The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-10-31
Approved, April 10, 1a69.

An Act aurhnrizlng the sui mission Of Ike const
tutIot.s Of Nirg ma. Mississippi. and Texas, Il
of the people, and uit rizing the election
If State officers, provided 10y the sai1 cOhstitu
to1s and members of Congress
lie it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
reSentatIves Of the United States OF America in
. ngress assembled. That the President of tile
United States, at such tIu.e as he may Ceeui
hest for the public interest. may submit the con-
stitution which was framed 10y the convention
which tmet in Richmond, Virginia. on Tuesday,
the Third day 81 december, one thousand eight
hundred ami sixty-seveh, TO the voters Il SAID
State, registered at the date of SAID submis~lo :,
for Iatificilon or rejection pad he MAJ also SUD
nit to separate vote such provisions of laid Con-
stituton as he may deem best, such vote TO he
taken either upon each of the said provisions
alone, {, in conu.ci n with the other POI tions q
said consti uiin. "a the President NAY direct
SEC. = AID be il further enacted, That AT the
tnle election the voters Of said State may vote
for and elect members of the general assembly OF
said State, and all the officers II sail State pro-
yiied for by the "a constitution. and memo Is
of Congress and the officer commanding the DIS
trct Of Virginia shall cause the list Of reg $
tered voters Of said State 10 be revived, en-
larged and corrected prior 10 such election, &C
cording to law, and for that purpose may ap
point such reglstars as he may deem necessary :
and said elections shall be held and returns
thereof made in manner provided ny the acts
OF Cong, commonly called the ecoustfucton acts
SEC, s. And be it further enacted, That tue
ner submit the constitution Of Texas 70 the voters
OF said state al such time and in 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 :;
aud at the same election the voters may vote for
and elect the members Of the legislature and
all the State officers provided fbr 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
20 directs.
Ssc J. Ard lie it further enacted, hat the
Commissioner on the part OF the United states, in
conjunction with the commissioner on the part of
Mexico, is hereby authorized to make all need
fol rules and regulations for conducting the bust
ness Of the commission; such rules and reguid-
tons not coutravening the Const tuition Of the
United States, and provisions Of this act, or the
convention.
SEC s. And be il further enacted. That the
Secretary of State is hereby authorized and re-
Gulred to transmit to the Commissioner on the
part of the Urited States such papers and records
relating to the commission as he may deem proper,
OF as may be called for by the commissioners: and
at the termination If the co,nnis ion all the
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,
That this section shall not be 50 Construed as 10
pre-, ent the commissioner on the part Of Mexico
from de posting the department certified copies
or duplicates of papers produced on behalf oil MS
government instead of originals
SEC. g. And he it further enacted, That upon
suggestion by either patty that IA witness whose
testimony is deemed important refuses or IS uh-
willing to testify, il shall lie competent Tor the
board of commissioners to issue commission TO
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 coiiinis
soners in the same manner as is now provided by
law in the case of commissions issued from The
courts of the United States
APPROVED, AprilI, 1869