The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-07
LEGAL NOTICE..
Joint RESOLUTION.

proposing an amendment to the tenth clause OF
Article of the Constitution OF Virginia, and
and certifying the same to the next t' General
Assembly,
l. Resolved by the Senate and House OF Dele
gates IA majority OF the members elected to each
OF the two houses agreeing thercto), That the fol.
ginia DO, and s hereby proposed, and is hereby
referred TO the General Assembly to be chosen at
the next general election OF senator's and men,
Ders OF the House OF Delegates for its concurrence
In conformity with the provisions of section one
OF article twelve OF said constitution, viz: Strike
words:
10. That in all capital or criminal prosecutions
man hath right to demand the cause aud
nature OF his accusation, to be confront ed with
the accuscrs and witnesses, to call for evidence
IN his favor, aud to speedy trial by an impartial
jury of his vicnasc, without whose unanimoue
Consent he cannot be found guilty; nor can he BIO
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 lien thereof the following:
~ IT, nat IN all capital or criminal prosecutions
nature of his accusation, to be confronted with
the accnsers and witnesses, to call for evidence
IN HE favor, and to speedy trial by an impartial
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
othcrwisc than by n Jury of a man accused OF y
criminal offence not punishable by death or con-
hnemcnt In the pcnitcntiary; nor can he be COM
man he deprived of his liberty except by the law
OF tho land o, the judgement of his peers
. Resolved, That tho clerk OF the Senate or the
clerk OF the House OF Delegates or, If Il vacancy
happen in both OF said offices. the presiding off,
Ger OF either house of the Ger cral Assembly, be
authorized and required to cause this proposed
amendment ard these resolutions to be Published
III ono newspaper published in each of the cities
or the Commonwealth having more than ten
thousand inhabitants, once II week for three con-
sccutive months previous to the time of choosing
the members Of the General Assembly at the nc 1t
general election OF senators and members or the
House OF Delegates
B. Resolved, That the clerk of the Senate and
the clerk OF the House of Delegates be required
to tranemit to the General Assembly, to be
chosen ut the next general election of senators
and members of the House OF Delegates, II certi.
fled copy of said proposed amendment and of
these resolutions, together with certificates OF
publication by the publishers OF the newspapers
IN which ead proposed amendment shall have
been published.
Onlce OF clerk of House of Delegates and keeper
OF the rolls of Virginia.
RIomMoND. Va, July %, 1893.
The foregoing Is copy OF Joint resolution pro-
Article I 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 49, 1892 and Ia published in accordance
with provision therein contained.
j. BELL BIGGER,
Clerk of House of Delegates and keeper OF rolls
OF virginia. z D. law 3m