The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-13

Cnap. S4S.-A j otnt Resolution Promoting
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, 1884,
1. Resolved by the house OF delegates and GEN.
ate "a majority OF the members elected to each of
the two houses agreeing thereto) That the fol
lowing amendment to the constitution OF Vir-
gnia be, and is hereby proposed, and is hereby
referred TO the general assembly to be choeen at
the next general election of senators and mem
bers OF the house of delegates for Its concurrence
OF article twelve OF said constitution. namciy'
strike out from the constitution OF Virginia the
ing words:
8. The general assembly may levy tax not
exceeding one dollar per annum on every male
years, which shall be applied cx clusivey in aid of
public free schools; and counties and corpora.
lions shall have power to impose capitation
purposes.
AND insert in lien thereof the following:
s. The general assembly may levy a tax not
exceeding one dollar per annum on eve male
citizen who has attained the age of twenty one
years, which shall be applied exclusively in aid OF
lions shall have power to impose u capitation
tag, not exceeding fifty cents per annup, for all
purposes; and the general assembly may impose
upon every male inhabitant of the State between
the ages or sixteen and sixty years, the duty of
working, not exceeding two days in any one
year, upon the public roads and highways
therein, subject, however, to such exemptions
from duty as may be from time to time pre-
scribcd by law
Resolved, That the clerk OF the senate or the
clerk OF the house OF delegates, or, II vacar cy
happen in both OF the eaid offices, the pre- std!nv
oincer or either housc OF the general assembly,
DC authorized and required to cause this proposed
amendment and these resolutions to he pu blishcd
in one newspaper published in each OF the cities
commonwealth hQv U,nr han
thousand inhabitants. once week for three con-
secutivc months previous to tho time OF choosing
the members OF The genera. assembly at the next
general election OF senators and members Of the
housc OF delegates.
g. Resolved, hat the clerk OF the ecnatc anu
transmit to the general q, scmbly to be chosen at
the next general election of senators and men,
Dcrs OF the house OF delegates CO rtincd COPY OF
salu proposed amendments and OF these rcsolu-
lions, together with the certificate. OF pubica-
ton by the publishers OF the new .papers in which
the said proposed amendments shall have been
published.
OFFICE OF CLERK OF HOUSE OF DELEGATES,
RICHMOND, VA, July %, 1895.
proposing AN amendment to the fifth section of
article 10 OF the constitution OF Virginia. and pro-
viding for publishing said amendment and GER
Trying the same to the next general assembly
winch was agreed to during the sessions of 1888
lS'i by majority of the mcmbcr elected to each
Joint resolution WIS approved by the governor ON
March 5, lS94, and Is published In accordance
with provision contained therein.
j. BELL BIGGER,
Clerk OF House OF Delegates ana Keeper OF the
holis OF Nirgi' in. s 3m law