The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-02
PROFESSIONAL.
LIE 3AL No ICE.
Joint RESOLUTION.

Proposing an amendment TO the tenth clause of
article, OF the Constitution Of Virginia, and
providing Tor publishing said amendment
Assembly, -
Approved February 10, 1892
l. Resolved the Senate and House of Dele.
gates "a majority OF the members elected to each
or the two houses agreeing thcrcto), That The fol-
lowing amendment 10 the Constitution of Vir.
gina be, and IL hereby proposed and IL hereby
referred 10 the General Assembly to be chosen at
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 OF said constitution viz: Strike
ont from the Constitution OF Virginia the tenth
words: e
man hath right 10 demand the cause and
nature OF his accusation, to be confron ed with
inc nccnecrs and witnesses to call for evidence
ID MS favor and to speedy trial by an impartial
jury OF his vicina7e, without whose unanimous
consent he cannot be found guilty: nor can he be
compelled to give cyideI ce agaiI st hmsel tha:
no man be deprived OF his liberty, except by the
lazy OF the land or the Judgment OF his peers.
ana insert In lieu thereof the following:
IT, That in sll capital or criminal prosecutions
n man hath n right 10 demand the canse 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
eral Assembly may, by law, provide Tor the trial
otherwise than by Jury. or man accused of n
criminal offence not punishable by de ath or CON
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 peers
= Resolved, That the clerk OF the Senate or the
Clerk or 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 Assembly be
authorized and required II cause this proposed
amendment al these resolutions to be Published
III ono newspaper published in each OF the cities
o1 the commonwealth having more than ten
thousand inhabitants, once week for three con-
secutive months previous to tho time OF choosing
the members of the General Assembly AT the next
general election OF senators and members of the
House OF Delegates ~
5. Resolved. That the clerk of the Senate and
the clerk OF the House OF Dclegates be REQUIRED
TO transmit to the General Assembly 10 he
chosen ut the next general election OF senators
ana members of the House OF Delegates a certi-
ned copy or said proposed amendmen, and OF
thesc resolutions, together with certificates of
publication by the publishers of the rewspapers
III winch said proposed amendment shall have
been published
ONCE OF clerk OF House OF Delegates and keeper
OF tho rolls of Virginia.
m RICHMOND, Va July ., 1893
inc foregoing is copy OF Joint resolution pro.
Article OF the Constitution OF Virginia and
providing for publishing said amendment and
ccrtif,1Dg the same TO the next general Assem-.
Oily, which was agreed to on February H. lS9o nv
a majority OF the members elected to each of the
Two houses, and 80 recorded, and which Joint
Iesolhtion was approved by the Governor on
FEBRUARY ~, 1872, and Ia published in accordance
with provision therein contained
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