Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-21
lOFFTCIAL.

N4APrER S4s.-A JOINT RES0LU-
~ TION proposing an amendment TO the
fifth section of article ten of the Constitution
of Virginia, and providing for publishing ssid
amendment and certifying the same to the
| next general assembly. go
Approved March 8, 1894. EN-
l.. Resolved by the House of Delegates and
Senate IA majority of the members elected to
each of the two houses agreeing thereto),
That the following amendment to the Com
stitution of Virginia be- and is hereby pro-
posed, and is hereby referred to the general
assembly to be chosen at the next general
election of senators and members of the
House of Delegates for its concurrence in COM
formity with the. provisions of section ono OF
article twelve of said constitution. namely,
strike out from the Constitution of Virginia
the fifth clause of article ten, which lie in the
| following words:
o 5. The general assembly may levy q tax
not exceeding one dollar per1annum on evory
male citizen who has attained the age OF
| twenty.one years. which shall DO applied ex-
clusively in aid Of public free schools and
counties and corporations shall have power
To impose capitation tax, not. eIceeding fifty
cents per amman, for all purposes.: 4o5t u
And insert lien thereof the following
3 5. The general assembly may levy . tax
not exceeding one dollar per annpm on every
maie citizen who has attained the age OF
twenty-one years, which shall BIO applied ex-
clusively in sid of public .free schools; and
counties and corporations shall have power
to impose q 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 work
ing, not exceeding two days in any one year,
upon the public roads and highways therein,
subject, however, to such exemptions from
said duty as may be from time to time pre-
cribed by law,.T 8 .lsYi,at,I beal
Q. Resolved, That the clerk Of the Senate
or the clerk Of the House Of Delegates, or, If
vacancy happen in both Of the said offices, the
presiding officer Of either house Of the gener-
al assembly, be authorized and required to
cause this proposed amendment and these re-
solutions to be published in one neTspaper
published in each of the citiesof tho Commons.
wealth having more than ten thousand in
habitants, once week for three: consecutive
months previous to the time of choosing the
members of the general assembly at the next
general election Of senators and members Of
the House of Delegates. i5lHE t15util
3. Resolved, That the clerk of the Senate
and the clerk of the House of Delegates be re.
quired to transmit TO the general assembly to
be chosen at the next general election of sena-
tors and members Of the House of Delegates
q certified copy of said proposed amendment
and of these resolutions, together with the
certificates OF publication by the publishers Of
the newspapers in which the said proposed
amendment shall have been published.
OFFICE OF CLERK OF HOUSE OF DELEGATES,
RICHMOND, Va, July 25. 1895.
The foregoing is srcopy Of a joint resolution
proposing an amendment to the d th section
Of article 10 of tho Constitution Of Virginia,
and providing for publishing said amendment
and certifying the ssIne.tor thesnext general
assembly-which was agreed to during tho
Decisions of 1898 1894 BY majority Of tbs e,
members elected to each of the two houses;
and 90 recorded, and which joint resolution
was approved by the Governor on March 9,
1884, andsis published in accordsnce with
provision contained therein. as - -. r
ii,,}isi I'D I, fneqJ. BELL BIGGER
Clerk of House of Delegated and Keeper OF
the Rolls Of Virginia
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