The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-01
LEGAL NOTICE..
Joint RESOLUTION.

Proposing an amendment to the tenth clause of
Article l of the Constitution OF Virginia, and
providing for publishing said amendment,
and certifying the same to the next General
Assembly,
Approved February 10, 1899.
l. Resolved ty the Senate and House of Dele
gates "a majority OF the members elected to each
OF the two houses agreeing thereto), That tho fol-
lowing amendment to the Constitution of Vir.
glnia be, and is hereby proposed, and is hereby
referred TO the General Assembly to be chosen at
the next general election OF senators and men,
Ders OF the House OF Delegates for its concurrence
In conformity with the provisions OF section one
OF 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 the cause and
nature OF his accusation, to be confront ed with
the accuscrs and witnesses, to call for evidence
IN his favor, and to speedy trial by an impartial
jury OF his vcinasc, without whose unanimous
consent he cannot be found guilty; nor can he be
no man be deprived OF his liberty, except by the
law OF the land or the Judgment OF his peers.
And insert In lieu thereof the following:
H. That in all capital or criminal prosecutions
man hetn right 10 demand tho cause and
nature OF his accusation, to be confronted with
IN HE favor and to speedy trial by an impartial
Jury or his vicinagc, without whose unanimous
consent he cannot be found guilty, but the Gen:
era Assembly may, by law, provide Tor the trial
otherwise than by Jury OF a man accused OF y
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
OF tho land OK the judgement of his peers.
.. Resolved, That tho clerk OF the Senate or the
clerk of the House of Delegates, or, if a vacancy
happen In both of said Offices the presiding OIL
Ger OF either house OF the neral Assembly, be
authorized and required to cause this proposed
amendment and these resolutions to be Published
i'll one newspaper published in each of the cities
OF the commonwealth having more than ten
thousand inhabitants, once n 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, to be
chosen Mt the next general election OF senators
and members OF the House of Delegates, a ccrti-
fled 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.
Office OF clerk OF House OF Delegates and keeper
of the rolls of Virginia.
RICHMOND, Va, July %, 1893.
The foregoing is copy OF joint resolution pro-
po.iDg an amendment to the tenth clause of
Article OF tho Constitution of Virginia, and
providing for publishing said amendment and
certifying the same to the next general Assem-.
bly, which was agreed to on February II, 1892 by
majority OF the members elected to each OF the
two houses, and so recorded, and which Joint
resolution was approved by the Governor on
February 10, 1872, and is pubehcd In accordance
with provision therein contained.
j. BELL BIGGER,
Clerk Of House Of Delegates and keeper of rolls
OF virginia p law 3m