The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-20

Chap oaS.-A Joint Resolution Proposing
an Amendment to tho Fifth Section of
Article Ten of the Constitution of vir.
ginia, and Providing for Publishing
Said Amendment and Certifying the
Same to the Next General Assembly.
Approved March S, 1891.
1. Resolved by the house or delegates and seu-
ate IN majority OF the members elected to each of
the two houses agreeing thcreto), That the fol-
lowing amendment to the constitution of Vir-
GINA DC, and is hereby proposed, and is hereby
referred to the general assembly to be chosen ut
the next general election of senators and men,
hers OF the house OF delegates for its concurrence
i'll conformity with the provisions OF section one
OF article twelve of said constitution, namely,
strike ont from the constitution OF Virginia the
fifth clause Of article ten. which is in the follow
ing words:
So. The general assembly may levy n tax not
exceeding ono dollar per annnm on every male
citizen who has attained The age of twenty. ono
years, which shall be applied exclusively in aid of
tions shall have power to impose n cnpitaticn
TAX, not exceeding fifty cents per annum, for all
purposes.
And insert in lieu thereof the following:
o. inc general assembly may levy tax not
exceeding one dollar per annum on ovc'y male
citizen who has attained the age of twenty.onc
years which shall be applied exclusively in Aid of
public free schools; and counties and corpora
lions shall have power to impose Il capiiation
tag. not exceeding fifty cents per annum, for all
purposes and the general assembly may impose
upon every male inhnbitant 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
hercin subject, however, to such exemptions
from duty as may be from time to time pre-
scribcd by law.
2 Resolved, That the clerk of the senate or tho
clerk OF the house of delegates, or, IL yacat cy
happen In both Of the said offices, the presiding
onicer OF either house OF the general assembly
be authorized and required to cause this proposed
amendment and these resolutions to be pu blishcd
In one newspaper published In each OF the cities
or the commonwealth having more than ten
thousand inhabitants. once q week for thrco con-
secutfve months previous to tho time of choosing
general election of senators and members of the
house Of delegates.
B. 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
Inc next general election OF senators and men,
bcrs of the house OF Delegates a ertiflcd COPY of
said proposed amendments and OF these rcsolu-
ton by tho publishers of the new .papers in which
INC said proposed amendments shall have been
published
OFFICE OF CLERK OF HOUSE OF DELEGATES,
RICHMOND, VA, July rs, 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 assembl
which was agreed To during the sessions OF 1883
lS.'l 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 s, 1894. ana is published in accordance
with provision contained therein.
j. BELL BIGGER,
Clerk OF House of Delegates and Keeper OF the
Rolls of Nirgiuia. 81 am law