The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-04

Proposing an amendment to the tenth clause OF
Article OF the Constitution OF Virginia, and
providing for publishing said amendment,
and certifying the same to the next General
Assembly,
I. Resolved ty the Senate and House OF Dele.
gates "a majority OF the members elected to each
OF the two houses agreeing there,o), That the fol
ginia be, and is hereby proposed, and is hereby
referred to the General Assembly to be chosen at
the next general election OF senators and men,
Ders or the House OF Delegates for its concurrence
In conformity with the provisions OF section one
Oh article twelve OF said constitution viz: Strike
clause of article one, which is In the following
words:
man hath right to demand the cause and
nature OF his accusation, to be confront ed with
the accusers and witnesses, to call for evidence
IN his favor, and to speedy trial by an impartial
jury of his vicinase, without whose unanimous
consent he cannot be found guilty; nor can he be
compelled to give evidence against himself; that
no man be deprived OF his liberty, except by the
law OF the land or the Judgment Of his peers.
And insert in lieu thereof the following
~. That in all capital or criminal prosecutions
man hath right 10 demand tho cause and
nature OF his accusation, to be confronted with
IN hie favor, and to speedy trial by an impartial
Jury OF his ytcinnge, without whose unanimous
consent he cannot be found guilty, but tho Gen
erai Assembly may, by law, provide Tor the trial
otherwise than by Jury, OF n man accused OF n
criminal offence not punishable by death or con-
nnemcnt In the pcnitcntiary; nor can be be COM
PEELED to give evidence against himself; that no
man be deprived of his liberty except by the law
or the land or the judgement of his peers.
=. Resolved, That the clerk OF the Senate or the
clerk OF the House of Delegates. or, IL N vacancy
happen in both OF said Off ces the presiding on
Ger OF either house OF the Ger eral Assembly, be
authorized and required to cause this proposed
amendment AID these resolutions to DC Published
in one newspaper published in each of the cities
OF the Com monwcalth having more than ten
thousand Inhabitants, once week for three con-
secutvc months previous to the time of choosing
the members OF the General Assembly at the next
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 he required
to transmit to the General Assembly, to be
chosen Mt the next general election of senators
and members OF the House Of Delegates, 81 ccrti-
fed copy OF said proposed amendment and of
these resolutions, together with certificates of
publication by the publishers OF the newspapers
IN which eaid proposed amendment shall have
been published.
Office of clerk Of House of Delegates and keeper
OF the rolls of Virginia.
RICHMOND, Va, July %, 1898.
The foregoing is n 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 was agreed to on February II, 1892, by
ama1ority OF the members elected to each OF the
two houscs, and so recorded, and which Joint
resolution was approved by the Governor on
February -, 1892, and ia published in accordance
with provision therein contained
j. BELL BIGGER,
Clerk OF House of Delegates and keeper OF rolls
or virginia. % law 3m