The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-21
Approved February 10. 1892

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providing for publishing said amendment,
Assembly,
Approved February IL, 1892
l. Resolved ly the Senate and House OF Dele
gates "a majority or the members elected 10 eaoh
OF The two houses agreeing hcrcto), That the fol.
lowing amendment 10 the Constitution of Vir-
ginia be- aud Is hereby proposed and il hereby
referred 10 the General Assembly to he chosen at
the next general election OF senators and mem-
hcrs o! the House OF Delegates for it, concurrence
in conformity with the provisions oe section one
out from tho Constitution of Virginia the tenth
clause of article one, which is in the following
words:
IL. hat Ia all capital or criminal prosecutions
man hath right to demand tile cause and
na.nrc or his accusation, to he contronled with
Inc accueers and Witnesses to call for evidence
III his favor. and 10 speedy trial by au impartial
jury OF his vicinase, without whose unanimous
conscnt he cannot be found guilty; nor can he be
compelled to give evideu &C agairs himself that
no man be deprived OF his liberty. except by the
law OF the land or the Judgment OF his pacrs
Aud insert in lieu thereof the following:
~. lhat i'll all capital or criminal prosecutions
man hath right 10 demand the cause and
nature or his accusation, to be confronted with
the accuscrs and witnesses, TO call for evidence
IN his favor, and to speedy trial by impartial
Jury of his ycinage, without whose unanimous
consent he cannot he found guilty, but :hc GEN
eral Assembly may, by law, provide Tor the trial
otherwise than by Jury, OF imam accused OF u
criminal offence not punishable By death or con
fine ment In the penitentiary; nor can he be COM
PEELED 20 give evidence against himself; that no
man be deprived OF his liberty EXCEPT bv the law
or the land or the judgement OF HIS peers
:. Resolved, That the clerk OF the senate or tho
clerk OF the House OF Delegates, or, II a vacancy
happen in both OF said offices, the presiding Off.
Ger OF either house OF the Ger eral Assembly he
authorized and required 10 cause this rroposed
amendmend al these resolutions to be pcbiished
i'll one newspaper published IN each of the cities
OF the Commonwealth having more than tcn
thousand inhabitants once week for thee con-
secutive months previous to the time OF CHOOSING
the members Oft General Assembly M the next
general election OF senators and members CT tho
House Of Delegates. ~
3. Resolved, That the clerk OF the Senate and
Tie clerk OF the House OF DELEGATES be required
TO transmit to the General Assembly to be
CHOSEN Ut the next general election OF senators
and members OF the House OF Delegates A certi-
ned copy OF said proposed ameudmeu- and OF
these resolutions, together with certificates OF
publication by the publishers OF the newspapers
IN when said proposed amendment shalt have
been published.
Office OF clerk OF House OF Delegates aud keeper
OF the rolls OF Virginia.
49, RICHMOND, Va July -, 1909
Inc foregoing IL n copy OF Joint resolution pro-
pot!pg an amendment to the tenth clause OF
article OF the Constitution OF Virginia, and
providing for publishing said amendment and
certify ing the same to the next General Assem-
ply, which was agreed 10 on February u. 1892. by
majority OF the members elected to each OK the
Two houses, aud corded, ard which Joint
resolution was approved by the Governor on
February 10. 1892, and is puhlishcd Ia accordance
with provision therein contained.
j. BELL BIGGER,
Clerk OF House OF Delegates and keeper OF rolls
OF NlrsihiP. - law SIN