Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-08-25
RESOLUTION.
REL.fTIVE TO .a.N .4.lIE.ND. .NE.vT
OF THE CONSTITUTION.

RESOLVED ny THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
rrvEs 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 shall read follows; The Judges
the Supreme Court Of the severa Courts Of Common Pleas,
and Of such other Courts Of Record as are OF shall be
bsied by law shall be elected by the qualified electors
the Commonwealth in the manner following, wit: The
he Commonwealth at large The President Judges Of the
scvera Courts Of Common Pleas and of such other Courts
OF Record as are sha be established by law, md all
gcr Judges required 10 he learned in the law by the quail
he'd electors Of the respective districts which they
are TO preside uct Judges Arr, the Associate Judges
ot the counties respectively Thy Judges Of the Supreme
Court shall hold their Offices for the term Of fifteen years.
y they shall 50 long behave themselves well; !sneleet to
first election The President Judges oi the several Courts
OF Common Pleas and o such other courts of Record
shall be established by law and OIL other Judges re-
quircd to be learned in the law shall hold their offices for
the term oi ten years il they shall so long behave them
selves well The Associate Judges of the Court oi Com
mon Pleas shah hold their Offices for the term five years.
ii they shall 50 long behave themselves well; all ol whom
shall be commissioned by the Governor, but FOR nny
sonablc which shall not be sufficient grounds Of
mpcaclncit the Governor shall remove of them
the address tworis Of each branch OF the Legislature
The first election shall take place at the general election of
this Commonwealth after the adoption of this amcnd
Inent and the commissions of all the judges who may be
then IN Office shall expire on The hrst Monday OF Decem-
Der fOIw1nc. when the terms Of the new Judges shall
enmnence The persons who shall then be elected Judges
the Supreme Court shall hold their Offices as follows:
o them for three years, for six years. one for
nine years for twelve years and for fifteen years
che each to be decided by lot BY the td Judges
soon after the election convenient and the resnt certified
by them TO the Governor, that the commissions may he
issued in accordance thereto The judge whose coinin-
sion will first expire shall be Chief Justice during hls tcrm
aud thereafter each judge whose commission shall FIRST ex-
pre shall i'll turn be the Chief Justice and il two or more
commissions shall expire on the Sane day. the Judges
holding them shall decide by lot which shall be the Chief
Justice. Any vacancies happening by dcnth designations
or otherwise, III any of the said courts, shall be filled by
appointment by the Governor to continue till the frs,
Monday of December succeeding the general election
The Judges of the Supreme Court and the Presidents the
several Courts of Common Pleas shall, Mt stated times
ccvc for their services MI adequate compensation to be
fixed by law. which shall not he diminished during their
continuance IN oce hut they shall receive no fees or per-
qnisites Of Office hold any other Office OF profit under
hs Coinmonwcah. under the government Of the Uni-
ted States any other State of this Union. The Judges
OF the Supreme Court during their continuance in office
shall reside within this Commonwealth anil the other
Judges during their continuance office shall reside within
tho district or county for which they respectively
elected.