The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-24
LE9AL NOTICE.
Joint RESOLUTION.

Proposing an amendment to the tenth clause OF
Article OF the Constitution of Virginia, and
pr99vldlng tSr publishing sa!d amendment,
Assembly,
Approved February 10, 1892.
1. Resolved Iy the Senate and House OF Dele
gates "a majority OF the members elected to each
OF the TWO houses agreeing thereto) That the fol.
lowing amendment 10 tho Constitution of Vir.
GINA be, and Is hereby proposed, and Is hereby
referred to the General Assembly to be chosen at
the next general election OF senators and mem
In conformity with the provisions of section one
OF article twelve of said constitution, Wis., Strike
out from the Constitution of Virginia the tenth
clause OF article one, which Is in the following
words:
TO- That in all capital or criminal prosecutions
n 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 impartial
consent he cannot be found guilty; nor can he be
compeled 70 give eyider &c against himself; that
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 accusers and witnesses, to call for evidence
IN his fayor and to speedy trial by an impartial
consent he cannot be found guilty, but the Gen.
eral Assembly may, by law. provide Tor the trial
ny al SY OF
hnsment In tho penitcntiary; 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 or tho judgement OF his peers.
2. 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 OF either house Of the GEL eral Assembly, be
authorized and required to cause this proposed
amendment al these resolutions to be Published
In one newspaper published in each of the cities
OF the Com monwcalth having more than ten
thousand Inhabitants, once a week for three con-
sccutiyc 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 OF the House of Delegates be required
to transmit to the General Assembly, to be
chosen Mt the next general election OF senators
and members OF the House OF Delegates n certi
fed 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 1898
The foregoing is copy OF joint resolution pro-
potirg an amendment to the tenth clause OF
Article L OF the Constitution of Virginia, aud
providing for publishing said amendment and
certify ing the same to the next general Assem-.
bly,, which wns agreed to on February II, 1892, by
majority OF the members elected to each of the
two houses, and so recorded, and which Joint
resolution waa 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
OF virginia. - law 3m