The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-07-09
TPubIic-NO. 24.1

TPublc-No. q
An Act to discontinue Sault Stes Marie. as pOr
of entry in the Superior district, and to estab
n lsh Marquette in lieu thereof.
f Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of the United Statesof America ii
CongI assembled, That Sanlt ste. Marie, in the
| district Of Superior, is hereby discontinued as a
port of entry, and that the port of entry for the
district be, and is hereby, established at Mar
quette, at which place the collector of the dis
trict shall reside. and deputy collector shall re-
side at Sauit Ste. Marie.
SEC . And be it further enacted, That all
acts ami parts of acts conaravening this act be.
and the same hereby, repealed. This act
shall take effect from and after the tenth day OF
| May next
| Approved April 10, 1869
| TPutlic-No %.
An Act making available appropriation hereto
| fore made for furniture for the Presidential
| Mansion
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
| reseutatiyes of the United States OF America In
Congress assembled That the sum OF twenty-five
| thousand dollars appropriated by the act approved
| March third, eighteen hundred and sIxty-nne,
| entitled - An act making appropriations for
| suudry civil expenses of the government for the
| wear ending June thirteth, eighteen hundred and
seventy, and for other purposes. Tor the purpose
of g refurnisbng the Presidents House. Is
hereby made available T snch purpose, without,
| in any event. increasing the amount Of said ap-
Approved, April 10, 1869.
| [Public-No. ,.
TPubIc Kesoiutiun-No.
Resolution respecting the provisional govern
ments of Virginia and Texas.
Resolved by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives of the United States of America in Con
gress assembled, That the persons now holding
civil offices in the provisional governments # Viz
ginia and Texas, who cannot take and subscribe
the oath prescribed by the act entitled - An act
to prescribe oath of office and for other pur-
poses approved July 2, 1862, shall. on the pas
sac of this resolution be removed therefr1m;
and it shall be the duty of the district cOmiin /
ers to fill the vacancies created by the app int
ment Of persons who can take said oath; pro-
yed, hat the PROVISIONS Of this resolution shall
not apply to persons ~ho by reason 81 the re-
moval of their disabilities as provided IN the
fourteenth amendment 10 the Constitution shall
have On Allied for any office IN pursu nee OF the
act entitled An act prescribing an oath Of Office
by persons from whom legal disabilities shall have
been removed" approved July eleventh. eigh-
be, and is hereby extended T., and male appll-
cable to the state of Mississippi
SCHUYLER CoIFAx,
Speaker ofthe House of Representatives.
B. T. WADE.
President of the Senate pro tempore-
Endorsed by the President: - Received Febru-
ary 9th, 1s69.''
going resolution having been presented To the
President of the United States for his approval,
and not having been returned by him TO the
house of Congress where il originated within the
States has become law without his approval J
An Act authorizing the submission of the eonsti-
tut,ous Of Virg MA. Mississippi, and Texas, TO
vote of the people, and autto rizing the election
Of State officers. provided Icy the said consttu-
tons and members of Congress.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep |
resentatIves of the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That the President Of the
United States, at such time as he NAY deem
best for the public interest. may submit the con-
stitutien which framed by the convention
which fnet in Richmond, virginia on Tuesday, !
the third day of december, one thousand eight
hundred and siXty-seven. to the voters Of said
State. registered the date of said submis-os, |
for ratifi cal ion or rejection pId he mag also sub
NIT 10 separate vote such provisions Of said con-
sttuIon as he may deem best, such vote to be !
taken either upon each of the said provisions !
alone CT in connection with the other portions Of
said consti ution. the President Eay direct
SEC. > And 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 Of said state pro-
vided for by the sa constitution, and members
of Congress: and the officer commanding the dis
trict Of Virginia shall cause the lists of regis
tered voters of said State to be revised, en-
larged and corrected prior to such election, &C
cording to law, and for that purpose may ap-
Dor mt such registrars AS he may deem necessary |
And said elections shall be held and returns
thereof made in manner provided by the acts
of Congress commonly called the reconstruction
acts.
SEC, 5. And be it further enacted, That the
President of the United States may in like man |
ner submit the constitution of Texas 10 the voters
of said State al 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
aud at the same election the voters may vote for
and elect the members of the legislature and
a II the State officers provided fJr IN said con-
stitution and members of Congress: provided
aIso That no election shall be held in the said
State of Texas for any purpose until the President
SO directs.
SEC l. And be it further enacted, That the
on the part of the United states, In
Injunction with the commissioner on the part IF
Mexico is hereby authorized to make all need
full rules and res ulatons for conducting the bush
ness Of the commission such rules and regula-
tions not contravening the Const tuition of the
United States, and provisions of this act, or the
|
SEC s. And be it further enacted. That the
Secretary of State is hereby authorized and re-
auIred to transmit to the commissioner on the !
part of the Urited S ates such papers and records
rel tinC to the commission as he may deem proper,
or as NAV be called for by the commissioners; and
at the termination If the comnIs ion all the
records documents, and other papers which have
been brought before the commissioners, or which
NAV be in possession If their secretaries shall be
in the Department of state: PROVIDED, |
That this section shall not be construed as to
prevent the commissioner on the part OF Mexico
from deposiIing in the department certified copies
or duplicates of papers produced on behalf OF his
instead Of originals
SEC g. And be il further enacted, That upon
suggestion by either patty that a witness whose
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