The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1838-03-24

der THE Commonwealth The party, whetl-
er convicted or acquitted, shall neverthe-
less be liable to Indictment trial, Judgment
and punishment according TO law.
ARTICLEV.
Sect /. The judicial power of this Com
monwealth, shall be vested in Supreme
Court, in Courts of Oyer and Terminer
and General Jail Delivery. in a Court of
Common Pleas, Orphans Court, Registers
Court, and Court of Quarter sessions Of
the Peace, for each county; in Justices of
the Peace, and in such other Courts as the
legislature may from time 70 time establish.
Sect2. The judges of the suprem Court,
of the several Courts of Common Pleas,
and of such other Courts of Record as are
or shall be established by law, shall be
nominated by the Governor, and by and
with the consent of the Senate appointed
and commissioned by him. The Judges of
the Supreme Court shall hold their Offices
for the term of fifteen years if they shall
so long behave themselves well. The Pre-
sident judges Of the several Courts Of Com
mon Pleas, and of such other Courts of
Record as are or shall be established by
law, and all other Judges required to be lear
ned in the law, shall hold their Offices for
the term of ten years if they shall so long
behave themselves well. The Associate
judges of the Courts Of Common Pleas shall
hold their offices for the term of five years
if they shall so long behave themselves
well. But for any reasonable cause which
shall not be sufficient ground of impeach
ment, the Governor may remove any of
them on the address of two-thirds of each
branch Of the legislature. The Judges of
the Supreme Court, and the presidents Of
the several Courts of Common Pleas shall
at stated times receive for their services an
adequate compensation TO be fixed by law,
which shall not be diminished dnring their
continuance in office, but they shall receive
no fees or perquisites of office, nor hold any
other office of profit under this common
wealth.
Sect. III. Until otherwise directed
by law, the Courts of Common Pleas
shall continue as at present established
Not more than five counties shall at
any time be included in one judicial
district organized for said Courts
Sect. w The jurisdiction of the Su-
preme court shall extend over the
State; and the judges thereof, shall by
virtue of their Offices, be justices Of
Oyer and 1'erminer and General Jail
Delivery, in the several counties.
Sect. V. The judges Of the Court of
Common Pleas, in each county, shall
by virtue of their Offices, be justices of
oyer and terminer and general jail de-
livery, for the trial Of capital and other
offenders therein; any two Of the said
judges, the president being one, shall
be a quorum; but they shall not hold
court of oyer and terminer, or Jail de-
livery, in any county, when the Judges
of the Supreme court, or any Of them,
shall be sitting in the same county.
The party accused, as well as the Com
monwealth, may, under such regua-
tlons as shall be prescribed by law, re-
move the indictment and proceedings
or transcript thereof, into the Su-
preme Court.
Sect vi. The Supreme Court, and
the several courts of common pleas,
shall, beside the powers heretofore
usually exercised by them, have the
power of court of Chancery, so far
as relates TO the perpetuating of testi-
mony, the obtaining Of evidence from
places not within the State, and the
care of the persons and estates ofthose
who are non compotes mentis. And
the Legislature shall vest in the said
courts such other powers TO grant re-
lief in equity, as shall be found neces-
sary: and may, from time TO time, en-.
large or diminish those powers or vest
them in such other courts as they shall
judge proper, for the due administra.
tion of fjustice.
Sect. VII The Judges of the court
of common pleas Of each county, any
two of whom shall be quorum, shall
compose the court of Quarter Sessions
of the peace, and orphans court there
of; and the register of wills together
with the said judges, or any two of
them, shall compose the registers
court of each county.
Sect. VIII. The judges of the courts
of common pleas shall, within their