The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-09-10

Cinia, and Providing for Publishing
Said Amendment and Certifying the
Same to the Next General Assembly.
Approved March g, 1894.
/. Resolved by the house Of delegates and sen
ate "a majority OF the members elected to each of
the two houses agreeing thereto), That the fol.
lowing amendment to the constitution OF Vir-
ginia be, and is hereby proposed, and is hereby
the next general election OF senators and mem
bers OF the house OF delegates for Its concurrence
in conformity with the provisions OF section one,
OF article twelve OF said constitution, namely.
strike ont from the constitution OF Virginia the
nth clause OF article ten. which is in the follow
ing words:
SIS. The general assembly may levy tax NOT
exceeding one dollar per annum on every male
citizen who has attsincd The age OF twenty. one
public free schools; and counties and CORPORA
tons shall have power to impose q capitation
tax, not exceeding fifty cents per annum, for all
purposes.
And insert in lien thereof the following:
o. Inc general assembly may levy a tax not
exceeding one dollar per annnm on eve y male
years, which shall be applied exclusively in aid of
public free schools; and counties and corpora
lions shall have power to impose d capitation
taE not exceeding fifty cents per annum. for all
purposes; and the general assembly may impose
npon 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
scribcd by law.
Resolved That the clerk of the senate or tho
clerk OF the house OF delegates, or, il vaca CIV
happen In both OF the said Offices the presiding
ofhcer OF either house of the general assembly
be authorized and required to cause this proposed
amendment and these resolutions to be ph blishcd
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 the time of choosjbg
the members OF the general assembly at the ne x
general election OF senators and members of the
house or delegates.
3. Resolved, Z hat the clerk OF the senate and
the clerk Of the house OF delegates be rcQuired to
transmit to the general assembly to be chosen nj
the next general election OF senators and mem
bers OF the house OF delegates q certified COPY of
said proposed amendments and OF these resolu-
lions, together with the certificate, of pubIoa-
tion by the publishers OF the spapcrs In which
published.
OFFICE OF CLERK or HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
RICHMOND. VA, July 25, 1895.
The foregoing is copy of joint resolution
proposing an amendment to the fifth section of
article ~ OF the constitution OF Virginia and pro.
viding for publishing said amendment and GER
ufying the same to the noxt general Assem- bly,
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 8, 1894, and is published in accordance
with provision contained therein.
j. BELL BIGGER
Clerk OF House of Delegates and Keeper of the
hoiis OF virginia. 81 3m law