The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-09-28


an Amendment to the Fife Section of
Article Ton OF the Constitution OF vir.
gtnis, and Providing for Publishing
Said Amendment and Certifying tho
Same to the Next General Assembly.
Approved March 8, 1884.
!. Resolved by the house ur delegates and Gem
ate Ia ma ority OF the men beers elected to each OF
me two houses agreeing thcreto) That the fol
ginia be- and is hereby proposed, and IL hereby
referred to tho general assembly to he chosen at
tho next general election OF senators and men,
hers or the house OF delegates for its concurrence
in conformity with the provisions OF scction ono,
of article twelve OF sald constitution namely
strike ont from the constitution OF Virginia the
NTH clause of article tcn which is in the follow
ing words:
exceeding one dollar per annum on every male
citizen VINO has attulncd The age OF twenty ono
years, which shall be applied exclusively In aid OF
tions shall have power to impose II capitation
tax, not exceeding fifty cents per annum, FOR all
And insert in lien thereof the following:
o. The general assembly may levy tax not
exceeding one dollar per annum on eve y male
citizen who has attained the age of twenty. ono
years, which shall be applied exclusively in aid OF
ttons shall have power to impose u capitaton
tay not exceeding fifty cents per nnnum, for all
purposes; and the general assembly may impose
upon every male IuhaDitant OF the State between
the ages OF sixteen and sixty years, the duty OF
working, not exceeding two days in any one
Juhis upOH inc puOnC IOhub anu highways
herein, subject, however, to such exemptions
from duty as may be from time to time pre-
scribcd by law.
2 Hcsolvcd, That the clerk OF the ecnatc or the
clerk oil the house of delegates, or, IL acat cy
happen in both OF the said offices, the presiding
ofhcer of either houee Of the general assembly,
he authorized and required to cautc this proposed
amendment and these resolutions to be pu blished
In one newspaper published In each OF the cities
OF the commonwealth having moro than ten
thousand inhabitants. once 4 week for three con-
secutivc months previous to the time OF choosing
the members OF the genera! assembly at the next
house of delegates.
). Resolved, hat the clerk OF the senate anu
the clerk OF the housc of delegates he required to
transmit to the general o. scmbly to be chosen at
the next general election OF senators and men,
bcrs OF the house OF dc 'egatcs c. rt1cd COPY OF
said proposed amendments and OF these rcaou-
lions. together with the certificate of puhlica
tion by the publishers OF the new papers in which
the said proposed amendments shall have been
published
OFFICE or CLERK OF House. OF DELEGATES
RICHMOND, VA, July %. 1885.
The foregoing is cory of Il joint resolution
proposing an amt ndmtnt to the fifth section OF
artic IL OF the constitution of Virginia. and pro-
viding for publishing sad amendment and GER
Trying tho same to the next general assembly
which was agreed to curing the aions or 1893
1871 by majority OF the mem bcrs elected to each
of tho two houses, and recorded, and which
Joint resolution WIS approved by the governor IN
March $, 1894, ana IL published in accordance
with provision contained therein.
j. BELL BIGGER,
Clerk OF House OF Delegates ana Keeper OF
Rolls of Virginia s BIN law