The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-12-21

An Act authorizing the submission Of the consti
tutIons Of Virg MIA. Mississippi and Texas to
vote Of the people, and auth. rzing the election
of State officers, provided By the said constitu-
tiO,s, and members Ut Congress
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatves of the United States OF America in
Z .nga assembled, That the President Of the
United states, al such tine AS he may deem
bet for the public int, est, may submit the Con-
| stitutIon which framed BY the convention
| which .nlet in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday
| the th Il day III iecenber, one thousand -igh
hundred ami SIXTY even. to the voters 4 said
State. reyisterei the date Of said subins 10
Tor .atf-st ion Iejecton pad he may also sub
nit /, selal ate vute such provisions of aid
siiiuiiou as he may deem be-t. such vote TO he
1 taken either upon e Gil OF fhe sstid provisions
! alone, in 'onnr;i u with he other POI fions Of
SAIL couSIi Mi N a the President may dir ct
Sec. 2 A d be it further enacted, That at The
,me election the of said Stale NAV s't-
fol and eject members # the general assembly IF
said state. ali th. Officers If sssii State pIV
,iJed for hy the IA constitution. aud N. NIB is
"f Congress: and tile officer connmatiIns the DIS
tIict Of Ni-ini all Cause the lists VI reg y
tered Of laid State TO be resi ed, ell
lrged and curreci ed p'iur to such eit ciion. ac-
cording TO law, AMI for that pu'po may ap
po such regisrars lie may drrn necessar.
And laid oil, ction- shall he held ami r-tuin n
thereof made in IA manner prosihed hy The acts
OF Cong commonly ell the recoust ructiOn acts
SEC, ). And he il furthe cited, That the
rIe-'aent If the United ates may in Ike man |
submit the constitution Uf Iex:.s 20 the vo ers
If -ari state Il such time AID in such manner |
a. he mty dre,I, her the entire Constitution or
separate provisions tn. sane. pruvi,iec In
the first section If this act, to a ep,rste vote
am the $ mt lection the voters may wore FIR
aud lie I the memI.els Of the Legislature and
. u The State officers provided fT in SAID c"n-
stint on. and msn.ters of Cungi e>s: provided
al o, b It no cleo iun shall lie hell in she sad
State Of Texas ior any purp se un'ii the President
50 directs
Sac / A.d lie il further enacted 7 hat the |
commissioner the I'art ui the United tales, III
corIs ncii,,ll with the mni-so IN the part Il
Mexico, Is hereby authorized I" make IL need
full rules anu rec ulatiis ia conducting tn busI-
II # the commission: such les ana re2uit-
ton not intervening the tonst tuition ii the
United stats and provisions Of ths act, the
convent on
&c. ; And lie it further enacted. That the
Secretary of Stttr Is hereby a'thpI' Zed and re-
iuIf,d to transmit IL tie minis Toner the
ri Ing t. tIle mission lie ilItH deem pr per,
MAY he ed ed ia la tie e.nItIis>IieIs: u
Il the rv! mIuaiip.. I the comm ION al h
e,-.r,is Documents and "tier papers winch LA,
pes, br u.hJ bef.Te TN c'uIssI,,ttr1s, ur which
MY be Ia o~srs>i their r., ,e> shah be
deposited in the Department ct state; + 0v de D.,
That this sects,;l shah no lie .IistrHct - I"
pre- en- the q, mu.i>>'. the Part f Mexico
ui d pu-IJiIac the de ,Ttnieut G.. iihed coli-s
II dup ctfe- ui Iopers pro tnoel On behalf oi his
vefnmetit ID OF originals
SKC. Ana toe il further enacted, That upon ,
iigge>tiJn ly either pa, ~ tat witness whose :
est ursiy is deemed important refuses o. IS uIr
,ilItn. 10 testify. II shall he C, mp ten. fr the
,,ald # commission T. issue : mmIssun to
ONE suitable person to rake the testimony "t such :
witness who. il the United States. may be COM .
leiled u appear md stify betHe -ald coinmis-
iuiers in the same manner AS Is now povId a by A.
aw in the IF commissions issued from the :
ourts of ti.e United States
APPROVED, Arihs, 1869