The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23

Chap. e1S.-A Joint Resolution Proposing
an Amendment to the Fifth Section of
Article Ten of the Constitution of vir-
ginia, and Providing for Publishing
Said Amendment and Certifying the
Same to the Next General Assembly.
Approved March 8. 1894.
!. Resolved by the house or delegates and con-
ate "a majority OF the members elected to cach of
the Two houses agreeing thcreto), That the fol-
lowing amendment to the constitution of Vir-
gtnia be, and is hereby proposed, and is hereby
the next general election OF senators and mem
bers OF tie house OF delegates for It's concurrence
in conformity with the provisions OF section one,
OF article twelve of said constitution, namely,
strike out from the constitution OF Virginia the
NTH clause OF article ten, which is in the follow
S 8. The general assembly may levy tax not
exceeding one dollar per nnnum 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 capitnticn
puTpoeca
And insert in lieu thereof the following:
: 5. The general assembly may levy tax not
exceeding one dollar per annnm OH every male
citizen who has attained 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 n capitation
ta',. not exceeding fifty cents per annum, for ali
purposes; and the general assembly may impose
upon every maic inhabtant OF the State between
tho 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-
scrihed by law.
. Resolved, That the clerk of the senate or the
clerk OF the house of delegates, or, IL n vacsr CIV
happen in both OF the said offices, the presiding
Ofhcer of either housc of the general assembly
be authorized and required TO cause 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 q week for three con-
secutivc months previous to tho time OF choosing
the mellbe OF the genera! assembly at the next
pencrai election OF senators ana members OF the
house OF delegates.
J. Resolved, That the clerk OF the senate ami
the clerk OF the house of delegates be required TO
trcpsuit to the general assembly to be chosen at
the next general election OF senators and men,
Ders o. The house OF delegates &C rtfcd copy of
eaid proposed amendments and or these rcsolu-
tione, together with the certificate, of publica-
tioE by the publishers OF the newspapers in which
the said proposed amendments shall have heen
published
OFFICE OF CLERK OF HOUSE OF DELEGATES,
kIcHMeED, VA, July 25, 1895.
The foregoing is copy of a Joint resolution
proposing an amendment to the fifth section OF
article 10 OF the constitution OF Virginia and pro-
viding for publishing said amendment and GER
tItginG She came TO the next general assembly
which was agreed to during the sessions of 1888
1854 by n majority OF tie members elected to each
Joint reeoution WAS approved by the governor on
March s, 1884, and Ia published in accordance
with aprovision contaiNed therein.
.. BELL BIGGER,
Clerk OF House OF Delegates and Keeper Of the
Rolls OF Virginia. 81 SIN law