Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-13
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tGHAPTER s4s.-A JOINT REsOLU
~ TON proposing an amendment to the
fifth section of article ten of the Constitution
of Virginia, and providing for publishing sale
| amendment and certifying the same to the
next general assembly.
Approved March 8, 1894.
1. Resolved by the House of Delegates and
Senate Ia majority of the members elected Z
each of the two houses agreeing thereto)
That the following amendment to the Con,
stitution of Virginia be, and is hereby pro.
| posed, and Is hereby referred to the gehera
assembly to be chosen at the next genera
election of senators and members OF the
| House of Delegates for its concurrence In con.
| fornity with the provisions of section one Of
article twelve Of said constitution. namely
strike out from the Constitution of Virgins
the fifth clause of article ten, which is in the
| following words; tt,s-
1 3 s. The general assembly may levy TAI
not exceeding one dollar per annuIn on every
male citizen who has attained the age oil
twenty.one years, which shall be applied ex.
| clusiyely in aid of public free schools; and
| counties and corporations shsll have power
| to impose capitation tax, not exceeding hfty
| cents per annum, for all purposes.
| And insert in lieu thereof the following:
8 8. The general assembly may levy tax
not exceeding one dollar per annpm on every
male citizen who has attained the age OF
| twenty.one years, which shall be applied eI-
clusively in aid of public free schools; and
| counties and corporations shall have power
| to impose q capitation tax, not exceeding fifty
cents per annnm, for all purposes; and the
general assembly may impose upon every
male inhabitant of tho State between the sges
of sixteen snd sixty years, the duty OF work
| ing, not exceeding two days In any one year,
! upon the public roads and highways therein,
subject, however, to. such exemptions from
said duty as msy be from time to time. pre-
cribed by law. s1g
9. Resolved, That the clerk Of the Senate
or the clerk of the House of Delegates, or, If a
vacancy happsn in both of the said offices the
presiding officer of either house of the gener-
al assembly, be authorized and required TO
cause this proposed smendment and these re.
solutions to be published in one newspaper
published in each of tho cities of the Common.
wealth having more thsn ten thousand In
habitants, once week for three consecutive
months previous to the time of choosing the
members of the general assembly at the next
general election of senators and members Of
the House of Delegates. sBolla h9e-
3. Resolved, That the clerk of the Senate
and the clerk of the House of Delegates be re-
quired to transmit to the general assembly to
be chosen at the next general election Of sena-
tors and members of the House of Delegates
certified copy of said proposed amendment
and of these resolutions, together with the
certificates Of publication by the publishers OF
the newspapers in which the said proposed
amendment shall have been published.
OFFICE OF CLERK OF HOUSE OF DELEGATES,
RICHMOND, VA, July 25, 1895.
The foregoing is o copy of joint resolution
proposing an amendment to tho fifth section
Of article 10 of the Constitution Of Virginia,
and providing for publishing said amenumene
and certifying the same to. the next general
assembIy-which was agreed to during the
sessions of 1893-1694 byaspajority of the
members elected to esch of. The two houses,
and 80 recorded, and which joint resolution y
was approved BY the Governor ON March .,
1885,, and is published in accordance with 8
provision contained therein.
o. g J, BELL BIGGER,
Clerk of House of Delegates and Keeper OF
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