Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-09-15
RESOLUTION
RELATIVE TO .A.N AMENDMENT
OF THE CONSTITUTIONS.

RESOLVED BY THE SENATE Housr OF REPRESENTA-
IIvEs OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA IN
GENERAL ASSEMBLY MET, That the Constitution Of this
commonwealth lie amended IN the second section Of the
fifth article, that il shall read as follows The Judges Of
the Supreme Court Of the several Courts Common Pleas
aud Of such other Courts OF Record shall be esa
bscd by law shall be elected by the qualified electors of
the Comonwealth in the manner following, to wit: The
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several Courts of Common Pleas and of such other Courts
Of Record as shnl be established by law and all
other Judges required to be learned in the law by the quail
fed electors Of the respective districts over which they
to preside act Judges And the Associate Judges
Of tile Courts Of Common Pleas by the qualified electors
OF the counties respectively. The Judges the Supreme
Court shall hold their Offices for the term of fifteen years.
il they shall ng behave themselves well (subect to
the allotment hereinafter provided for subsequent the
first election y The President Judges of the several Courts
of Common Pleas and of such other of Record as
are or shall be established by law and all other Judges re.
qured to be learned in the law shall hold their offices
the term of ten years. if they shall long behave them
selves well The Associate Judges Of the Court of Com
mnn Pleas shall hd their Offices for the term Of ve years.
II they shall long behave themselves well nil of whom
shall I've commissioned by the Governor. but for any
Impeachment, the Governor shall remove any Of them
the address OF twohs oi cach branch of the Legislature
The first election shall take place the general election o
this Commonwealth next after the adoption Of this amend
ment and the commissions of all the Judges who may be
then IN office shall expire the first Monday of Deccm
Der following when the terms Of the new Judges shall
commence The persons who shall then be elected Judges
OF the Supreme Court shall hold their Offices follows
one o them Tor three wears for six years, for
the term of each to be decided by lot By the said Judges a.
after the election convenient and the result certified
by them TO the Governor. that the commissions may be
issued IN accordance thereto. The Judge whose commits
sion VIII first expire shall he Chet Justice during his term
and thereafter each Judge whose commission shall first
pirc shall in turn he the Chief Justice aud if two
commissions shall expire the saire day. the Judges
holding them shall decide by lot which shall he the Chief
Justice. Any vacancies happening BY DEATH designations
Otherwise. in any OF the sud courts shall he filed by
appointment by the Governor, To continue till the first
Monday Of December succeeding the next general election
The Judges o the Supreme Court and the Presidents Of the
several Courts of Common Pleas shall at stated times re
ceve for their services adequate copc,s,tion be
fixed by law, which shall not be diminished during their
continuance in Office hut they shall receive no fees or per-
quisiies of Office. hold any other office Of profit under
this Commonwealth. under the government of the Uni
ted States, any other State Of this Union The Judges
the Suprene Court during their continuance in Office
shall reside within this Commonwealth anil the other
Judges during ,h-ir onnuance office shall reside within
the dstric. county for which they respectively
elected.