The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-09-25

Chap. SiS.-A joint Resolution Proposing
an Amendment to the FIT Section of
Article Ten of the Consultation of vir-
ginia, and Providing for Publishing
Said Amendment aud Certifying rho
Same to the Next General Assembly.
Approved March s, 1891.
!. Resolved by The house of delegates and sem
ate "a majority OF the men bers elected to each of
the two houses agreeing thcrcto) 4 hat the fol-
lowing amendment to the constitution of Vir.
ginia be, and Is hereby proposed, aud il hereby
refer &c to the general a. scmbly to be chosen nj
the next eencrui election OF senators and mem.
Ders OF tt house OF delegates for concurrence
IN toniormity with the provl- lone or sccticn enc,
or article twelve of said COZ stituiion namely
strike ont from the constitution OF Virginia tie
nfth clause OF articl. tcn which is in the follow
D. The general assembly may levy tox not
cNcccdlhS ono dollar per snnum every male
citizen VINO has attained he age of twenty one
vars, which shall be applied cx clusivcly in aid OF
public Tree schools; and counties ana corporn.
tlons shall have power to irup pose IL clpita,iou
tax rot exceeding fifty cents per annum, for all
purposes.
Ana insert in lien thereof the following:
0. y he general assembly may levy tax not
cACeco ing one dollar per annum on eve v male
citizen who has attAincd the age OF twcnty.onc
years, which shall he applied Exclusively in aid of
lions snail have power to impose u capiiation
taE not exceeding fifty cents per annum, for ali
purposes; ana the general assembly may impose
upon every male :nhnbitant of the State between
inc ages OF sixteen and sixty years, the duty of
"orklIS' 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. f
Resolved, That the clerk of the senate or the
clerk or the house of delegates or, il u Nacar CIV
happen in both Of the said offices, the pre- siding
0,hcer or either house Of the general assembly
DC authorized and required to caus this proposed
abenoment and these resolutions TO be pu blshcd
IN one newspaper published in each OF the cities
or the commonwealth having moro than ten
thousand inhabitants. once week for three con-
secntivc months previous to the time OF choo.ir g
the members OF The genera! assembly at the next
general election OF senators and members of the
house OF deleggtes. ~
3 Resolved, I hat the clerk OF the senate ana
inc cicfR OF the housc OF delegates be required to
transmit to the general assembly to be chosen at
inc next general election OF senators and mem.
Ders OF the house OF dc egatcs n rtifed copy OF
snld proposed amendme nts and OF these rcsoln
uons. together with the certificate, OF publicN
ton ny the publishers or the .papers in which
INC sa,d proposed amendments shall have been
published. 'N
OFFICE OF CLERK OF HOUSE OF DELEGATES
, RICHMOND, VA, July %, 1885
inc foregoing IL ii cory of toint Resolution
proposing an nmtndmt nj to the fifth section of
aftlc ~ OF the constitution OF Virginia. and pro
WONG for publishing said amendment and Ger
tiiJlng the same to the next general assembly
Wnich YVES agreed to curing the sessions OF 1898
1917 by majority OF the members elected to each
OF the TWO houses. and recorded, and winch
!olht resolution whs approved by the governor On
Mnrch 8, 1874. ana liz published in accordance
with provision contained therein.
j. BELL BIGGER,
Clerk OF House OF Delegates ana Keeper OF tn
hoiis Vi 'Hgihia. 8 3m law