before the commissioners, or which
may lie in possession # their secretaries, shall he
deposited in the Department of state: Provided, |
That this section shall not lie ,onstrued as To
pre-, ent the commissioner On the part Of Mexico |
from dtpositig i'll the department certified copies
or duplicates OF papers produced on behalf OF his
government instead of originals
SEC 6. And be il further enacted That upon |
suggestion by either party thst a witness whose |
testimony is deemed important refuses or is un-
willing to testify it shall be competent fir the |
board of commissioners to issue a commission TO !
some suitable person take the testimony of such
witness. who il in the United States may be COM
PEELED to appear and testify before said commits
siouers in the same manner ssis now provided by
Jaw in the case of commissions issued from the
courts Of the United States
APPROVED ApIilI, 1869