Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-07-12
RESOLUTION
Relative to aM Amendment Of the
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| RESOLVED by the Senate and House of
Representatives OF the Commonw eal.h Of Penn
sylvania in General Assembly met, That the
Constitution Of this Commonwealth be amen
ded in the second section Of The fifth article,
so that il shall read as follows. The Judges
of the Supreme 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 elected by the qualified electors Of the
Commonwealth in the manner following, to w.t.
The Judges OF the Supreme Court, by the quail
i6ed electors Of the Commonwealth al large
The President Judges Of the several Courts Of
Common Pleas and of such other Courts of Re.
cord as are or shall be established by law, and
all other Judges required 10 be learned in The law,
by the qualified electors of the respective dis
tric.s over which they are 10 preside or act as
Judges. And the Associate Judges Of The Courts
of Common Pleas by the qualified electors of
the counties respectively. The Judges of The
Supreme Cour, shall hold their Offices for the
term Of fifteen years if they shall so long be-
have themselves we'll: (subjec. 10 the alot-
the first election y The President Judges of
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such other courts of Record as are or shall be
established by law. and all other Judges re-
quired 10 be learned in the law, shall hold their
Offices for the term of ten years, if they shall
so long behave themselves we'll The Associ.
ate Judges of the Courts of Common Pleas
shall hold their Offices for the term of FIVE years,
if they shall so long behave themselves we'll
all of whom shall be commissioned by the Gov
ernor, but for any reasonable cause which shall
no, be sufficient grounds of impeachment, the
Governor shall remove any Of them on the ad-
dress of .wo-,hirds Of each branch Of the Leg.
islature. The first election shall take place
at The general election of this Commonw eallh
next after the adoption of this amendment, and
The commissions of all the judges who may be
then in Office shall expire on the first Monday
of December following, when the terms of the
new judges shall commence The persons
who shall then be elected Judges of the Su-
preme Cour, shall hold their Offices as follows:
one of them for three years, one for six years.
one for nine years, one for twelve years, and
one for fifteen years; the term of each to be de-
cided by lot by the said judges as soon after the
election as convenient, and the result certified
by them to the Governor, that the commissions
may be issued in accordance thereto. The Judge
whose commission will first expire shall be
Chief Justice during his term, and thereafter
each Judge whose commission shall first expire
shall in turn be the Chief Justice, and if TWO
or more commissions shall expire on the same
day, the Judges holding them shall decide by
lot which shall be the Chief Justice. Any va
cancies happening by death, resignation, or
Otherwise, in any of the said courts, shall be
filled by appointmet by the Governor, to con-
tlnue till the frs. Monday of December sue
ceeding the next general election. 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 ad-
ednate compensation, to be fixed by law, which
shall not be diminished during their continu.
ance in Office, but they shall receive no fees or
perquisiles of office, nor hold any other Office
OF prof. under this Commonwealth, or under
the governmen, of the United States, or any
other State of this Union. The Judges of the
Supreme Court during their continuance in Of
fee shall reside within this Commonwealth,
and the other Judges during their continuance
in office shall reside within the district or coun.
ty for which they were respectively elected.
WILLIAM F. PACKER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives..
GEO. DARSIE,
Speapker of the Senate.
In THE SENATE, March /, ls49. :
Resolued, Tha. this resolution pass.--Yeas
81, Nays 8. 5
Extrac, from the Journal.
SAML. w. PEARSON, Clerk.
In THE HOUSE OF REPR !
ADrsl g iS49
Resolued, That this resolution pass--Yeas
So, Nays 26.
Extract from the Journal.
VIM. JACK, Clerk.
SEcRETARY's OFFICE.
Filed April S, ls49.
A. L. RUSSELL,
Dep. Sec. Of Commonwealth.
SEcRETARY's OFFIcE.
PENNSYLVANIA, SIS:
DO CERTIFY that the above and foregoing
is true and correct copy Of the Original Res.
oluiion ofthe General Assembly, entitled {" Res
oiulion relative 10 an Amendment Of the Con.
as the same remains on file in this
Office.
>sssstzax In testimony whereof have here
AWSE unto set my hand, and caused TO be
szNNS affixed the seal Of the Secrelary's
%ssss.$ Office a. Harrisburg, this eleventh
day of June, Ammo Domini, one thousand eighl
bnnd,oI and fovtv.n;no