Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-08-04
RESOLUTION.
RELATIVE TO .f.N AMENDMENT
OF THE CONSTITUTION.

RESOLVED ny rnx SENATE AND Ilouss OF RKrRxsxNrA-
TIvEs or THE CoNNoNwEAIrn or fENNsYIvANiA ~
Commonwealth bc amended In the seconi section OF the
fifth article, 20 that shall read follows: The Judges u
and Of such other Courts Of Record AZ arc or sa be
bishcd w law, shall be elected BY the qualified electors
the Commonwealth in the manner following, to wit: The
the Commonwealth large The President Judges OF the
several Courts Of Common Pleas and Of such other Courts
Of Record shall be established by law, and all
other Judges required to be learned in the law the qua
hed electors Of the respective districts which they
are to preside or act as Judges And the Associate Judges
Of the counties respectively. The Judges Of the Supreme
Court shall hold their Offices for the term Of fifteen years
4 they shall 50 long behave themselves well tsubec
the allotment hereinafter provided for subsequent to the
Hrs election The President Judges Of the several Courts
Of Common Pleas and OF such other courts Of Record
are or shall be established BY law and oil other Judges
qured to be learned in the law shall hold their Offices for
the term Of ten years II they shall long behave them
selves well The Associate Judges Of the Court of Com
mon Peas shall hold their Offices for the Of Eve years.
If they shall 10 long behave themselves well all Of whom
shall be commissioned by the Governor but for any
sonabc cause which shall not be sufficient grounds OF
Impeachment the Governor shall remove any Of them
the sddreas Of twohrds Of each branch of the Legislature
The first election shall take place at the general election Ct
ment ond the commissions If all the judges who may be
then in Office shall expire the first Monday OF Decem.
Der fJ wing when the terms Of the new judges shall
commence The persms whp shall then be elected Judges
Of the Supreme Court shall hold their Offices follows:
one Of them for three years, one for six years. one for
tWclFc nIteeu Ne2tIS,
the term of each IT, he decided y lot by the said judges
aitci the election and the result certified
by them 10 the Governor, that the commissions may be
issued in accordance thereto. The judge whose commits
sion will first expire shnl be Chief Justice during his term
aud thereafter each Judge wh commission shall first
pre shall in be the Chief Justice and If two or more
commissions shall expire the day, the Judges
holding them shall decide by lot which shall be the Chci
Justice Any vacancies happening by death, resignation,
or otherwise, in any Of the said courts shall be filled by
appointment by the Governor, TO continue till the first
Monday OF December succeeding the next general election
The Judges If the Supreme c. ut and the Presidents Of the
several Courts of Common Pleas SHALL stated times re
ceve for their services adequate compensation be
fixed by law which shall not he diminished during their
continuance in Office, but they shall receive or per.
quises of office nor hid any other flee Of profit under
this Commonwealth or under the government Of the Uni
ted States any other State Of this Union The Judges
Of the Snpreme Court during their continuance in Office
shall reside within this Commonwealth pnd the other
the district county for which they respectively
elected