Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-07-26
RESOLUTION
Relative 10 aM Amendment of the
OOIIS1rlI1PUI5lIOIN,

Relative 10 am Amendment of the
OOMSpIpWJgIOM,
RESOLVED by the Senate and House ofl
Representatives OF the Common W ealh of Penn.
sylvania in General Assembly met, Tha, the
Constitution OF this Commonwealth be amen.
ded in the second section Of the fifth article,
so that i, 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
Commonwea in the manner following, to wit:
The Judges OF the Supreme Court, by The quail
fled electors of the Commonwealth a. 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
trlc,s ovel which they are TO preside or act as
Judges And ihe Associate Judges of The Courts
of Common Pleas by the qualified electors of
Supreme Cour. shall hold their Offices for the
term of fifteen years if they shall SO long be-
have themselves well : {subjecs TO The allot-
ment hereinafter provided for, snbsequen. TO
the frs, elec,ion:) 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 10 be learned in the law, shall hold iheir
Offices for the term of len years, if they shall
SO long behave themselves well: The Associ-
ate Judges of he Courts Of Common Pleas
shall hold their Offices for the term of FIVE years,
| if they shall SO long behave themselves well !:
all of whom shall be commissioned by The Gov
ernor, bu, for any reasonable cause which shall
not be sufficient grounds of impeachment, the
Governor shall remove any Of them on the ad-
dress OF two-hirds of each branch Of the Leg
islature. The first election shall take place
at the general election of this Commohwe ealih
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, sfialt 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 aidjudges as soon after the
election as convenient, and The result certified
by them 70 the Governor, that the commissions
may be iss ued in accordance thereto. The Judge
whose commission will first expire shall be
Chief Justice during his term, and thereafter
each Judge whose commission shall frs, expire
shall in turn be the Chief Justice, and if two
or more commissions shall expire Oh the same
day, the judges holding them shall decide by
lot which shall be the Chief Justice. Any va.
cancies happening BY death, resignation, 81
otherwise, in any Of the said courts, shall be
filled by appointmet by the Governor, to con.
tlnne till the first Monday of December sue
ceeding the mex, general election. The Judges
of the Supreme Court, and the Presidents ol
the several Courts Of Common Pleas Shall. al
stated times, receive for their services an ad
ednate compensation, TO be fixed by law, which
shall not be diminished during their coniihu
ance in office, bu, they shall receive no fees OF
pefquisi'es Of Office, nor hold any other Office
Of profit under this Commonwea ealth, or nndel
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 dis,ric, or coun
~ for which they were respectively elected.
WILLIAM F. PACKER.
Speaker of the House of Representatives..
GEO. DARSIE,
h1 Speapker Of the Senate
In THE SENATE, March !. ls49.
! Resoloed, That this resolution pass.--Yeas
81, Nays g.
Extract from the Journal.
SAML. w. PEARSON, Clerk.
4 In THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, }
April 2, ls49. +
Resolued, That this resolution pass Yeas
SO, Nays 26. 80
/ Extract from the Journal.
s.. VIM JACK, Clerk.
- SEcRETARY's OFFICE.
! Filed April S. ls4e.
/ A. l.. RUSSELL,
o Dep. Sec. of Commonwealth
/ c SEcRErARY's OFFICE.
/ PENNSYLVANIA, SIS: .1+t
/ DO CERTIFY that the above and foregoing
is true and correct copy of The Original Res
oulion of the General Assembly, entitled " Res
oiution relative to an Amendment Of the Con-
s,,ulion," as the same remains on file in this
office.
>,>A,tsAx Tn testimony whereof have here.
sMWvE unto set my hand, and caused to be
/ :&lNSNS affixed the seal Of the Secreary's
3!5ll$ Office a, Harrisburg this eleventh
day of June. Ammo Domini, one thousand eighs