The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-09

Ginia, and Providing for Publishing
Said Amendment and Certifying the
Same to the Next General Assembly.
Approved March s. 1924.
1. Resolved by the houso Of delegates and sen.
ate "a majority OF the members elected to each OF
the two honses agreeing thcreto), That the fol-
lowing amendment to the constitution OF Vir-
referred TO the general assembly to be chosen at
the next general election OF senators and men,
in conformity with the provisions OF pection one
OF article twelve of said constitution, namely,
strike out from the constitution OF Virginia the
fifth clause Of article ten, which ie in the follow
ing words:
s. The general assembly may levy tax not
exceeding one dollar per annum on every male
citizen who has attuined The age OF twenty ono
years, which ehal he applied exclusively In aid Of
public free schools; and counties and CORPORA
tons ehall have power to impose capitation
tax, not exceeding fifty cents per annunl, for ell
purposes.
So The general assembly may levy a tax not
exceeding one dollar per annum on 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
tons shall have power to impose capitation
tax. not exceeding fifty cents per annum, for all
purposes; and the general assembly may impose
upon every male inhabitant OF the State between
the ages Of sixteen and sixty years, the duty OF
year, upon the public roads and highways
therein, subject, however, TO such exemptions
from uuty as may DC Irom tlIuc W tiHie pre-
scribcd by law.
2 Resolved, That the clerk of the senate or the
clerk OF the house OF delegates, or, II vacancy
happen in both OF the said offices, the presiding
oficer OF either house OF tho 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 cltice
OF the commonwealth having moro than ten
thousand inhabitants, once week for three con-
secutiyc months previous TO the time OF chooein g
the members of the genera. assembly at the next
Rcn cral election OF senators and 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 be chosen at
the next general election OF senators and men,
bcrs OF the house Of delegates certified copy OF
said proposed amendments and OF these resolu-
tions, together with the certificates OF publica-
tion by the publishers of the new spapers in which
the said proposed amendments shall have been
published.
OFFICE OF CLERK OF HOUSE OF DELEGATES,
RICHMOND, VA, July q. 1895.
The foregoing is a copy OF q 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
tifying the same to the next general assembly
which was agreed to during the sessions or 1898
1884 by n 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. ana IL published in accordance
with provision contained therein.
j. BELL BIGGER.
Clerk of House Of Delegates and Keeper of the
Rolls OF Virginia. 81 SIN law