The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-05

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Article of the Cons tuition of Virginia, and
providing for publishing said amendment,
.nd csrtltying the same to the ncxt General
Approved February 10, 1892.
4, Resolved ly the Senate and House of Dele
or the two houses agreeing thercto) That tho fol-
lowing amendment TO the Constitution of Vir.
GINA nc, ana Is hereby proposed, and is hereby
referred 10 the General Assembly to be chosen at
the next general election of senators and mem
bcrs OF the House OF Delegates tor its concurrence
OF article twelve OF said constitution, viz: Strike
out from the Constitution of Virginia the tenth
clause OF article one, which is i'm the folIowjn1
words:
III. That in all capital or criminal prosecutions
man hath right 10 demand tho cause and
the accuscrs and witnesses, to call for evidence
ID his favor, and to speedy trial by an impartial
Jury or his vicina1c, without whose unanimous
compelled 10 give cvidcI ce agai at himrelt that
no man be deprived OF HE liberty, except by the
law OF the land or the Judgment of his peers
And insert in lieu thereof the following:
~. That in I'LL capital or criminal prosecutions
man hath right 10 demand the cause and
nature OF his accusation, to be confronted with
the accusers and witnesses, to call for evidence
IN HE favor, and to speedy trial BY an impartial
consent he cannot be found guilty. but the Gen
ersl Assembly may, by law, provide Tor the trial
otherwise than by jury. OF a man accused OF II
me mcnt In the penitentiary; nor can he be com
PEELED to give evidence against himself; that no
ihn VIC ucpriNcu Ol MS liberty except by the law
OF the land o. the judgement of his peers.
Resolved, That the clerk OF the Senate or the
clerk OF the House OF Delegates. or, ifa vacancy
happen IN both OF snid offices the presiding Off
Ger OF either house OF the GET eral Assembly be
authorized and required tn cause this proposed
amendmend aud these resolutions to be Published
In one newspaper published in each of the cities
OF the commonwealth having more than ten
thousand inhabitants, once week for three con-
secutlvc months previous to the time of choosing
the members OF the General Assembly mt the next
general election OF senators and members OF the
House OF Delegates. ''o
3. Rcrolvcd, 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
aud members OF the House of Delegates, a certi.
hcd copy or said proposed amendment aud OF
thcse resolutions, together with certificates of
publlcalion by the publishers OF the newspapcrs
IN which said proposed amendment shall have
been published.
Office of clerk OF IIousc of DcIeyotcs md laonor
OF tho rolls OF Virginia.
49, RICHMOND. Va. July %, 1893
nc foregoing Is copy of Joint resolution pro-
potlrE an amendment to the tenth clause of
Article ! of the Constitution OF Virginia, and
providing for publishing said amendment and
certlfsi ing the same TO the next General Assem-
oly winch was agreed to on February H. 1892 nv
n majority of the members elected to each OF the
TWO houses, and corded, and which Joint
resolution was approved nv the Governor on
FEBRUARY ~, 1892 and is published In accordance
win provision therein containrd.
j. BELL BIGGER,
Win vi ilousc Oh delegates and Keeper or rolls
vi 'FGihIh. Z % law 3m