The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-10
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and CERTIFYING the same to the Lcxt General
Assembly,
Approved February 10, 1892.
!. Resolved ~ the Senate and House of Dele
of the two houses agreeing thcrcto) That tho fol.
lowing amendment 10 the Constitution of Vir.
elnia be- and is hereby proposed, and is hereby
the next general election of senators and nam
bcrs OF the House OF Delegates for its concurrence
in conformity with the provisions OF section one
OF article twelve said constitution. VIZ: Strike
out from the Constitution OF Virginia the tenth
words:
10. That in all capital or criminal prosecutions
man hath right to demand tho cause and
tnC accuscrs and witnesses, to call for evidence
IN his favor and to speedy trial by an impartial
Jury OF MS yicinaSc, without whose nnanimouG
compelled to give cvideI &C against himself; tha;
no man be deprived OF his liberty, except by the
And insert in lieu thereof the following:
~. That In all capital or criminal prosecutions
man hath right 10 demand the cause and
the accusers and witnesses, TO call for evidence
IN nis favor, 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
otherwisc than by a Jury. OF a man accused OF u
i'm. mcnt In the pcnitcntiary; nor can be be COM
PEELED to give evidence against himself; that no
man be deprived OF his liberty except by the law
OF the land or the judgement of his neers "
q Resolved, That the clerk OF the Senate or the
clerk OF the House OF Delegates, or, IL n vacancy
happen in both OF said offices. the presiding Off
Ger or either house OF the Ger eral Assem- biy be
authorized and required tn cause this proposed
amendmend ard these resolutions to be published
III one newspaper published in each Of the cities
OF the commonwealth having more than ten
thousand inhabitants, once u week for three con-
secutivc months previous to the time OF Choosing
the members of the General Assembly at the ne Z
general election OF senators and membeI of the
House of Delegates. '
3. Resolved, That thc-clcrk of the Senate and
the clerk OF the House OF Delegates be required
to transmit to the General Assembly. to he
CHOSEN Mt the next general election OF senators
and members of the House OF Delegates a certi-
hcd copy OF said proposed amendment and OF
these resolutions, together with certificates of
publication by the publishers OF the newspapers
IN which eaid proposed amendment shall have
been published.
Office OF clerk OF House OF Delegates and keeper
OF the rolls OF Virginia.
- RICHMOND, Va, July 20, 1898
nc foregoing is 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 to the next general Assem-.
Dly, winch was agreed to on February ~ 1S92 nv
u mn1ority 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 is published in accordance
with provision therein contained.
-, j. BELL BIGGER,
Clerk OF House of Delegates and keeper of rolls
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