The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-12-24

An Act asthosising TIE subaiasioa Of the coasti'
buttons Of Virginia, Mississippi. and Texas, e
vote Of the people, and auskSriEing the election
Of State oaacers. provided BY the said constitu-
tioo, and members Of CongFOa. sff
Be It enacted BY tho Senate and House Of Rep
resentatIves Of the United States Of America in
Congress assembled, That the President of the
United States, At such time Is he may deem
beet for the public interest, may submit the con-
stitutivn which was framed by the convention
| which kmet in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday,
the third day of december, one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-seven, to the voters Of said
State, registered at the date OF said subms-io.,
for iatca'i ion or rejection pad he mag also sub
nit To a separate vote such provisions Of said con-
stitu,ion as he may deem best, such vote to be
| taken either upon elch of the said provisions
alone, IT in conu-cti with The other POI tions OF
| said consii utiun the President may direct
Sec. 2 Ard be it further enacted, That at the
same election the voters of said state may vote
! for ard eject members of the general assembly VI
said state AND all the officers Uf said State pro
| ,ided for by the constitution, and M NIB rs
of Congress and the officer commanding the dis
tiict If Virginia shall cause the lists OF reg
tered voters of said State TO be revised, ELI
larged and lied prior to such election, &C
cording TO law, and for that purpo-e may ap
po mt such regIstars as he may deem necessar,
And said elections shall lie held and returns
I'll ereof made in manner provided by he acts
OF Cong commonly called the reconstruction acts
See s. And be it further enacted, That the
President OF the United States may IN ke man !
submit the constitution OF Texas 10 the VOL ers
Of said State such time AID in such manner |
he may direct, either the entire constitution or
separate provisions ct the same. AS provided III |
the first section If this act, 10 a separate Vote
ami at the same election the voters may vote for
and elect the members Of the legislature and
i, Il the State officers provided FIR in SAID con
stitutiou and members Of Congress: provided
al, o, hat election shall lie held IN The sad
State of Texas for any purpose until the President
50 directs.
SIC ! Aud be il further enacted That the
on the part OF the United states, IN
conf snctiun with the ,mmi-so' the part II
Mexico. Is hereby authorized to make all uee'l-
fu rules and reg uataons fUr Conducting the busl-
IS Of the commission; such rHles ana re5uli-
ton, not cpntraveniug the Cunst tuition Of the
United states, and provisions Of this act, or the
convent on.
sac s. And be it further enacted. That the
Secretary OF State is hereby authorized and re-
CURED 10 transmit to the commissioner on the
part of The Gritsd ates such papers ana -eccrls
rel ting to the commission as he may deem T per-
IT as may be called for by the commissioners; a. Il
at the teInlinati0-, # the eomnis hon al thr
records, documents and other papers which have
been brought before the commissioners, Oh which
may be in POSSESSION f their seer e. shall be
the Department OF state: P1ovidet,
That this section shall mo- be 80 onstrued as to
pre-, eat the ,mII.i-sl the part II Mexico
from Il, posting the GsptItn Ger tined copies
Or duplicates ot papers produced On behalf OF Lis
:. yerumeut instead of originals
SIC q Ami lie il further enacted, That upon
10y either pa " that witness hose
testimony is deemed important refuses IS uH-
v Hing 10 testify 1T SHAH be C mpeteut Fl the
board II G IuIl,issiouers To- issue a commission TO
some suitable person to axe the testimony 81 such
witness who, il the United States, may be COM
pei ell 70 APP and TESTIFY before said commits
siJn ers in Tie nlain~r as Is now provided by
law in the case Of commissions issued from the
courts of tue United States.
APPROVED, ApIiI7, 1863