The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-16
LReAL NOrIUHs.


OhaPs cHos-cN OOtEI AeeOiUttOh
an Amendment TO the Fifth Section of
Article Ten of the Consultation of Vir-
Einia, and Providing for Publishing
Said Amendment and Certifying tho
Same to the Next General Assembly.
Approved March s, 1891.
1. Resolved by the house OF delegates and sem
atc "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
referred to the general assembly to be chosen ut
the next general election of senators and men,
bers or the house OF delegates for Its concurrence
in conformity with the provisions of section one,
or article twelve OF said constitution, namely,
strike out from the constitution of Virginia the
fifth clause OF article ten. which is in the follow
So. The general assembly may levy tax not
exceeding ono dollar per ennum on every male
years, which shall be applied exclusively in aid Of
public free schools; and counties and corpora
tions shall have power to impose u cspitaticn
tax, not exceeding fifty cents per annum, for all
purposes.
And insert in lieu thereof the following:
8. The general assembly may levy tax not
exceeding one dollar per annum on owe. v male
citizen who has attained the age of twenty. ono
years, which shall be applied exclusively in aid Of
ttons shall have power to impose capitation
tag. not cx cceding fifty cents per annum, for all
puIpUeCe, uHu tuc general assembly may impose
upon every male inhhbitant OF the State between
the ages OF 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 the
clerk OF the honsc of delegates, or, il vacar cy
happen in both of tho eaid offices, the presiding
officer of either house of the general assembly,
be authorized and required to causc this proposed
amendment and these resolutions to be published
In ono newspaper published in each of the cities
OF the commonwealth having moro than ten
thousand inhabitants. once u week for three con-
secutivc months previous to tho time OF choosing
the members Of the genera. assembly at tho next
house of delegates.
B. Resolved, hat the clerk OF the senate AMI
the clerk of the house of delegates be rcqured to
transmit to tho general assembly to be chosen at
the next general election OF senators and men,
Ocrs or the house of delegates CT rtilcd COPY OF
eaid proposed amendments and OF these rcsolu-
tions. together with the certificate, OF publica-
tion by tho publishers OF the spapcrs 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
viding for publishing said amendment and Ger
tlfytng the same to the next general assembly
which was agreed to during the 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 the governor on
March S, 1894, and is published in accordance
with provision contained therein.
j. BELL BIGGER,
Clerk OF House of Delegates and Keeper OF thc
Rolls OF Virginia. 81 Sm law