The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-12
LEGAL NOTICE..
Joint RESOLUTION.

Proposing an amendment 10 the tenth clause of
Article of the Constitution OF Virginia, and
providing for publishing said amendment
ana c"rti Tying the same to the EcXt General
Assembly,
Approved February 10, 1922.
]. hcsolvcd | y the Senate and House OF Dele
gates "a majority OF the members elected to each
OF the Two houses agreeing thcrcto), That tho fol
lowing amendment TO the Constitution of Vir.
glnia nc, ana II hereby proposed, ana IL hereby
referred 10 the General Assembly TO he chosen nj
the next general election of senator's and mem
hers or the House Of Delegates for its concurrence
In conformity with the provisions of section one
OF article twelve OF said constitutions viz: Strike
out from the Constitution of Virginia the tenth
clause of article Ole, which is in the following
words:
10. Thai in nil capital or criminal prosecutions
n man hath right TO demand tho cause and
nature OF his accusation, to be confron cd with
the accusers and witnesses, to call for evidence
IN his favor, ans tn speedy trial by an impartial
consent he cannot he found guilty; nor can he bo
compelled to give cvidcI ce against himself; thai
no no. man be deprived OF his liberty. except by The
And insert in lieu thereof the following:
III. That in all capital or criminal prosecutions
a man hath right demand tho cause and
nature OF his accusation, to be confronted with
the accuscrs and witnesses. TO call for evidence
IN his favor, and to speedy triM by an impartial
Jury OF hls vicinnge, without whose unanimous
consent he cannot be fOnnd guilty, but the Gen
eral Assembly may, by law, provide Tor the trial
Otherwise than by jury. OF man accused OF
criminal ort nee not pun ishaDlc by death or con-
fin. ment in the pcntcntiary; nor can lie be COM
PEELED to give evidence against himself: that no
man nc deprived OF his liberty except by the law
OF the lend o. the judgement of his pccrs
Resolved That the clerk OF tho senate or the
clerk of the House OF Delegates. or, II n vacancy
happen In both OF said offices. the presiding Off
Ger OF either house OF the Ger eral Assembly, he
authorized and required to cause this proposed
amendmcnd ard these resolutions to be pablished
III one newspaper published in each OF the cities
OF the Com monwcalth having more than ten
thousand inhabitants, once Il week for three con-
secutive 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
q. Resolved. That the clerk OF the Senate and
the clerk OF the House of Delegates he required
TO transmit to the General Assembly, to he
and members OF the House OF Delegates certi.
ned copy OF said proposed amendment and OF
these resolutions, together with certificates OF
publication by the publishers OF the newspapers
IN winch said proposed amendment shall have
heen published.
Office of clerk OF House OF Delegates and kecper
OF the rolls OF Virginia.
RICHMOND. Va. July q, 1893
Inc foregoing is copy OF Joint resolution pro-
posiDE nm amendment tn the tenth clause of
article OF the Constitution Of Virginia, and
providing for publishing said amendment and
certif' ing the same TO the next General Assem-
bly,, which wne agreed to on February II. ISIS by
majority of the members elected to each OF the
TWO houses, and 80 re orded, and which Joint
Iesontion was approved nv the Governor on
FEBRUARY ~, 1892 and ia publiehcd in accordance
with provision therein contained
j BELL BIGGER,
CLERK OF House OF Delegates and keeper OF rolls
III GINA. Z - law 3m