The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-03
LEGAL NOTICE..
Joint RESOLUTION.

Proposing an amendment TO the tenth clause OF
Article of the Constitution OF Virginia, and
providing for publishing said amendment,
ana c"rtitylng the same to the next General
Assembly,
Approved February 10, 1892
1. resolved ty tho Senate and House OF Dele
gates IA majority OF tho members elected to each
OF the TWO houses agreeing thercto) That the fol.
lowing amendment 10 the Constitution of Vir.
GINA DC, and is hereby proposed, and is hereby
referred to the General Assembly to be chosen at
the next general election OF senator's and men,
pere OF the House OF Delegates for its concurrence,
In conformity with the provisions OF section one
OF article twelve OF said constitutions viz: Strike
out from the constitution of Virginia the tenth
words:
10. That in all capital or criminal prosecutions
man hath right to demand the cause and
nature OF his accusation, to be confront ed with
the accuscrs and witnesses, to call for evidence
IN his favor, and to speedy trial by nm impartial
jury OF his vicinaSe, without whose unanimous
consent he cannot be found guilty; nor can he be
compelled to give cvideI ce against himself; that
no man nc deprived OF his liberty, except by the
law OF the land or the Judgment OF his peers
And Al inser, in lieu thereof the following:
III. Ihat In oil capital or criminal prosecutions
a man hath right 70 demand the cause and
nature OF his accusation, to be confronted with
the accusers and witnesses, to call for evidence
IN his favor, and to speedy trial by an Impartial
jury OF his viciDagc, without whose unanimous
consent he cannot be found guilty, but the Gen.
ernl Assembly may, by law, provide Tor the trial
otherwise than by n Jury, OF a man accused OF a
criminal offence not punishable by dc nth or con-
nnement In the penitcntiary; nor can be be COM
man DC deprived OF his liberty except by the law
or the land OF the judgement of his peers
=. Resolved, That the clerk OF the Senate or the
clerk or the House of Delegates, or, IL vacancy
happen in both OF said offices. the presiding Off
Ger OF either house OF the Ger eral Assem- bly, be
authorized and required to cause this proposed
amendment NJ d these resolutions to be published
IN ono newspaper published in each of the cities
or the Commonwealth having more than ten
thousand inhabitants, once week for three con-
secutlvc months previous to the time OF choosing
the members ofthc General Assem- bly, at the neg
general election OF senators and members Of the
House of Delegates.
B. Resolved, That the clerk of the Senate and
the clerk OF the House OF Delegates be required
TO transmit to the General Assembly to be
chosen Mt the next general election OF senators
and members OF the House of Delegates n certi.
ficd copy of said proposed amendment and OF
these resolutions, together with certificates of
publication by tho publishers of the newspapers
IN which said proposed amendment shall have
been published.
Office OF clerk of House OF Delegates and keeper
of the rolls OF Virginia.
RICHMOND, Va, July %, 1893
The foregoing is copy OF Joint resolution pro-
Article / of the Constitution OF virginia, and
providing for publishing said amendment and
certifying the same TO the next general Assem-.
bly,, which wns agreed to on February II, 1892 by
majority OF the members elected to each of the
Two houses, and 20 recorded, and which Joint
resolution was approved by the Governor on
February ~, 1892, and is publishcd in accordance
with provision therein contained.
j. BELL BIGGER
Clerk OF House of Delegates and keeper OF rolls
Oh virginia. % law BIN