The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-12

LEaAL NOTICES.

Chap. s4S.-A j Joint Resolution Proposing
an a mondmenti 10 tho Fifth Section of
Einia, aud Providing for Publishing
said amendment and Certifying the
Same to the Next General Assembly,.
Approved March s, 1884.
/. Resolved by The house OF delegates and sen-
ate IN majority of the mclp bers elected to each OF
the two houses agreeing thcreto), that the fol-
lowing nmcncment to the constitution OF Vfr-
ginia be, and Is hereby proposed, AID ia hereby
referred t. tho general assembly to be chosen at
bere OF II house of delegates for its concurrence
Of article twelve Of said constitution, namely.
strike out from the constitution OF Virginia the
NTH clause Of article ten, which is in tho follow
SO. The general assembly may levy a tax not
exceeding ono dollar per annum on every male
citizen who has attsined ihe age Of twenty one
years. which shall be applied exclusively in aid of
lions ehal have power to impose o capitatiop
tax, not exceeding fifty cents per annum, for all
And insert IN lieu thereof the following:
9. The general assembly may levy tar not
citizen who has attained the age of twenty.one
years which shall be applied exclusively In aid OF
public t free schools; and counties and corpora
tay. not exceeding fifty cents per annum, for all
purposes; and the general assembly may impose
upon every male Inhabitant OF the State between
tho ages OF sixteen and sixty years, the duty of
working, not exceeding two days in any one
herein subject. however, to such exemptions
from duty as may be from time to time pre-
scribcd by law.
2 Resolved, That the clerk of the senate or the
clerk OF the house of delegates, or, If yacar CIV
happen IN both of the said offices, the presiding
oihcer OF either house of the general assembly,
be authorized and required TO causc 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-
secutivc months previous to the time OF choosing
the members OF The genera! assembly at the next
general election OF senators and mem bers of the
house OF delegates.
3. Resolved, 7 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 at
the next general election OF senator's and MEM
bcrs of the house of delegates &C rtiflcd copy of
said proposed amendments and OF these rcsolu-
tions, together with the certificate. of publIca-
tion by the pu blishers Of the newspapers in which
the said proposed amendments shall have been
published.
OFFICE OF CLERK OF HOUSE OF DELEGATES,
hICHMoND, VA, July IS, 1875.
The foregoing is copy of a joint resolution
proposing an amendment to tho fifth section of
article ~ OF the constitution OF Virginia. and pro.
viding for publishing said amendment and GER
tifying the same to the next general assembly
which was agreed to during tho sessions Of 1893
1874 by majority OF the members elected to each
OF the two houses, and so recorded, and which
Joint resolution was approved by tho governor on
March 3, 1894, and IL published in accordance
with provision contained therein.
j. BELL BIGGER,
Clerk Of House OF Delegates ana Keeper OF the
hoiis OF virginia. s 3m law