The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-09-27

Chap. f4S.-A Joint Resolution Proposing
an Amendment 10 tho FIT Section of
Article Ton of the Constitution of yir-
Einis. and Providing for Publishing
Said Amendment and Certifying the
Same to the Next General Assembly.
Approved March s, 1894
/. Resolved by the house OF delegates and GEN.
the two houses agreeing thcreto), I hat the fol.
lowing amendment to the constitution of Vir-
ginia he, and is hereby proposed, and is hereby
relerieo to the general assembly to be chosen ut
the next general election of senators and mem.
beers OF the house of delegates for its concurrence
OF article twelve OF said constitution. namolv'
strike out from the constitution of Virginia the
iitth clause of article ten, which ia in the follow
ing words:
8. The general assembly may levy a tax not
exceeding one dollar per annum on every male
ysars which shall be applied exclusively in aid OF
public free schools; and counties and corpora.
lions shall have power to impose capitation
tax, not exceeding fifty cent? per annum, for all
pn-poscs.
And insert in lien thereof the following:
8. The general assembly may levy a tax not
exceeding one dollar per annum on owe v male
CITIZEN who has attained the age of twenty ono
years, which shall be applied exclusively in sid Of
lions shall have power to impose capitation
tay, not exceeding fifty cents per nnnum, for all
upon every male lnhabitant OF the State between
The ages OF sixteen ana 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-
scribcd by law.
Resolved, That the clerk OF the senate or the
clerk OF the house OF delegates, or, IL u vacal cy
happen in both OF the said offices the presiding
0tbcer OF either house Of the general assembly
be authorized and required to caus this proposed
amendment and these resolutions to be published
In one newspaper published in each of the cities
OF the commonwealth having more than ten
thousand Inhabitants. once O week for thrce con-
secutivc months previous to the time OF choosin e
the members Of the genera. assembly at the next
general election OF senators and members of the
house OF delegates.
B. Resolved, That the clerk OF the senate and
inc clerk or The house OF delegates be required to
transmit to the general q. sembly to be chosen ut
the next general election or senators and mem.
salo proposed amendments and OF these rcsolu-
lions, together with the certificate. OF publica-
tion 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 rs, 1896
The foregoing is copy of Joint resolution
proposing an amendment to the fifth ecctlon Of
artic III OF the constitution of Virginia. and pro.
viding for publishing sad amendment and Ger
tlfy ing the same to the next general assembly
which was agreed to during the sessions of 1893
1871 by majority OF the members elected to each
OF the two houses, and go recorded, and which
Joint resolution was approved by the COVER or ON
March s. 1894, and il published in accordance
with provision contained therein.
j. BELL BIGGER,
Clerk OF House OF Delegates ana Keeper OF
Rolls of Virginia. 8 3m law