The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-07-13
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rPublic-No. "a.
An Act to discontinue Sault stei Marie. as por
Of entry in the Superior district, and to estab
lish Marquette in lieu thereof
/ Be it enacted by the Senate and House OF Rep
resentatives OF the United States Of America in
Congress assembled, That Sault ste. Marie, in the
district of Superior, is hereby discontinued as q
port of entry, and that the port OF entry Tor 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 Sault Ste. Marie.
SEC 2 And be it further enacted, That all
acts and parts of acts conaravenng 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and the same hereby, repealed.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, 1see.
[Public-No 25.1
An Act making available appropriation hereto
fore made for furniture for the Pr esidential
Mansion.
resentatiyes of the United States Of America In
Congress assembled. That the sum of twenty 1--we
thou sand dollars, appropriated by the aci appfoNeu
March third, eighteen hundred and sixty hine'
entitled An act making appropriations Tor
sundry civil expenses of the govet nment Tor the
wear ending .iune tbirtieth eighteen hundred and
seventy aud for other purposes" Tor the purpose
hereby made available r snch purpose, without,
in any event, increasing the amount of said alt-
Approved, April 10, 1869.
TPublic-No. 2.
Public kesolution-No.
A Resolution respecting the provisional govern
.nents of Virginia and Texas.
Resolved by the Senate and House OF Repre-
sentatives of the United State of America IN Con
rress assembled, That the persons now holding
civil offices in the rroyisiuna governments i VT
cina and Texas who cannot take and subscribe
the oath prescribed by the act entitled - All act
to prescribe an oath Of office and Tor other Pnr-
poses approved July ,, 1862, shall, ON the pas
:. e Of this resnluti n. be removed therrfr-ih
and it shall be the duty of the district colnrtl =
ers to fill the vacancies created by the app INT
ment of persons who can take SAID "ath: pro-
vi,ied That the provisions of this resolution shall
not amply to persons " no by reason OF the re-
moval of their disabilities as provided IN the
fourteenth amendment 10 the Constitution shtii
have au lifted tor any office pursu nee Of the
act entitled An ACT p-c-crib'ng an oath Il Office
by persons from whom legal disabilities shall have
been removed - approved July eleventh, eigh-
he, and is hereby extended To, and male appli-
cable to the state of Mississippi
Speaker ofthe House Of Representatives.
B. F. WADE,
President of the Senate pro temrore.
Endorsed by the President: " Received fecru-
airy 9th, 1-69'
fNote by the Department of State -lbe 10 e.
going resolution having been presented to the
President of the United states for his approval,
and not having been returned by hm 10 the
house of Congress where il originated within the
time prescribed by the Constitution If the United
States has become law without his approval
An Act authorizing the submission Of the constI-
rutIons of virg MA, Mississippi, and Texas, to
vote Of tn. people, and auths riZlng the election
of State officers. provided by the said cohstItu-
tio-,s and members Of Congress.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House OF Hep
resentatIves of the United States of America IN
Z ncreSs assembled, That the President Of the
United States. such time AS he may deem
best for the public interest, may submit tue CON
stitutian which was framed by the cmn'eh,iph
which fmet in Richmond, V'igina, on Tuesday,
the thfrd day Of december. one thousand el-ht
hundred and sixty-seyen. to the voters Il sand
State registered at the date OF said subnlsNior,
fur ,atifi ttion or rejection pad he MAJ also sub
NIT 10 separate vote such provisions Of said con-
stitution as he may deem best, such vote 10 lee
taken either upon each of the said provisions
alone or in conn.,rf n with the ether portions Of
said ,onsti ution as the President may 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 aud all the officers # SAID State pro
viied for by the sad constitution, ana ms
of Congress: and the officer commanding the us
tricr Of yirgiuia shall cause the lists Of reg =
| tered voters of said State to be revised en-
larged aud corrected prior to such election, ac-
cordine to law and for that purpose may APP
point such reg1stars he may deem necessar, .
| And said elections shall be held and returns
thereof made in manner provided by the acts
of SongTes commonly called the reconstruction
acts. s.,
SEC g And be it further enacted, That the
President of the United States may in Ike man
ner submit the constitution of Texas 10 the voters
of said State such time aud IN such manner
as he NAV direct either the entire constitution or
senarate 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 Tor
and elect the members of the legislature ana
a II the State officers provided flr IN SAID con-
-titutou. and members of Congress: provided
aIso That no election shall be held in the SAID
State of Texas for any purpose until the President
directs.
Sc / And be it further enacted, That the
commissioner on the part of the United States, IN
conirnction with the commissioner On the part #
Mexico is hereby authorized to make all need
full rules and regulations for conducting the bu>l-
ness of the commission; such rules and regula-
tiaus not contraveniug the Constitutions Of the
limited States and provisions of this act, or the
convention.
SEC. s. And he it further enacted. That the
Secretary of State is hereby authorized and re
ouired to transmit TO the commissioner on tue
mart of The Urisd S ates such papers and records
rel fling to the commission he may deem proper
or as may be called for by the commissioners; a,'o
at the termination If the commis Ion All Inc
records documents, and other papers which have
been brought before the commissioners, OF which
NAV be in possession Of their secretaries shall be
deposited in the Department of state: Providei,
That this section shall not be onstrued AS 10
prev ent the comnssi' ner on the part o1 mexico
from d.posiring in the department certified copies
or duplicates of papers produced on Dehati Oh his
government instead of Originals
SEC G. And be it further enacted, That upon
suggestion by either party that witness whose
testimony is deemed important refuses or is IN
willing to testify it shall be competent IT the
| hoard of commissioners to issue Commission TO
some suitable person take the testimony OF such
witness who il in the United States, may be com :
pelled TO appear and testify before said commits
siouers in the same manner as Is now provided by
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