The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-11-27
Approved, April 10, 1850.

An Act authorizing the submission of the consti
tutIons Of Virginia, Mississippi. and Texas, te
vote Of the people, and authorizing the election
If State officers, provided 10y the SAID constltu-
tio-Is. and members of Congress
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatives IF the United States of America in
C.nCress assembled. That the President OF the
United States, such time as he may deem
best for the public interest, may submit the con-
sfitutien which framed by the convention
which snet in Richmond, virginia, on Tuesday.
the third day Of December, one thousand eight
hundred and siNty-seven, To the voters ci SAID
State registered at the date of said submission,
for ratification or rejection pHi he MAJ also sub
nit to a separate vote such provisions OF >ad Con-
stitution as he may deem best, such vote TO Ice
taken either upon each Of the said provisions
alone or in connection with the other portions Of
said consti ution. as the President may direct
SEC. =. And be il 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 If said State pro
viied for by the sad constitution, and members
Of Congress and the officer commanding the dis
trict Of Virginia s. all cause the lists OF regis
tered voters of said State 10 be revised, en-
largei and corrected, prior TO such election, &C
coriing 10 law, and for that purpose may ap-
point 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 Cong commonly called the reconstruction acts
SEC, 3. And be it further enacted, That the
President of the United States may in like man
ner submit the constitution of Texas to the voters
of said State at such time and in such manner
as he NAV direct either the entire constitution or
separate provision. of the same, provided in
the first section of this act TO separate vote I:
and at the same election the voters may vote for
and elect the members of the legislature and
all the State officers provided for in said con-
stitution, and members of Congress: provided
also, That no election shall be held in the said
State of Texas for any purpose until the President
80 directs
SIC J. And he it further enacted, That the
commissioner ON the part of the United States, in
contraction with the commissioner on the part of
Mexico is hereby authorized to make all need
full rules and regulations for conducting the bu>l-
ness Of the commission, such rules and regula-
tons not coutrayening the Constitution of the
United States and provisions Of this act, or the
SEC 5. And be it further enacted. That the
Secretary of State is hereby authorized and re-
quired TO transmit to the commissioner on the
part of the United States such papers and records
relating to ths commission as he may deem proper
or as may be called for by the commissioners: and
at the termination of the commits ion all the
records, documents, and other papers which have
been brought before the commissioners, or which
may be in possession Of their secretaries shall be
deposited in the Department Of state: Provided,
That this section shall not be SO construed as To
prevent the commissioner on the part OF Mexico
from depositing in the department certified copies
or duplicates of papers produced on behalf OF his
government instead of originals.
SEC s. And be it further enacted, That upon
suggestion by either party that witness whose
is deemed important refuses or is I'M
willing to testify, il shall be competent for the
some suitable person to take the testimony of such
witness who il in the United States, may be COM |
PEELED TO appear and testify before said commits
sioners in the same manner as Is now provided by
law in the of commissions issued from the |
courts of the United States.
APPROVED Aprii7 I, 1863.