The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-03
PROFESSIONAL.
LE9AL NOTICE..
Joint RESOLUTION.

Proposing an amendment tho tenth clause OF
Article OF the Cons tuition of Virginia. and
providing for publishing said amendment
ana c@rtitying the same to the Lcxt General
Assembly,
Approved February 10, 1892
i. Resolved ly the Senate and House OF Dele
gates "a majority of the members clccted to each
OF inc TWO houses agreeing thcrcto) That The fol-
lowing amendment TO the Constitution of Vir.
GINA be, and Is hereby proposed, and is hereby
referred 10 tho General Assembly TO be chosen at
the next general election OF senators and MEM
Dcrs OF the House OF Delegates for its concurrence
In conformity with the provisions of section one
OF article twelve OF said constitution viz: Strike
ont from the Constitution of Virginia the tenth
clause OF article one, which is In the following
words:
10. That in all capital or criminal prosecutions
a man hath right to demand the cause and
nature OF his accusaton to he confron ed with
the accuscrs and witnesses, to call for evidence
III his favor and to II speedy trial by an impartial
Jury OF his vicinnsc, without whose unanimous
consent he cannot be found guilty; nor can he be
compelled to give cvidei &C against himself; that
law OF the land or the Judgment OF his peers
And insert In lieu thereof the following:
~. That In all capital or criminal prosecutions
II man hnth right 10 demand the cause and
nature OF his accusation, to be confronted with
the accnsers and witnesses, to call for evidence
IN HE favor, and to q speedy trial by an Impartial
jury of his vicinagc, without whose Unanimous
consent he cannot be found guilty, but the Gen.
ernl Assembly may, by law, provide Tor the trial
criminal one nee not punishable by de ath or con-
hntmcnt In the penitentary; nor can be be COM
Pciici " give cNlucnCc against nimeclr: that no
man be deprived OF his liberty except by the law
OF the land OF the judgement OF his peers
2. Resolved, That the clerk OF the Senate or the
clerk or the House OF Delegates. or, IL a vacancy
happen in both OF said offices. the presiding ON
Ger OF either house OF the Ger eral Assem- bly he
authorized and required tn cause this proposed
amendment aid these resolutions to be Published
III one newspaper published in each OF the cities
OF the Com monwealth having more than ten
II ouaand inhabitants, once Il week for three con-
secutivc 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. '''0
3. 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 ut the next general election OF senators
ana members OF the House OF Delegates n corti-
lied copy of said proposed amendment and OF
these resolutions, together with certificates OF
publication by the publishers of the newspapers
IN winch sad proposed amendment shall have
been published.
Ofice OF clerk of House of Delegates and keeper
of the rolls of Virginia.
49, RICHMOND, Va July q, 1893
nc foregoing Il copy OF Joint resolution pro-
poetry an amendment To the tenth clause Of
Article OF the Constitution OF Virginia. and
providing for publishing said amendment and
certifSing the same TO the next general Assem-.
Dly, which was agreed to on February IT. 1872 nv
n majority OF the members elected to each of the
TWO houses, and so rccordcd and which IL int
resolution was approved by the Governor on
February 10, 1892, and il published in accordance
WIN provision therein contained.
- j. BELL BIGGER
CLERK OF House OF Delegates and keeper OF rolls
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