The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-05
Approved March s, 1891.


said Amendment and Certifying the
Same to the Next General Ass.n,bIy
Approved March S, 1894.
l. Resolved by the house or delegates and sem
ate "a majority OF the members elected to each OF
the two houses agreeing thc.eic), 4 hat the fol-
lowing amendment to the constitution OF Vir-
ginia be, and is hereby proposed, ard is hereby
refericd to the general assembly to be chosen at
tho next general election of senators and mem.
bers OF tho houec 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 the follow
8. The general assembly may levy tax not
exceeding one dollar per annum on every male
years, which shall be applied exclusively in aid OF
pubic Tree schools; and counties and corpora
lions enail nave power to impose n cspitation
tax, not exceeding fifty cents per annum, for all
purposes.
And insert in lien thereof the following:
8. The general assembly may levy tax not
exceeding one dollar per annum on eve.y male
citizen who has attained tho age of twenty.onc
years. which shall be applied exclusively in aid OF
pubic Tree schools; and counties and CORPORA
lions shall have power to impose q capitatlon
tax, not exceeding fifty cents per annum, for all
upon every malc inhabitant 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-
.. Resolved, That the clerk Of the senate or tho
clerk OF the house of delegates or, IL ,acar cy
happen In both OF the said Offices, the presiding
obcer OF either house OF the general assembly
DC authorized and required to c0us this propose
amendment and these resolutions to be published
In one newspaper published in each OF the cities
OF the commonwealth having moro than ten
Thousand inhabitants. once week for three con-
secutivc months previous to the time of choos1 q
the members OF tho genera, assembly ut the next
general election Of senators aud members Of the
house OF delegates.
3. Resolved, That the clerk OF the senate and
the clerk of the house of delegates be required to
transmit to the general assembly to &c chosen Mt
the next general election OF senators and mem.
bcrs OF the house of delegates Il certified copy of
said proposed amendments and OF these rcsolu-
tions, together with the certificates OF publica.
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.
The foregoing Is copy of a joint resolution
proposing an anne ndme mt to the fifth section of
article III OF the constitution OF Virginia. and pro-
viding for publishing sad amendment and Ger
Trying the same to the next general assembly
which was agreed to during the sessions of 1899
1S9i 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 ana Keeper Of the
Rolls OF Virginia. 81 3m law