The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-11-18

An Act authorizing the submission Of the consti
| tutious of Virginia, Mississippi and Texas, t
vote of the people. and authorizing the election
Of State officers, provided by the said coEstltu
| tio1s, and members Of Congress
| Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatives of the United States of America il
| Congress assembled, That the President of The
| United States, such time as he may deem
best for the public interest, may submit the con-
| stitution which was framed by the conSehtloi
which smet in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday
| the third day of december one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-seveu, to the voters of said
State registered at the date Of said submission,
for rat fica'ion rejection pnd he may also sub
nit a separate vote such provisions OF said cen
stitution as he may deem best, such vote 10 be
taken either upon each of the said provisions
alone, or in connecti n with the other portions d
said consti utinn. as the President may direct
SEC , Aud 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 # said State pro
vided for by the sad constitution. and members
of Congress aud the officer commanding the dis
trict of Virginia stall cause the lists Of regis
tered voters of said State TO be revised, en-
larged, and corrected prior to such election, &C
cording 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 hy the acts
of Cong commonly called the reconstruction acts
SEC, S. And be it further enacted, That the
ner submit the constitution of Texas 10 the voters
Of said State at snch time and in such manner
he NAV 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
II the State officers provided for in said con-
stitution. and members Of Congress: provided
also, That no election shall he held IN the sad
State of Texas for any purpose until the President
80 directs.
SEC i. And be it further enacted, That 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
full rules and regulations for conducting the bust
ness of the commission such rules and regula-
tons not contravening the Constitution of the
United States, and provisions OF this act, or the
convention
Sec 5. And lie 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 the commission as lie 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 he in possession of their secretaries, shall he
deposited in the Department of state: Provided,
That this section shall not be SO Construed as to
prevent the commissioner on the part CT Mexico
from depositng in the department certified copies
duplicates of papers produced on behalf OF his
government instead of originals
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted. That upon
suggestion by either party that witness whose
testimony is deemed important refuses or is I'M
willing to testify, it shall be competent for the
board of commissioners to issue a commission to
some suitable person to take the testimony of such
Witness who. if 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 case of commissions issued from the
courts of the United States.
APPROVED, April7, 1869.