The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-12-15

An Act authorizing the submission Of the consi
iut,5as e yig- ma, Mississippi aud Texas. I
voteof the people, and 7urLe rzing the election
# state officers. provided by the said c1astitu'
tio',s. AMI members Of Congress
! Be it enacted hy the Senate ana House IF Rep
rcseut,tttves Il the United states Of America 10
I : n-.re,s assembled, That tie President Of the
/ United States. at such time as ne NAV deem
bet for the public interest. may submit the con-
sttutian which was frauuei 10y the convention
/ which ITnet in Richmond, virginia. on Tuesday,
/ the third day II LcCeuiher. one thousand eight
! hundred ami sixty, even. 10 the voters # said
State registered al he date Of said Suhmls>io-,
for ratification or rejection lut he may also sl.t-
nit 10 a separate vote such provisions Of said con-
| stitutfOn he may deem best, suCu vote to Ice
| taken either upon each Of the said provisions
alone. or in connecti with the other portions Of
salt consti utian, a the President may direct
| See. , And be it further enacted, That at the
saline election the voters If SAID State may Vote
fsr and elect members # the general assembly Of
said State. and all the officers Of said State pro
ii led for by the sad constitution, and ne NIB Il
/ OF Congress and tire officer commanding; the dis
trict Il Virginia shall cause the lists Of regis
tered voters Of said State to be revised. en-
ldTEcd and corrected prior 10 such election, &C
cordin- TO law. and for that purpose may APP
point such registrars a. lie may deem necessary
And said elections shall be held and returns
thereof made il a manner provided 10y the acts
Cong commonly called the reconstruction acts
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That the
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Ter submit the. constitution Of Texas u the voters
II said State such time aud in such manner
he may direct. either the entire constitution or
separate provisions OF the same, provided in
the firStsection Of this act. u separate vote;
and at the same election the voters may vote for
and elect the members IF the Legislature and
I'll the State officers provided for in said con
-ritutIuu, and members Of Congress: provided
also. ] hat no election shall be held in the said
State Of Texas for any purpose until the President
50 directs.
SIC /. Ard he it further enacted, That the
commissioner on the part 81 the United states, III
oujUnctiun with the commissioner on the part Of
Mexico, l. hereby authorized to make all need
fGl rules and regulations for conducting the bust
n-ss If the commission: such rules and reEula- |
tons not contravening the Constitution uf the
United states and provisions Of this act, or the
convention.
SEc. ) And he it further enacted. Thst 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 10 the commission he may deem proper,
or as NAV be called for by the commissioners aud
at the termination Il the commits ion all the |
records, documents and other papers which have |
been brought before the commissioners, or which |
nav be in possession Of theirs secretaries. shall be
deposited in the Department of state: Provided |
That this section shall not be construed as To |
pre-, ent the commissioner On the part # Mexico |
from depJsiins in the department certified copies
or duplicates OF papers produced On behalf OF his /
government instead Of originals
SEC. 6. And be it further enacted. That upon
suggestion by either party that a witness whose
testimony is deemed important refuses or IS I'M
willing TO testify. ii shall be competent FIR the
board Of commissioners To issue commission TO
some suitable person take the testimony Of such
witness, Who il in the United States. may be com
PEELED appear and testify before said commits
siouers in the same manner ass now provided by
law in the case of commissions issued from the
courts of tie United States
Approved, April1, 1863.