The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-25

Chap. S4S.-A Joint Resolution Proposine
Article Ten of the Consultation of vir-
ginia, and Providing for Publishing
Said Amendment and Certifying the
Same to the Next General Assembly.
Approved March g. 1894.
1. Resolved by the house OF delegates and GEN.
ate "a majority OF the members elected to each of
the two houses agreeing thcreto), That the fol-
lowing amendment to the constitution of Vir-
ginia be, and Is hereby proposed, and is hereby
REFER cd to the general assembly to be chosen at
the next general election OF senators and mem
oers OF tie house OF delegates for its
In conformity with the provisions OF section one,
or article twelve of said constitution, namely,
strike out from the constitution of Virginia the
NTH clause of article ten, which is in the follow
ing words:
SIS. The general assembly may levy tax not
exceeding one dollar per annum on every male
citizen who has atteincd 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 a capitaticn
tax, not exceeding fifty cents per annum, for all
purposes.
And inscrt in lieu thereof the following:
3. The general assembly may levy a tax not
exceeding one dollar per annnm on oyefy 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 .
tions shall have power to impose u capitation
tax, not exceeding fifty cents per annum 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
herein, 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 tho
clerk OF the house of delegates, or, If Il yacar cy
happen In both OF the said offices, the presiding
otncer or either honsc OF the general assembly,
be authorized and required TO cause this proposed
amendment and these resolutions to he IN blishcd
in one newspaper published in each OF the cities
or the commonwealth having more than ten
thousand inhabitants. once n week for three con-
the members of the genera. assembly at the next
general election OF senators and members of the
house OF delegates.
3. Resolved, hat the clerk OF the senate and
the clerk of the house OF delegates be required TO
transmit to the general assembly to be chosen MT
the next general election OF senators and mem.
Ders or the house of delegates rtiflcd COPY of
SAID proposed amendments and OF these rcsolu-
tlons together with the certificate, of publica-
ton by 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 IS, 1875
proposing an amendment to the fifth section OF
article III 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
1874 by majority OF the members elected to each
Joint resolution WAS approved by the governor on
March \, 1894. and is published in accordance
with provision contained therein.
j. BELL BIGGER,
noils OF virginia. S SIN law