The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-09


an Amendment to the Fifth Section OF
Article Ton of the CONSTITUTION of Wiz.
Said " nmeuamsns AUD Srr,,, %ois" ING
Same To tho Next General assembly.
Approved March s, 1891
l. Resolved by the house OF delegates and sen-
ate "a majority OF the members elected 10 each of
the two houses agreeing thc:eto>, i hat tho fol-
lowing Amendment to the constitution OF Vir-
ginta be, and IL hereby PROPOSED, ard is hereby
roferI cd to the general assembly to be chosen ut
tho next general election of senators and men,
beers OF the house OF delegates for Its concurrence
In conformity with the proyisious or section one
or article twelve OF said constitutions namely,
strike out from the constitution OF Virginia the
NTH clause OF article ten, which is in tho follow
ing words:
o. The general assembly may levy tax not
exceeding ono dollar per AMMAN on every male
years, which shall be applied exclusively in aid of
public free schools; and counties and corpora.
lions shall have power to impose n capitation
tax, not exceeding fifty ccnts per annum, for all
purposes.
And insert in lieu thereof the following:
o. The general assembly may levy tax not
exceeding one dollar per annum on eye,y malo
citizen who has attained the age of twenty.one
years. which shall be applied exclusively in aid of
pubic rrce schools; aud counties and corpora
tions shall have power to impose u capitation
tar, not exceeding fifty cents per annum, for all
upon every male inhabtant OF the State between
the ages of sixteen and sixty years, the duty OF
year. upon tho public roads and higbwavs
herein, subject however, to such exemptions
from duty as may DC from timo to time pre-
scribcd by law
. Resolved, That the clerk OF the senate or tho
clerk OF the house OF delegates, or, IL u yacar cy
happen in both OF the said Offices, the presiding
ofhcer OF either house of the general assembly,
be authorized and required TO cause this proposed
amendment and these resolutions to be published
In ono 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 tho time OF choosing
tho members OF the genera! assembly at tho next
general election OF senators and members of the
house OF delegates.
g. 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 men,
Dcrs OF the house of delegates II srtiicd COPY of
said proposed amendments and OF these resolu-
tons, together with the certificate, OF pubica-
ton by the publishers OF the new .papcrs In which
the said proposed amendments shall have been
published.
OFFICE OF CLERK or House OF DELEGATES.
RICHMOND, VA, July IS, 1895.
The foregoing is copy of 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
Trying the same to the next general assembly
which was agreed to during the sessions of 1893
lS.i 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
March 8, 1894 and is published In accordance
with provision contained therein.
j. BELL BIGGER,
Clerk OF House of Delegates and Keeper Of the
holls OF virginia. 8 / 3m law