Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-09-22
RESOLUTION.
REL.aTTHE TO .a.N .a.NE.ND. .NE.NT
OF THE CONSTITUTION.


RESOLVED ny TIE SENATE AND Ilorsr OF RrrnrsrST,
rrvEs OF the CcMMoSwE,Lrn OF PENNSYLVANIA IN
GENERAL AssENntf MET, That the Constitution cf this
Commonwealth lie amended IN the second section, oi the
fifth article so that II shall read follows; The Judges III
the Supreme Court o the several Courts of Common Pleas
and oi such other Courts OF Record shall be esia
bshed ly law shn bc elected BY the qualified electors III
the Commonwealth in the manner following wit The
Judges Of the supreme Court by the qualified electors
the Commonwealth nj large. The President Judges of the
several Courts oi Common Pleas and Of such other Corrs
OF Record as are or shall be established by low and all
other Judges required 10 be learned in the law by the quail.
hed electors n the respective districts nv.r which they
arc to preside or net as Judges And the Assocate Jccs
Of the Cohrr ~ Common Pleas by the uunf.d electors
o the counties respectively The Judges %, the Sn,rcme
Court shall hold their orcfs for the term m ,,ccn Years
If they shall 81 Ng chavr themselves well: fshi.ct Il,
The ai''mem 'rTeinniicr rrovidrd r subsequent The
first election y The President niucS o the scvcrn Courts
o Counnn Pleas, and ol such other courts OF Record ms
arc W shall be established hv law and n other Jp,pes rc-
CURED to be learned IN The nw. shp hold their offices
The term OF ten years, they shall long cnvc ,hrn-
selves well The Ass"'nir Judges n the ,ntr, n Com
mon Pleas shall hold their offices for the term H Eve wears
II they shall So long behave themselves we'll nh of whom
shall he commissioned Nv tho Governor bu for nnv reo.
s'nalc cause which shall not be- sufficient grounds al
Impeachment the Governor sfnl nny of them
The address oi twohir's nt each branch of tho
The first election shall take place Mt the general cction oi
ths Coriinwealh next after the adoption o this amend
ne', "hd INC commissions "i all the Judges who may be
Then III office shall expire IN HE first Monday of Dccrn,-
Der ilwinp when the terms of tn, new Judges shat.
commence The persons who shall then be elected Judges
ol The supreme Court shall hold their offices MS follows
oc ot ,hrm for three wears onr for six wears one rf
pine years for twelve years md one , m c. years
c term "i each To- ~" decided 10y lot y the said Judges
soon ni'cI inc rction ms convenient aud the result certified
by them TO the Governor. that the commissions may b,,
issued IN accordance thereto. The Judge whose commits
sion will first expire shall I've Chief Justice urin, hs term
and Thereafter zach Judge whose commission shall first cx-
pirc shall in turn I've th" Chir Justice aud two or moro
commissions shall expire on The smnc day. the jndrcs
holding them shnl decide by r' which shall be tho Chief
Justice. Any vacancies happening by DEATH resignation,
or othcrwisc IN any "i tho said courts shall he filled bv
appointment by The G"Ncnpr. tn continue ,n the frs,
Monday "i December succeeding the ncSt general election
The Judges nj the supreme tour mud the Presidents n the
several Courts Of Common Pleas shall at stated times T"
ccve for their services adequate compensation To- be
fixed by INV. which shall not he diminished during then
clrance in Office, hut thcy shall receive nn fees or pt
qniSiiea o nihcr nor hold other office ri pni under
Thus Cumnohwcoh. nr under tn" rnvernmen, of the tn-
te states or any other STAT" Fl this Union The Judges
ot thcSnprfr Cnurt during iheir continuance in Office
shall reside within this Commonwealth and the Other
Judges 'nI in"r c'n'inonr" N office shall reside win
elected