The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-04

Gimp. s48.-A Joint Resolution Promising
Article Ten of the CONSTITUTION of vir.
Einia, and Providing for Publishing
Said Amendment and Certifying the
same TO the Next General Assembly.
Approved March 8, 1891.
!. Resolved by the house or delegates and GEN.
ate IN majority OF the members elected TO each of
inc two houses agreeing thcreto), That tho fol-
ginia be, and is hereby proposed, and is hereby
referred to the general assembly to be chosen nj
the next general election OF senators and men,
bcrs OF the house of delegates for its concurrence
III conformity with the provisions OF section ono,
OF article twelve of said constitution, namely,
ing words:
5. The general assembly may levy a tax not
exceeding one dollar per nnnum on every male
citizen who has attvincd The age OF twenty. ono
years which shall be applied exclusively in aid OF
lions shall have power to impose n capitation
TAX, not exceeding fifty cents per ennnm, for all
purposes.
And insert in lien thereof the following:
o. inc general assembly may levy tax not
exceeding one dollar per annum on eve male
citizen who has etthincd the age of twenty. ono
years which shall be applied exclusively in aid OF
public free schools; and counties and corpora :.
lions no shall have power to impose capitation
taS, not exceeding fifty cents per annum, for all
purposes; and the general assembly may impose
upon every male inhnbitant of the State between
working, not exceeding two days in any one
year. upon the public roads and highways
Dcreln, subject, however, to such exemptions
from duty as may be from time to time pre-
ecribcd by law.
9 Resolved. That the clerk OF the senate or the
clerk OF the house OF delegates, or, IL ,acar CIV
happen in both OF the said offices, the pre- siding
officer of either houec of the general assembly
be authorized and required to caue this proposed
amendment and these resolutions TO be published
In one newspaper published in each OF the cities
or the commonwealth having moro than ten
thousand inhabitants. once o week for three con-
secutivc months previous to tho time OF choosiIg
the members of The genera! assembly at tho next
general election OF senators and members of the
honsc OF delegates.
y. Resolved, That the clerk OF the senate ami
thc clerk or the house of delegates he required to
transmit to the general assembly to be chosen at
inc next general election of senators and men,
Dcrs OF the house of delegates u rtilcd copy OF
snlu proposed amendments and OF these rosolu-
uohs, together with the certificate. OF publica-
ton by the publishers OF the new .papcrs in which
INC SAID proposed amendments shall have been
published.
ofFicE OF CLERK OF House OF DELEGATES.
MI. RICHMOND, VA, july IS, 1885,
inc foregoing Is copy of joint resolution
proposing an amendment to the fifth section of
article ~ or the constitution OF Virginia and pro
vielhg Tor publishing said amendment and GER
Lying inc same to the neXt general assembly
Wnich was agreed to during the sessions of 1893
lSti by majority OF the mem bcrs elected tn each
OF the two houses, and 20 recorded and which
.olnt resolution was approved by the governor on
Mnrcn 8, 1884, and is published in accordance
with provision contained therein.
j. BELL BIGGER,
~ VI '"si"i"' 81 3m law