The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-05

ifoposiuS an amonomcnt TO the tenth clause OF
Article OF the Constitution OF Virginia, and
End the same to i the neas Cement
Approved February 10. 1892
3D. !. Resolved ny the Senate and House of Dele.
ot inc two houses agreeing thercto) That the fol.
lowing amendment 10 the Constitution of Viz.
10 the e s hereby
the next general election OF senators and mem \.
oers OF the House OF Delegates for its concurrence
of article twelve OF said constitution, viz: Strike
out from the Constitution OF Virginia the tenth
clause OF article one which is Ina the folIowina
words:
~. That in all capital or criminal prosecutions
man hath right 10 demand the cause and
nature OF his accusation, to he copfron, ed with
the accusers and witnesses, to call for evidence
IN his favor, and to speedy trial by an impa ,tia
Jury OF his vicinase, without whose unanimous
consent he cannot be found guilty; nor can he be
compelled to give eviderce against himself; that
lazy OF the land or the Judgment OF his peers
A. Inns, insert in lieu thereof the following:
~. That in all capital or criminal prosecutions
u man hath right 10 demand the cause and
nature OF his accusation, to be confronted with
inc accusers and witnesses, to call for evidence
Jury OF his vicinagc, without whose unanimous
consent he cannot be found guilty, but the Gen.
era assembly may, by law, provide Tor the trial
otherwisc than by Jury. or accused OF q
criminal offence not punishable by de ath or con
mn ment In the penitcntiary; nor can be be
man be deprived of his liberty except by the law
or the land o: the judgement OF his peers.
= Resolved, That the clerk OF the Senate or the
clerk OF the House OF Delegates. or, TIA vacancy
happen In both OF said offices. the presiding Off
Ger OF either house of the Ger eral Assem- bly, be
authorized and required to cause this proposed
amendmeDd ard these resolutions to be Published
III one newspaper pu bishcd in each OF the cities
OF the Commonwealth having more than ten
thousand Inhabitants once a week for three con-
secutlve months previous to the time OF choosing
the members Of the General Assembly at the next
general election or senators and members of the
House OF Delegates.
3. Resolved, That the clerk OF the Senate and
the clerk OF the Bousc OF Delegates be required
to transmit to the General Assembly to be
CHOSEN at the next general election or senators
and members OF the House OF Delegates, a certi.
lied 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
Office OF clerk OF House OF Delegates and keeper
OF the rolls OF Virginia
RICHMOND. Va. July %, 1893.
Ihe foregoing is copy OF Joint resolution pro-
po.ipg 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 Assem-.
Oily, which was agreed to on February II, 1892 by
majority OF the members elected to each of the
TWO houses, and so re orded, and which Joint
resoiution was approved nv the Governor on
February ~, 1872, and Ia publiehed in accordance
with provision therein contained
j. BELL BIGGER
OF Virginia. 722 law 3m