The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-24

Proposing an amendment to the tenth clause of
providing for publishing said amendment,
and certifying the same to the next General
Approved February 10, 1892.
j. Resolved ~ the Senate and House OF Dele
gates "a majority OF the mombers elected to each
OF the two houses agreeing thcrcto) That the fol-
lowing amendment to the Constitution of Vir.
gnia be, and ts hereby proposed, and is hereby
the next general election OF senators and mem
bers OF the House OF Delegates for its concurrence
of article twelve OF said constitutions viz Strike
out from the Constitution of Virginia the tenth
words:
TO- That in all capital or criminal prosecutions
man hath right to demand the cause and
the accusers and witnesses, to call for evidence
IN his favor, and to speedy trial by impartial
jury OF his yicinazc, without whose unanimous
consent he cannot be found guilty; nor can he DO
compelled to give cvidercc against HIMSELF that
law OF the land or the judgment OF his peers.
And insert in lieu thereof the following:
~. That in all capital or criminal prosecutions
nature OF his accusation, to be confronted with
the accnsers and witnesses, to call for evidence
jury of his vicinage, without whose unanimous
consent he cannot be found guilty, but the Gen
eral Assembly may, by law, provide Tor the trial
otherwic than by 1ury. OF man accused of u
criminal one nee not punishable by death or con-
hnemcnt in the pcnitentary; nor can he be COM
PEELED to give evidence against himself; that
man be deprived OF his liberty except by the law
OF 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, IL vacancy
happen in both OF said offices, the presiding off
Ger OF either house OF the GEL eral Assent bly, be
authorized and required to cause this proposed
amendment and these resolutions to be published
i'll one newspaper published In each of the cities
OF the Commonwealth having more than ten
thousand inhabitants, once y week for three con-
secutivc months previous to the time OF choosing
the members of the General Assembly at the next
general election OF senators and members OF the
House OF Delegates.
g. Resolved, That the clerk OF the Senate and
the clerk OF the House OF Delegates bs required
to transmit to the General Assembly, TO he
chosen Mt the next general election OF senators
and members OF the House OF Delegates, cert
fled 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 q copy OF joint resolution pro-
posipg 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-
bly,, which was agreed to on February IA, 1S92, 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 10, 1892, and Is published in accordance
with q provision therein contained.
j. BELL BIGGER,
Clerk OF House of Delegates and keeper of rolls
OF Virginia. 2 20 law 3m