Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-07-21
RESOLUTION. \
REL.4TTVE TO IN AMENDMENT
1g OF THE CONSTITUTION.

RESOLVED ny THE SENATE Ann HousE or REPRESENTA-.
@ rivks OF rrx CoMMoNwxALrH OF PrsNsyLvANA n
Commonwealth Le amended in the second section Of the
fifth article, 10 that shall rend olows The Judges OF
sn re ~ o. the o. s ~ ess
bished by aw shall he elected by the qualified electors
the Commonwealth IN the manner following, to wit The
the Commonwealth at large The President Judges Of inc
several Courts OF Common Pleas and OF such other Courts
Of Record as shall be established by .w and gu
other Judses required be ecd in the a BY the quail.
fled elect. Of tho respective districts over which iney
are - preside OF act as Judges And the Assasiae Judges
OF tile counties respectively The Judges Of the supreme
Court shall hold their Offices for the tenn Of heen years
Il the, su long behave themselves well; snb)ect -
the allotment hereinafter provided for, subsequent to the
first election The President Judges oi the several Courts
s 1 Of e ss "sa snd other 81 sSsss y.
quired be eorned in the lnw shall hold their oces Tor
The term 81 ten years they sha 70 long behave them
Pleas shall hold their offices for the term of five years.
ii they shall 50 long behave themselves well all OF whom
shall e commissioned by the Governor but for any ren-
slinllc cause which shall not be sufficient grounds OF
impeachment the Governor shnl remove any of them on
the address Of Of each branch OF the Legislature
The first election rha tnke place at the general election OF
this Commonwealth next after the adoption of this amend.
lnrnt and the commissions o all the Judges who may be
then in Office thall expire the first Monday of Decem.
ber 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 as follows:
one of them Tor three years for six YEARS. one for
nine yeurs, for twelve years and one for fifteen years
the term o each to be decided by lot by the sd Judges us
after the election m convenient and The rrsnt certified
by them TO the Governor that the commissions may be
issued III acc"rance thereto The Judge whose commits.
sion w hra expire shall he Cie Justice during his term
and Thereafter each judge whose commission shall first ex
pire 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 vacancies happening by dcnth resignation,
OF otherwise, in any of the said courts shall be filled by
appointment by the Governor, to continue till the first
Monday oi December succeeding the next general election
The Judges o the Supreme Court and the Presidents the
several Courts Of Common Pleas shall at stated times re-
ccvc for their services adequate compensation to be
fixed by law, which sm I've diminished during their
continuance In Office, but they shall receive no fees or per.
qses Of oihce nor hold any other office Of profit under
this Commonwealth, under the government of the Uni.
ted States OF any other State OF this Union The Judges
OF the Supe Court during their continuance in Office
shall reside v hin this Commonwealth and the other
Judges during their continuance office shall reside within
the district county Tor which they were respectively