The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-10-19
Approved, April 10, 1859.

An Act authorizing the submission of the consti
| tutIors Of Yirg MIA, Mississippi. and Texas, IL
vote of the people, and auth rizing the election
Of State officers, provided by the salu cohstitu-
to1s and members Of Congress
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatTves If the United States OF America IN
. ngreSs assembled, That the President OF the
United States. AT such time as he may deem
best for tine public inte est, may submit the cnn-
sfitution which WAS framed by tine convention
which smet in Richmond, virginia, on Tuesday,
the third day of itecember, one thousand eight
hundred ami stXty--eyen, TO the voters Il sud
State registered at the date of said submis,i +,
for ratification rejection; pad he Tay also sub
nit TO a separate vote such provisions of laid con-
stitulion as be may deem best, such vote to be
taken either upon each OF the said provisions
alone, IT in conn-cii with the other POI tons OF
said cous;i uti,n II, the President may direct
SEC > AID be it further enacted, That at the
same election the vot-rs of said State may vote
for and elect members of the general assembly Of
said State, and AL the officers II said State pro-
yided for by the "a 4 constitution, and mt NIB rs
of Congress; and the officer commanding the dis
trict Of Vii-ina shall cause the lists of regis
tered voters of said State to be revived, en-
larged and corrected. prior to such election, &C
cordng to law, and for that puipose may ap
Do mt 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 ess commonly called the reconstruction acts
SEC, 3. And be it further enacted, That the
President Of the United s. ates may III Ike mai-
ner submit the constitution of Texas TO the voters
Of said State ~ such time and in such manner
as 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;
AMI a, 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-
and members Of Congress: provided
al o, hat no election shall he held in the said
State Of Texas for any purpose until the President
60 directs.
Sec 4. Aud be it further enacted, hat the
the par; of the United states, in
conf anction with the Commissioner the part Of
Mexico, is hereby authorized to make eli need
full rules and regulations for conducting the bust
ness Of the commission such rules and regula-
tons not cnntFavening the Constitution Of the
United States, and provisions OF this act, or the
SEC 5. And be it further enacted. That the
of State is hereby authorized and re-
quired to transmit to the commissioner on the
part Of the UTited ates such papers and records
rel ting to the commission as he may deem proper
or As may be called for by the commissioners: AID
At the Termination # the commits ion all tn
records, documents, and other papers which have
been brought before the commissioners, or which
may be in possession If their secretaries, shall be
deposited in the Department Of state: Provided,
Tha; this section shall not be Sc construed as to
pre-, en-; the cuminissne on the part Of Mexico
from d-p,~i,ing in the department certified copies
or ,lsI'ieates OF papers produced on behalf OF his
goyer,.aie4i. instead of originals
SEC. &. And be il further enacted, That upon
by either party that witness whose
testimony is deemed important refuses OF is un
willing to testify, it shall be competent for the
board Of commissioners To issue commission TO
.onle suitable person to rake the testimony OF such
witness who, il in the United States, may be COM
Deiled to appear and testify before said commits
oners in the same manner as Is now provided by
aw in the case of commissions issued from the |
ourts of the United States.
APPROVED, Aprii7, 1869