The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-30
LIE GAL NOTICE..
Joint RESOLUTION.

Proposing an amendment 10 the tenth clause OF
Article OF the Constitution OF Virginia, and
providing FOR publishing said amendment,
Assembly,
Approved February 10, 1892.
/. Resolved ~ the Senate and House of Dele
gates "a majority of the members elected to each
OF the two houses agreeing therctol, That the fol-
einia be, and is hereby proposed, and is hereby
referred 10 the General Assembly TO be chosen ut
inc next general election OF senators and MEM
bcrs OF the House OF Delegates for its concurrence
in conformity with the provisions OF section one
OF article twelve Of said constitution, viz: Strike
out from the Constitution OF Virginia the tenth
clause OF article one, which ia in the following
words
III. That IN all capital or criminal prosecutions
man hath right to demand the cause and
nature OF his accusation, to be confron ed with
tho accnscrs and witnesses, to call for evidence
IN his favor, and to speedy trial by an impartial
Jury OF his vicinavc, without whose unanimous
consent be cannot be found guilty; nor can he be
no Se Do o &c agar himself that
law OF the land OF the judgment OF his peers
al ana n insert IN lieu thereof the following:
III. That In oil capital or criminal prosecutions
u man natn right 10 demand the causc and
nature of his accusation, to be confronted with
IN HE favor, and to speedy trial by an impartial
jury of his vicinagc, without whose unanimous
consent he cannot be found guilty, but the Gen.
eral Assembly may, by law provide Tor the trial
otherwise than by Jury. OF man accused OF n
criminal offence not punishable by death or CON
in.ment in the pcnitentiary; nor can be be com.
PEELED to give evidence against himself: that no
man be deprived of his liberty except by the law
OF the land or the judgement of his peers
=. Resolved, That the clerk OF the Senate or tho
clerk CT the House OF Delegates, or, II a vacancy
happen In both OF said Offices the presiding Off
Ger or either house OF the GEL eral Assem- bly, be
authorized and required to cause this proposed
amendnend NJ d these resolutions to be Published
III one newspaper published in each OF the cities
or the commonwealth having more than ten
thousand inhabitants, once n week for three con-
sccutlve months previous to the time OF choosing
the mempcre OF the General Assembly Mt the next
general election or senators and members Of the
House OF Delegates
). kcsolved, That the clerk OF the Senate and
the clerk OF the House OF Delegates be required
to transmit to the General Assembly to he
chosen ut the next general election of senators
and members of the House OF Delegates n ccrti-
hcd copy OF said proposed amendment. and OF
these resolutions, together with certificates of
publication by the publishers OF the newspapers
IN whlch sald proposed amendment shall have
been published
ONCE OF clerk OF House of Delegates and keeper
Of tho rolls of Virginia
mn RICHMOND. Va, July 2n 1893
INC foregoing is copy of Joint resolution pro-
posirg an amendment to The tenth cause Of
Article i OF the Constitution OF Virginia and
providing for publishing said amendment and
certif'ing the same 10 the next general Assem-.
Dly, which was agreed to on February II 1872 nv
majority OF the members elected to each OF the
TWO houses, and so recorded and which Joint
resolution was approved nv the Governor on
February ~, 1872, and IL pubished in accordance
with provision therein contained.
~ %y j. BELL BIGGER,
Clssyof House or Delegates and keeper OF rolls
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