Chap. 307.-—JOINT RESOLUTION proposing an amendment
to the tenth clause of article 1 of the constitution of Virginia,
and providing for publishing said amendment, and certifying
the same to the next general assembly.

Approved February 19, 1892.

1. Resolved by the senate and house of delegates (a ma-
jority of the members elected to each of the two houses
agreeing thereto), That the following amendment to the
constitution of Virginia be, and is hereby, proposed, 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 conformity with
the provisions of section one of article twelve of said con-
stitution—viz.: Strike out from the constitution of Vir-

inia the tenth clause of article one, which is in the
ollowing words:

10. That in all capital or criminal prosecutions a man
hath a right to demand the cause and nature of his accu-
sation, to be confronted with the accusers and witnesses,
to call for evidence in his favor, and to a speedy trial by
an impartial jury of his vicinage, without whose unani-
mous consent he cannot be found guilty; nor can he be
compelled to give evidence against himself; that no man
be deprived of his liberty, except by the law of the land
or the judgment of his peers.

And insert in lieu thereof the following:

10. That in all capital or criminal prosecutions a man
hath a right to demand the cause and nature of his accu-
sation, to be confronted with the accusers and witnesses,
to call for evidence in his favor, and to a speedy trial by
an impartial jury of his vicinage, without whose unani-
mous consent Le cannot be found guilty; but the general
assembly may, by law, provide for the trial otherwise than
by a jury, of a man accused of a criminal offence not pun-
ishable by death or confinement in the penitentiary; nor
can he be compelled to give evidence against himself;
that no man be deprived of his liberty, except by the law
of the land or the judgment of his peers.

2. Resolved, That the clerk of the senate or the clerk of
the house of delegates, or, if a vacancy happen in both of
said offices, the presiding officer of either house of the
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 cities of the com-
monwealth having more than ten thousand inhabitants
ounce a 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.
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 members of the house of delegates, a cer-
tified copy of said proposed amendmént and of theee
resolutions, together with certificates of publication by
the publishers of the newspapers in which said proposed
amendment shall have been published.