The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-16

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Proposing an amendment to the tenth clause of
article OF the Constitution of Virginia, and
providing for publishing said amendment.
Assembly,
Approved February 10, 1892.
l. Resolved ~ the Senate and House OF Dele
gates "a majority OF the members elected to caol
or the two houses agreeing thcrctol, That the fol-
lowing amendment TO the Constitution of Vir.
referred To the General Assembly to he chhsen NJ
the next general election OF senators and mem
6ers OF the House OF Delegates for its concurrence
IN conformity with the provisions OF section one
or article twelve OF said constitutions viz: Strike
out from the Constitution OF Virginia the tenth
clause of article one, which is i'm tho folowinu
words:
~. That in all capital or criminal prosecutions
man hath right To demand tho cause and
tue accusers and witnesses, to call for evidence
10 MS FAVOR, and to speedy trial by an impartial
Jury OF his vlcinasc, without whose unanimous
consent nc cannot he found guilty; nor can he he
compelled to give cvider ce against himself: that
no man he deprived OF his liberty, except by the
law OF the land or the judgment OF his pecrs
And insert in lien thereof the following:
~. lhat in all capital or criminal prosecutions
man hath right TO demand tho cause and
nature OF his accusation, TO be confronted with
inc nccuscrs and witnesses, 20 call for evidence
IN ms favor, and to speedy trial by an impartial
consent ne cannot be found guilty, but the Gen
eral Assembly may, by law, provide Tor the trial
oIncrwlsc than by 1nry. OF a man accused OF
criminal offence not punishable by death or con
int ment in the penitentiary; nor can he be com
PEELED TO give evidence against himself: that no
man be deprived OF his liberty except by the law
OF the land o. the judgement of his peers
= Resolved, That the clerk OF tho senate or the
clerk or the House OF Delegates, or, il n vacancy
happen in both OF said ces. the presiding Off
Ger or either house OF the Ger eral Assembly he
authorized and required to cause this propos ed
amendmend and these resolutions to be Published
III one newspaper published in each OF tho cities
OF the commonwealth having more than ten
thousand INHABITANTS once week for three con-
secutlVe months previous to the time of choosing
the members of the General Assent bly, at the next
general election OF senators and members Of the
House OF Delegates.
3. Resolved. That the clerk Of the Senate and
the clerk or the House of DELEGATES be reuuired
10 transmit to the General Assembly to he
CHOSEN at the next general election OF senators
and members OF the House OF Delegates n ccrti.
ned copy OF said proposed amendment and OF
these resolutions, together with certificates OF
publication by the 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 90 1893
Inc foregoing Is q copy OF Joint resolution pro-
posing an amendment to the tenth clause of
Article | of the Constitution OF Virginia, and
providing for publishing said amendment and
certifying the same 10 the next General Assem-.
bly,, which was agreed to on February u, 1899, 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
Fchrlary ~ 1872, and IL published In accordance
with provision therein contained.
j. BELL BIGGER
Clerk or iiousc OF Delegates and keeper OF rolls
OF virginia. 722 law 3m