Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-08-02
RESOLUTION
Relative To AN Amendment of the
OOIMSIPJ q HItjJpIOM,

Constitution OF this Common ealth be amen
ded IN The second section Of the fifth aIucle,
| solhat II 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 wit:
The Judges Of the Supreme Court, by the quail
i6ed electors Of the Common wealth al large.
The Presiden, 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 TO 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 well !: (subject 10 the allot.
ment hereinafter provided for subsequent TO
the first election y The Presiden, Judges Of
the several Courts Of Common Pleas, and of
such other courts Of Record as are or shall be
established by law, and all other Judges re-
quired TO be learned in the law, shall hold their
Offices for the term of ten years, if they shall
so long behave themselves well The Associ.
ale Judges Of The Courts of Common Pleas
shall hold their Offices for The term of five years,
II they shall so long behave themselves well :
all OF whom shall De commissioned by The Gov
ernor, but for any reasonable cause which shall
not be sufficient grounds of impeachment, the
Governor shallremove any Of them on the ad :
dress OF two-lhirds Of each branch of the Leg.
lslalure. The first election shall take place
at The general election Of this Commons W eal,h
next after the adoption Of This amendment, and
the commissions Of all the judges who may be
then in office shall expire on The frs. 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 Courl shall hold their offices as foIows
one of them fer 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 appointmel by the Governor, 10 con-
tnue till the first 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, 10 be fixed by law, which
shall not be diminished during their con,nu-
ance in office, bu. they shall receive no fees or
perquisites Of office, nor hold any other office
of profit under This Commonw alih, or under
the government 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
ly for which they were respectively elected
WILLIAM F. PACKER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
GEO. DARSIE. Il
Speaker OF the Senate
In THE SENATE. March /, ls49
ResolUed, That this resolution pass.--Yeas |
81, Nays 8.
Extract from the Journal
SAML. w. PEARSON, Clerk
In THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE, } |
April 2, I949
Resslued, That this resolution pass Yeas t
IS, Nays 26. ~
~ Extract from the Journal
VIM. JACK, Clerk
SEcRETARY's OFFICE.
Filed April 5. ls49.
A. l.. RUSSELL.
Dep. Sec. Of Commonwealth.
SEcRETAAY's OFFICE.
PENNSYLVANIA, SIS: ,
| DO CERTIFY that the above and foregoing
) true and correct copy of the Original Res
luton OF the General Assembly. entitled &C Res
luton relative 10 an Amendment Of the Con-
i,utiOn," as the same remains on file in this 3
fce {
49, In testimony whereof have here s
unto set my hand, and caused TO be
1ssS4kzS affixed the seal Of the Secretary's
sss:.s. Office at Harrisburg, this eleventh
ny of June, Ammo Domini, one thousand eight '.
andred and foriy-nne. :,
TOWSEND HAINES. u
Secry Of the Commonwealth
+" JOURNAL OF SENATE Fl
T" Resolution. No lsS, entitled Resolution n
laIse 10 an amendment Of the Constitution