Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-21
OFFICIAL.

TOINT RESOLUTION proposing an amead-
~ meat to the tenth clause Of article ] Of
lie Constitution Of Virginia, and prOridimg .tOr
publishing said amendment, aud certifying The
sane 10 Tie HcTt General assembly.
Approved February 10, 1892.
l. Resolved by the Senate and House of
Delegates "a majority OF the members elected
To each of the two houses agreeing thcrctOl
That the following amendment to the Consti-
tuition OF Virginia be. and is hereby proposed,
and is hereby referred 10 the General Assem-
bly, to he chosen at the next general election
of senator's and members OF the House of
Delegates for its concurrence, in conformity
with the provisions OF section one of article
twelve of said constitution. viz: Strike out
from the Constitution of Virginia the tenth
clause Of article one, which is i'll the following
words:
TO- That in all capital or criminal prosccu.
tions nan hath right to demand the cause
and nature of his accusation. to be confronted
with the accuScrS and witnesses, to call for
evidence in his favor, and to speedy trial ~
an impartial jury Of vicinage, without whose
unanimous consent he Gs sn!nnGGt be found guilty;
nor can he be- Compelled to give evidence
against h!!aGself: that 10 man be deprived of
h..s- liberty, except by the law Of the land OF
the judgment of his peers.
And insert in lieu thereof the following:
10 That in all capital or criminal proSecn-
tons man hath light to demand the cause
and nature OF his accusation, TO be confronted
with the accuserS and witnesses, to call for
evidence in his favor, and to Il speedy trial
by an impartial jury of his vicnasc, without
whose unanimous consent he cannot be found
guilty, but the General Assembly may, by
law. provide for the trial otherwise than by a
Of sod pt criminal pNpnIp
not punishable by death or cOniinemcntin the
penitentiary nor can he be compelled to give
evidence against himself; that no man be de-
privcd of his liberty except by the law of the
lind or the judgment Of bis peers.
y Resolved That the clerk of the Senate
or the clerk of the House uf Delegates, or, il
a vacancy happen in both Of said offices. the
presiding officer OF either house of the General
Assembly, be authorized and required to cause
this proposed amendment and these rcsOlu-
lions to DC published i'll one newspaper publish
ed in each of the cities of the Commonwealth
having more than ten thousand inhabitants
once a week for three consecutive 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.
3 Resolved. That the clerk of the Senate
and The clerk of the House of Delegates be re-
ouircd to transmit to the General Assembly,
to be chosen ut the next general election of
senators and members OF the House of Dele
gates. certified copy of said proposed amend
mcnt and of these resolutions, together with
certificates of publication By the publishers Of
the newspapers in which said proposed amend
mcnt shall have been published.
OFFICE OF CLERK OF House OF DELE
GATES. AND KEEPER OF THE ROLLS OF VA,
RICHMOND VA. July 20, 1898.
The foregoing is copy Of joint resolution
proposing 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
Assembly, which WAS agreed to on February
II. 1899, by majority of the members
elected TO each of the two houses, and so re-
corded, and which joint resolution was ap-
proved by the Governor on February 10,
1892, and is published in accordance with Il
provision therein contained.
]. BELL BIGGER,
elk. of House of Delegates and K. of R. of Va.
iv2I laM:Sm