The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-22

Chap. 84S.-A Joint Resolution PROPOSING
an Amendment to the 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.
l. Resolved by the house or delegates and sem
ate On majority of the members elected to each of
inc two houses agreeing thcrcto), That the fol-
lowing amendment to the constitution of Vir.
ginia be, and is hereby proposed, and IL hereby
referred to the general assembly to be chosen ut
the next general election of senators and mem.
bers OF the house of delegates for its concurrence
In conformity with the provisions OF eection one,
OF article twelve of said constitution, namely,
strike out from the constitution of Virginia the
ing words:
SIS. The general assembly may levy tax not
exceeding ono dollar per annum on every male
citizen who has attTincd The 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 o capitnticn
tax, not exceeding fifty cents per annum, for all
purposoe.
And insert In lien thereof the following:
D. The general assembly may levy tax not
exceeding one dollar per annum on evcry 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
tons shall have power to impose n capitation
tay. not exceeding fifty cents per annum, for all
purposes; and the general assembly may impose
upon every male !nhabitant OF the State between
inc ages or sixteen ana sixty years, the duty of
working, not exceeding two days in any one
year, upon the public roads and highways
herein, subject however, to such exemptions
from duty as may be from time to time pre-
scribcd by law
, Resolved, That the clcrl, OF the senate or the
clerk OF the honsc of delegates, or, if yacar CIV
happen in both OF the said offices, the res!dIpg
officer Of either house of the general assembly,
nc authorized and required to causc this proposed
amendment and these resolutions to be published
III one newspaper published In each of the cItics
or the commonwealth having more than ten
thousani inhabitants. once week for three cor
secntivc months previous to tho time of choosing
the members OF The genera! assembly at the next
pcDcral election of senators and members of the
house of delegates
,. Resoved, hat tho clerk of the senate snd
Inc clerk OF the house OF delegates he required TO
transmit To the general assembly to be chosen nj
the next general election OF senators and mem
otrs or the house of delegates CO rtihcd copy OF
said proposed amendments and OF these rcsolu-
nons together with the certificate, of publica-
tlon ny the publishers OF the new spapers in which
the said proposed amendments shall have been
published.
OFFICE OF CLERK OF HOUSE OF DELEGATES
RICHMOND, VA, July 25, 1895
The foregoing is copy of Joint resolution
proposing an amendment to the fifth section OF
aftce ~ or the constitution Of Virginia. and pro-
Vding for publishing said amendment and Ger
trying the same to the next general assembly
winch was agreed to during the sessions of 1898
1871 Dy majority OF the mem hers elected to each
OF the two houses. and so recorded, and which
Iolht resolution WAS approved by the governor on
March 5, 1894, and is published in accordance
with provision contained therein.
j. BELL BIGGER,
Clerk OF House Of Delegates ana Keeper of the
Rolls OF Virginia. Sl3m1aw