The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-13


Article of the Constitution of Virginia, and
providing for publishing said amendment,
and certifying the same to the next General
Approved February 10, 1892.
- !. Resolved t ~ the Senate and House of Dele
or the two houses agreeing thcreto) That the fol
lowing amendment 10 the Constitution of Wiz.
GINA DC, and s hereby proposed, and ie hereby
reIerrcu 10 the General Assembly to be chosen at
the next general election of senator's and mem
bers OF the House OF Delegates for its concurrence
of article twelve OF said constitution, viz: Strike
ont from the Constitution of Virginia the tenth
clause or article one, which is in the following
words:
10. That in all capital or criminal prosecutions
man hath right to demand the cause and
nature OF his accusation, to be confron, 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 unanimouc
compelled to give evidence against himself: thai
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:
III. That in all capital or criminal prosecutions
man hath right 10 demand the cause and
nature OF his accusation, to be confronted with
the accuscrs and witnesses, to call for evidence
IN me- ISvor, ana to speedy trial by an impartial
Jury OF MS vlcnage, without whose unanimous
consent he cannot be found guilty, but the Gen
eTal assembly may, by law, provide Tor the trial
otherwise than by Jury. or man accused OF u
fnement In the penitentiary; nor can he he com
PEELED to give evidence against himself: that no
Man NC deprived OF mis- liberty except by the law
OF the land or the judgement OF his peers
y Resolved, That the clerk OF the Senate or the
clerk OF the House OF Delegates. or, IL a vacancy
happen In both of said offices. the presiding Off
Ger or either house of the General Assembly be
anthoIlzed and required to cause this proposed
amendmend and these resolutions to be Published
In one newspaper published in each of the cities
or the Commonwealth having more than ten
thousand inhabitants, once Il week for three con-
eecutlvc months previous to the time of choosing
the members ofthc General Assembly at the ncxt
general election OF senators and members OF the
House OF Delegates
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 he
CHOSEN at the next general election OF senators
ana members OF the House of Delegates, certi.
hed copy OF said proposed amendment and OF
theec resolutions, together with certificates of
publication by the publishers of the newspapers
IN which said proposed amendment shall have
Office OF clerk OF House of Delegates and keeper
of the rolls of Virginia
M, RIcnMoND. Va, July %, 1893.
inc foregoing is copy OF joint resolution pro-
posing an amendment to the tenth clause or
article of the Constitution OF Virginia. and
providing for publishing said amendment and
certlrslng the same 10 the next general Assem-.
bly, which was agreed to on February n, 1892 by
majority of the members elected to each of the
Two houses, and SO recorded, and which Joint
resolution was approved by the Governor on
FEBRUARY 10, 1872, and is published in accordance
with provision therein contained.
j. BELL BIGGER
Clerk OF House Of Delegates and keeper of rolls
VI 'lrSihla' % law 3m