The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-30
LEGAL NOTICE..
JOINT RESOLUTION.

proposing an amendment TO the tenth clause of
Article OF the Constitution OF Virginia, aud
providing for publishing said amendment,
Assembly,
1. Resolved ty the Senate and House of Dele.
gates "a majority of the members elected to each
OF the two houses agreeing thercto,, That the fol-
ginia be, and is hereby proposed, and is hereby
referred to the General Assembly to be chosen at
the next general election OF senator's and men,
bers OF the House OF Delegates for It's concurrence
in conformity with the provisions of section one
OF article twelve OF said constitution, viz: Strike
out from the Constitution OF Virginia the tenth
words:
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
consent he cannot be found guilty; nor can he be
compelled to give evidence against himself; that
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
a man hath n right 10 demand the cause and
nature OF his accusation, to be confronted with
IN his favor, and to speedy trial by an impartial
Jury OF his vicinagc without whose unanimous
consent he Spnnot be found guilty but the Gem
otherwise than by Jury, OF Il man accused OF u
criminal offence not punishable by cath or con-
PEELED to give evidence against himself; that no
man nc deprived OF his liberty except by the law
or the land or the judgement of his peers
2. Resolved, That the clerk of the Senate or the
clerk OF the House OF Delegates, or, II a vacancy
happen in both of said offices. the presiding Off
Ger OF either house of the General 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 Commonwealth having more than ten
thousand inhabitants, once week for three con-
secutivc months previous to the time OF choosing
the members of the General Assembly at tho me- t
general election OF senators and members CT the
House OF Delegates
3. Resolved. That tho clerk of the Senate and
the clerk OF the House of Delegates be required
to transmit to the General Assembly to be
chosen at the next general election OF senators
and members OF the House OF Delegates, n certi-
fled copy OF said proposed amendment and OF
these resolutions, together with certificates of
publication by the publishers of the newspapers
in winch said proposed amendment shall have
been published.
Office OF clerk OF House of Delegates and keeper
OF tho rolls OF Virginia.
RIoMMoSD, Va, July 90, 1893.
The foregoing is copy OF Joint resolution pro-
Article l OF the Constitution of Virginia. and
providing for publishing said amendment and
certifying the same to the next general Assem-.
bly,, which was 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 was approved by the Governor on
February ~, 1892, and Ia publehed in accordance
with provision therein contained.
j. BELL BIGGER,
Clerk Of House OF Delegates and keeper OF rolls
OF virginia % law 3m