The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-14

An Act authorizing the submission of the consti-
tutious Of Virg MIA, Mississippi, and Texas. tn
vote of the people and auth' rizing the election
of State officers, provided by the said constitu-
tio1s, and members of Congress
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives Of the United States of America in
c. ngress assembled, That the President of the
United States, AT such time rs he may deem
best for the public interest, may submit the CON-
stitution which was framed by the convention
which Smet in Richmond, virginia, on Tuesday,
the third day of december, one thousand eight
hundred ami sixty-seven to the voters Of said
State, registered at the date OF said submis-io
for Iatifica ion rejection phd he MAJ also sub
NIT a separate vote such prov ision- of .ad
stituIion as he may deem bert, such vote TO be
taken either upon each of the said provisions
alone, IT in conn-cti with the other portions of
said consti ution. the President may direct
SEC. 2. Aud be it 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
vided for by the sa constitution, and memb rs
of Congress and the officer commanding the DIS
trct of Virginia shall the lists of reg
tered voters of said State TO be revised, ell
larged and corrected prior 10 such election, &C.
cording to law, and for that purpo-e may ap
po' Mt such registars he may deem necessar.
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
ner submit the constitution of Texas TO the voters
Of said state such time and in such manner
a. 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 at the SINE election the voters may vote fr
and elect the members of the legislature and
n II the State officers provided fr in SAID con-
and members of Congress: provided |
al'o, hat no election shall be held in the SAID
State Of Texas for any PURPOSE until the President
81 directs.
SEC 4. Aud be it further enacted, That the |
on the part OF the United states, in |
conjunction with the c. Commissioner on the part Of
Mexico, is hereby authorized to make sll need |
full rules and reg ulatons for conducting the busi-
n-ss of the commission such rules and reguia-
tions not contravening the Constitution of the
United States and provisions of this act, or the
convention.
SEC. s. And be it further enacted. That the
of State is hereby authorized and re-
aured to transmit to the commissioner on the
part of The Urited 5 ates such papers and records
relating TO the commission as he may deem proper,
Or As may be called for b, the commissioners; a
At the termination # the cominIs ion all III
records, documents and other papers which have
been brought before the commissioners, or which
may be in possession # their secretaries. shall be
deposited in the Department of state: PiovIdei |
That this section shall not be Sc construed rs to
pre-, ent the comliiss the part # Mexico
from d. posting in the department certified copies
,r dupl OF papers produced on behalf Of his
government instead Of originals
SEC 6. And be il further enacted. That upon
uCge>tiou by either patty that witness whose
is deemed important refuses or is un
willing TO testify. it shall be ,mp-tent FIR the
BOARD Of commissioners t" issue c mmission to
suitable person to take the testim ny of such
Witness who, il in the United States may be com
'elied to appear md tstfy before laid commits j
ioners in the same maGn-t as Is now pIovid II by
aw in the Gaze Of commissions issued from the .
ourts of tie United States. iC
AprOyed April !, 1869 Ii