The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-12-14
Approved, April 10, 1s69.

An Act authorizing the submission of the cousti-
| tutious Of Virg MA, Mississippi, and Texas TO
vote Of the people, and authorizing the election
of State officers, provided by the said constItu-
| tioTs, and members of Congress
| BE it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatIves of the United States of America in
C4ngress assembled, That the President Of the
| United States, such time as he may deem
best for the public interest. may submit the con-
stitutivn which framed by the convention
| which tmet in Richmond, virginia, on Tuesday,
| the third day of december, one Thousand eight
hundred ami sixty-seven, to the voters Of said
State registered at the date Of said submIs-io.
for ratification rejection: pnd he MAJ also sub
init To separate vote such provisions of said con-
stituton as lie may deem best, such vote to be
taken either upon each OF the said PROVISIONS
alone, in connect with the other portions of
said consti ution. the President may direct
Sec. 2. And be it 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
yided for by the sa d constitution, and members
of Congress: and the officer commanding the dis
trlct Of Virginia shall cause the lists OF regis
tered voters of said State to lie revised, en-
larged aud corrected prior to such election,
cording to law, and for that purpose may ap-
point such regIstars as he may deem necessary,
And said elections shall be held and returns
thereof made in a manner provided by the acts
of Cong commonly called the reconstruction
See, 8. And be it further enacted, That the
President of the United States may in Ike man
neT submit the Constitution OF leXis 10 the VOTERS
Of said State al such time aud III SUCH manner |
he may direct, either the entire constitution or
separate provisions 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 |
a II the State officers provided for in said con-
stitutI0n, and members of Congress: provided |
ai-o, hat no election shall be held in the said
State OF Texas for any purpose until the President
SO directs.
Sgc l. And be it further enacted, That the
commissioner the part of the United states, in
conj anction with the mnissiouer the part IF
Mexico, is hereby authorized to make all need
full rules and reg ulatons for conducting the busi
ness Of the commission such rules and regula-
tons not contravening the Const tuition Of the
United States and provisions of this act, or the
convention.
SEC 5. 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 The Urited States such papers and records
relating to the commission as lie may deem proper,
or Is may be called for by the commissioners: AID
at the termination Of the commits ion all the
records, documents and other papers which have
been brought before the commissioners, OF which
may be in possession of their secretaries, shall be
iepositedin the Department of state: Provided,
That this section shall not be Construed to
pre-, ent the comtniss ner the part Of Mexico
from d-pcsiting in the department certified copies
Dr. duplicates OF papers produced on behalf CT his
government instead of originals
SEC. .. And be it further enacted, That upon =
by either patty that a witness whose
is deemed important refuses or is un-
willing to testify, it shall be competent for the
board Of commissioners to issue commission TO
ome suitable person to take the testimony of such
witness. who, il in the United States, may be COM
,eled to appear and testify before said commits
iouers in the same manner now provided by I
aw in the case of commissions issued from the
ourts Of the United States. .
APPROVED, April7, 1869 !