The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-27
LEGAL No ICE.
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 10. 1892
i. Resolved T. the Senate and House of Dele.
Gates Ga majority OF the members elected 70 each
or NE TWO houses agreeing therctol, That the fol-
lowing amendment TO the Constitution OF Vir.
GINA be, and is hereby proposed and is hereby
referred TO the General Assembly 10 be chosen at
the next general election OF senators and mem
bcrs 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 IRON the Constitution of Virginia the tenth
clause OF article ono, which is in the following
words:
10. That in all capital or criminal prosecutions
man hatn right to demand the cause and
nature or his accusation, TO he confron ed with
inc accnsers and witnesses 70 cali for evidence
ia ms favor, and TO speedy trial ny an impartial
Jury OF ms Vicina1e, without whose unanimous
consent he cannot be found guilty; nor can he be
no man be deprived OF his liberty, except by tho
lazy OF tne land or the indgmt nj OF his peers.
anu insert in lieu thereof the following:
III. That in all capital or criminal prosecutions
man hath right 70 demand the cause and
nature OF his accusation, to be confronted with
IN his favor and to speedy trial by an impartial
Jury OF his vicinagc, without whose unanimous
eral Assembly may, by law, provide Tor the trinl
otherwlsc than by Jury. OF man accused of
criminal offence not punishable by death or con-
hntment in the penitcntary nor can be be COM
PEELED 10 give evidence agains. himself; that no
man be deprived of his liberty except by the law
OF the land o: the judgement of his peers.
2. Resolved, That the clerk of the Senate or the
clerk OF the House of Delegates, or, If 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 10 be Published
In one newspaper ublished in each of the cities
OF the Commonwealth having more than ten
n ouaand inhabitants, once week for three con-
secutivc 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 required
to transmit TO the General Assembly. 10 be
chosen ut the next general election Of senators
and members OF the House OF Delegates, certi-
He'd copy OF said proposed amendment and OF
these resolutions, together with certificates of
publication by the publishers OF the newspapers
IN which said proposed amendment shall have
been published.
ONCE of clerk of House of Delegates and keeper
OF ths rolls OF Virginia.
RICHMOND, Va. July 81, 1898
The foregoing is copy OF Joint resolution pro-
posirc an amendment tn the tenth clause of
Article | OF the Constitution Of Virginia and
providing for publishing said amendment and
certifying the same to the next general Assem-
My, Which was agreed to on February IL 1892 hy
majority Of the members elected to each of the,
Two houses, and 80 recorded and which Joint
February 10. 1892, and ia pubished in accordance
with provision therein contained
j. BELL BIGGER,
Clerk OF iiorsc OF Delegates and keeper of rolls.
OF virginia % law SIN