The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-10
ApproYed March S, lS9

said Amsnhnent nnd Certifying tho
Same To the Next General As bly,.
Approved March s, 1884
I. Resolved by the house OF delegates and sem
ate In majority OF the members elected to each of
the two houses agreeing thcretol, that the fol-
lowing amendment 10 tho constitution of VIr.
gnia be, and is hereby proposed, and Ia hereby
referied to the general assembly to be chosen at
tho next general election of senators and mem.
Ders OF the house OF delegates for its concurrence
In conformity with the provisions OF section one,
OF article twelve. OF said constitution, namely,
strike out from the constitution OF Virginia the
ing words:
So. The general assembly may levy a tax not
exceeding ono dollar per annum on every male
citizen who has attsincd ihe age of twenty one
years, which shall be applied exclusively in aid Of
public free schools; and counties and corpora.
tions shall have power to impose a capitation
tax, not exceeding fifty cents per annum, for all
purposes.
And insert in lieu thereof the following:
8. The general assembly may levy tax not
exceeding one dollar per annum on every male
years, which shall be applied exclusively in aid OF
public free schools; and counties and corpora.
n saa nayS p0W aver to capaton
purposes; and the general assembly may impose
upon every male inhabitant OF the State between
the ages of sixteen and sixty years, the duty OF
working, not exceeding two days in any one
year. upon the public roads and highways
,rom d, suD'ec., however, 70 snoh exemptions
scribcd by law.
2. Resolved, That the clerk OF the senate or the
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happen in both OF the said offices, the presiding
omcer of either house of the general assembly,
be authorized and required to causc 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 week for three con-
secutivc months previous to tho time OF choosing
the mem bcrs OF the genera, assembly at the next
general election OF senators and mem ers 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 at
the next general election OF senators and mem.
bcrs OF the house OF delegates &C rtihed COPY of
said proposed amendments and OF these rcsolu-
tions, together with the certiicatcs of pubica-
ton oy the publishers OF the newspapers in which
the said proposed amendments shall have been
published.
OFFICE OF CLERK OF HOUSE OF DELEGATES,
RICHMOND, VA, July rs, 1885,
The foregoing Ia a copy of a joint resolution
proposing an amendment to the fifth section of
article ~ OF the constitution OF Virginia. and pro-
viding for publishing said amendment and GER
tfying the same to the noxt general assembly
which was agreed to during the sessions of 1893
1S94 by majority OF the members elected to each
OF the two houses. and go recorded, and which
Joint resolution was approved by tho governor on
March s, 1894. and is published In accordance
with provision contained therein.
j. BELL BIGGER,
Clerk OF House Of Delegates and Keeper Of the
Rolls of Virginia. 81 SIN law