The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-09-24

Chap. asa Joint Resolution Proposing
an Amendment to The Fife Section of
Article Ton of the Consultation of Vir-
ginia, and Providing for Publishing
Said Amendment and Certifying the
Same to the Next General Assembly.
Approved March g, 1891.
j. Resolved by The house Of delegates and een-
ate Ia majority of the members elected to each OF
the two houses agreeing thcreto), That the fol-
lowing amendment to the constitution OF Vir-
referred to the general assembly to be chosen Mt
the next general election of senators and men,
hers OF the house of delegates for its concurrence
IN conformity with the provisions OF section one,
of article twelve OF said constitution namely,
strike ont from the constitution OF Virginia the
NTH clause of article ten, which is in the follow
.. The general assembly may levy tex not
e e;,cg one dollar per annum on every male
years, which shall be applied exclusively in aid OF
,n TREE schools; and counties and corpora.
tax, not exceeding fifty cents per annum, for all
purposes.
Ana inert in lien thereof the following:
3. The general assembly may levy Il tax not
expecting one dollar per annum on eve male
cliiZcn who has attained the age of twenty-one
years, which shall be applied exclusively in aid OF
public free schools; and counties and coruora
tons shall have power to impose n capitation
tax not exceeding fifty cents per snnum, for all
purposes; and the general assembly may impose
upon every male iimaOitant OF the State between
the ages OF sixteen ana sixty years, the duty OF
NY SScuinE Two udye III 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 IL q Nacar CIV
happen in both OF the said offices, the presiding
ohcer or either house Of the general assembly
be authorized and required to cau c this proposed
amendment and these resolutions to be published
In one newspaper published in each OF the cities
OF the commonwealth having more than ten
thousand Inhabitants, once week for three con-
secutive months previous to the time OF choosin O
the members OF The general assembly al the ne II
general election OF senators and members Of the
house of delegates.
=. Resolved, = hat the clerk Of the senate and
the clerk OF tho house OF delegates he reouired to
transmit to the general assembly to be chosen at
the next general election OF senators and mem
said proposed amendments and or these resolu-
lions, together with the certificate, of publioa-
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 IS, 1895
Inc foregoing is copy of a Joint resolution
proposing an amendment to the fifth ecction OF
artic III OF the constitution OF Virginia. and pro-
Viding FOR publishing said amendment and GER
tlfylng the same to the noxt general assembly
winch was agreed to curing the sessions of 1898
lS'i 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 5, 1874, and is published in accordauc &C
with provisi ion contained therein
j. BELL BIGGER,
Clerk OF House OF Delegates and Keeper OF III
Rolls OF Virginia ST 3m law