The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-12


Article OF tho Constitution of Virginia. and
providing for publishing said amendment.
and CERTIFYING tho same 10 the next General
Assembly,
Approved February 10 1892.
!. Resolved ~ the Senate and House of Dele
gates "a majority of the members elected to each
OF the two houses agreeing thercto) That the fol-
lowing amendment 10 the Constitution of Viz.
g,nn oG ana II hereby proposeu and IL hereby
the next general election OF senators and mem
bcrs OF the House OF Delegates for its concurrence
III conformity with the provisions OF section one
or article twelve OF said constitution viz: Strike
ont from the Constitution of Virginia the tenth
words
10. That in all capital or criminal prosecutions
man hath right TO demand tho cause and
nature or his accusation, to he confron. ed with
the accuscrs and witnesses, to call for evidence
IN MS favor, and toa speedy trial by an impartial
Jury OF ms vicinaSe, without whose unanmouG
consent nc cannot be found guilty; nor can he no
compelled to give cvdcI ce against himself that
no man he deprived of his liberty, except by the
law OF the land or the judgment OF his peers
And insert in lieu thereof the following
III. That In oil capital or criminal prosecutions
man hath right 10 demand the cause and
nature OF his accusation, to he confronted with
the accuscrs and witnesses, to call for evidence
IN ME favor, and to speedy trial by an impartial
Jury of his vicinngc, without whose unanimous
consent he cannot be found guilty, but the Gen.
eral Assembly may, by law, provide Tor the trial
orimiwaf 1na ny Jury OF man accused OF
hntment III the pcnitcntiary; nor can he he COM
PEELED to give evidence against himself; that no
OF the land or the judgement OF his peers
= Resolved, That the clerk of the Senate or the
clerk OF the House OF Delegates. or, IL n vacancy
happen In both of said offices. the presiding OIL
Ger OK either house of the GEL eral Assembly, he
authorized and required tn cause this proposed
amendment aid these resolutions 10 be Published
III one newspaper published in each OF the cities
OF the Com monwcath having more than ten
thousand inhabitants, once week for three con-
secufivc months previous to the time OF choosing
the members OF tho General Assembly mt the ncx T
general election or senators and members OF the
House OF Delegates.
B. Resolved, That the clerk of the Senate and
the clerk OF the House of DELEGATES be required
10 transmit To the General Assembly, TO be
CHOSEN mt the next general election of senators
anu members OF the House OF Delegates a corti.
ned copy OF said proposed amendment and OF
these resolutions, together with certificates OF
publication by the publishers OF the newspapers
been published.
ONCE OF clerk of House of Delegates and keeper
OF the rolls OF Virginia
m RICHMOND. Va, July 81, lS.i3.
inc foregoing Is Il copy or Joint resolution pro-
posit an amendment to the tenth clause OF
Article or the Constitution of Virginia and
providing for publishing said amendment and
certifying the same 10 the next general Assem-.
My, which was agreed to on February H. 1872 nv
ama1ority of the members elected to each OF the
TWO houses and so recorded, and which Joint
resolution was approved by the Governor on
February ID, 1872, and ia publiehed in accordance
with provision therein contained.
j. BELL BIGGER,
Clerk OF House of Delegates and keeper of rolls
oi virginia. Z % law 3m