The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-22
LEGAL NOTICE.
Joint RESOLUTION.

PROPOSING an amendment to the tenth clause of
Article OF the Constitution OF Virginia, and
providing for publishing said amendment,
Assembly, -
Approved February ~, 1892
!. Resolved fy the Senate and House of Delo
gates IN majority OF the members elected to caoh
OF the two houses agreeing thereto) That the fol-
lowing amendment to the Constitution of Vir.
GINA DC, aud Is hereby proposed. and Il hereby
referred TO the General Assembly TO he chosen at
the next general election OF senator's and MEM
bcrs or the House OF Delegates for is concurrence
in conformity with the provisions of section onc
OF article twelve OF said constitution, viz: Strike
out from the Constitution OF Virginia the tenth
words a
10. That in all capital or criminal prosecutions
man hath right to demand the cause aud
nature OF his accusation, to he confronted win
the accusers and witnesses, to call for evidence
III his favor, and to speedy trial by an impartial
Jury OF his vicinase, without whose unauimous
consent he cannot be found guilty; nor can he DO
no S 10 give evidence against hmselt that
law OF the land or the judgment OF his peers.
ANA insert In lieu thereof the following:
H. lhat in all capital or criminal prosecutions
man hath right TO demand the cause and
nature of his accusation, To he confronted with
IN his favor and to speedy trial by au impartial
Jury OF his vicinagc, without whose unaninous
consent he cannot be found guilty, but the GEN
erai Assembly may, by law. provide Tor the trial
otherwise than by Jury, OF a man accused OF o
criminal offence not punishable by death or con-
PEELED to give evidence against himself: that no
man be deprived OF his liberty except by the law
or the land OF the judgement OF his peers
, Resolved, That the clerk OF the Senate or tho
CLERK or the House of Delegates, or, il "A vacancy
happen In both OF said offices. the presiding on
Ger or either house OF the General Assem- DIV be
authorized and required to cause this proposed
amenumend and these resolutions to be Published
III one newspaper published in each of the cities
OF the commonwealth having mora than ten
Thousand inhabitants, once week for three con-
eecutiVe months previous to the time OF Choosing
the members OF the General Assem- big AT the next
general election OF senators aud members Of the
House OF Delegates. -o
g. Resolved. That the clerk OF the Senate and
the clerk OF the House OF Delegates be reouired
10 transmit to the General Assembly 10 he
CHOSEN at the next general election OF senators
and members OF the House OF Delegates. n certi.
neu copy or said proposed amendment and or
these resolutions, together with certificates OF
puoncation by the publishers OF the newspapers
IN winch eaid proposed amendment shall have
been published.
ONCE of clerk OF House OF Delegates and keeper
OF tho rolls OF Virginia..
ma RICHMOND, Va, July ~, 1923
me foregoing is copy OF joint resolution pro-
Article l OF the Constitution OF Virginia, and
providing for publishing said amendment and
ccrtitying the same 10 the next General Assem-
bly, which was agreed TO on February IL, 1S92, by
majority OF the members elected 10 each OF the
two houses, and recorded, and which Joint
resolution approved by the Governor on
February 49, 1882, aud is published in accordance
with provision therein contained.
j. BELL BIGGER
Clerk of House OF Delegates and keeper of rolls
OF irginis. Z - law 3m