Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-08-11
RESOLUTION.
REL.aTTVE TO .ayN .A.MEJvD.MEytT
OF THE CONSTITUTION.

RESOLVED NJ rHs SENATE AND Iiouss OF REPRESENTA-
RVS OF rnE CoNNoNwKALrn OF PKyNsYIvAsIA IN
OKNyRAL ASSEMBLY MET, That the Constitution Of this
Coruow eath Ue amended in the second section the
th artce that ii shall read ss follows: The Judges Of
ss Of such other Courts Of record a, are or su be csa.
shed BY hw shall be elected by the qualified electors vi
the Commonwealth in the manner following to wit The
the Commonwealth large. The President Judges Of the
several Courts oi Common Pleas and Of such other Courts
Of Record os are shall be established by hw and al
other Judges required to be learned in the law BY the quail.
lied elccoi. o the respective districts over which hsy
are to preside or act Judges And the ASSOCIATE Judges
Of the counties respectively The Judges Of the Supems
Court shall hold their Offices for the term Of fifteen years
he ao,msn, hereinafter rrovided for subscoSet to the
first election y 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 all other Judges r.
dured to he learned in the law shall hold their occs or
the term Of ten years II they shall ~ long behave them
sclvcs well The Associate Judges of the Court of Com
mon Pleas su hold their offices for the Vi tive years
ii they shall long behave themselves well all Of whom
shall be commissioned by the Governor but for any rea
sonnble which shall not be sufficient grounds oi
eachncnt the Governor shnl remove any of them on
the address wothds Of each branch Of the Legislature
The FIRST election shall take place nt the general election Of
this Commonwealth after the adoption oi this amend
ment and the commissions Of all the judges who may be
then in Office shall expire on the first Monday Of Deccm
bet following, when the terms Of the judges shall
commence The pcrsons who shall then be elected Judges
of the Supreme Cocft shall hold their Offices follows
them for three years. for six years, for
nine years for twelve years and fifteen
the Of each be decided by lot by the said judges,
soon after the election as and the result certified
by them the Governor. that the commissions nny be
issued in accordance thereto. TIE Judge whose commits
sion will first expire shall he Chet Justice during his er
and thereafter each judge whose commission shall first
pirc shall in be the Chief Justice and IL two
commss shall expire on the saIne day. the judges
holding them shall decide by lot which shall be the Chief
Justice Any vacancies happening by death, resignation
or otherwise in any o the said cou,f shall be filled by
appointment by the Governor to continue till the first
Monday December succeeding the general election
The Judges Of the Supreme Court and the Presidents OF the
several Courts of Common eas SHALL at stated tincs, re
ccve for their services m adequate compensation 10 be
fixed by law. which shall not be diminished daring then
continuance in Office but they shall receive fees per-
quistes OF Office hold any other Office III profit Under
hs Commonwealth, under the government the Uni
ted States any other State Of this Union. The Judges
Of the Supcme Court fnrins their continuance in Office
shall reside within this Commonwealth anil the other
Judges during their continuance Office shall reside within
the district county for WHICH they respectively
elected