The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-09-03

an amendment TO the FIT Section of
Article Ten of the Consultation of vir-
ginia, and Providing for Publishing
Said Amendment and Certifying the
Same to the Next General Assembly.
Approved March s. 1894.
l. Resolved by the house OF delegates and SEN
ate "a majority OF the members elected to each Of
the two houses agreeing thcretol That the fol-
lowing amendment to the constitution OF Vir-
ginia be, and Is hereby proposed, and is hereby
refer ed to the general assembly to be chosen at
the next general election OF senators and mem
6ers OF the 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
SIS. The general assembly may levy a tax not
exceeding one dollar per annum on every male
citizen who has att1ined The age OF twenty one
years. which shall be applied exclusively in aid OF
publ Pubic Iree schools; and counties and corpora
tax. not exceeding fifty cents per annum, for all
purposes.
And insert in lieu thereof the following:
D. The general assembly may levy a tax not
exceeding one dollar per annum on eve male
citizen who has attained the age Of twenty.one
Thieh shall be applied scusiyey in aid Of
tons shall have power to impose capitation
tax, not exceeding City cents per snnum, for all
upon every male 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
therein, subject. however, to such exemptions
from duty as may be from time to time pre-
scribed by law.
7 2 Resolved, That the clerk OF the nenate or tho
clerk OF the house OF delegates, or, IL o yacat cy
happen In both OF the said fficee, the presiding
omcer OF either house OF the general assembly,
be authorized and required TO canee this proposed
amendment and these resolutions to be published
in one newspaper published in each OF the cities
OF the sommonwealth having more than ten
thousand inhabitants. once q 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 members Of the
house OF delegates.
8. Resolved, That the clerk OF the senate and
the clerk OF the house OF delegates be required to
transmit to the general Assem- bly, to be chosen at
the next general election OF senators and men,
bers OF the house OF delegates a CO rtifled copy OF
said proposed amendments and OF these resolu-
tons. together with the certificate, OF publoa-
ton by the publishers OF the newspapers 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 joint resolution
proposing an amendment to this fifth section OF
article ~ OF the constitution of Virginia. and pro-
viding for publishing said amendment and GER
Trying the same to the next general assembly
which was agreed to during the sessions of 1893
1894 by majority of the mem bers elected to each
OF the two houses. and SO recorded, and which
Joint resolution was approved by the governor on
March &, 1894, and ie published in accordance
with provision contained therein.
j. BELL BIGGER,
Clerk OF House OF Delegates ana Keeper Of the
Rolls OF Virginia. 813m law