Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-09-29
RESOLUTION.
RELATIVE TO .4.N' AMENDMENT
OF THE CONSTITUTION.

RESOLVED BY THg SENATE AND IousE or REPRESENTA-
lives OF THE ooMNoNwEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA IN
Commonwealth be amended in the second section OF the
NTH article So that 1t shall read olows The Judges of
the Supreme Court OF the several Courts of Common Pleas
d OF such other Courts OF Record are shall be esta
lscd by law shall be elected ty e qualified electors of
the Commonwealth in the ilnet following to wit The
Judges OF the supreme Court by tho qualified electors W
the Commonwealth o, lnee The President Judges OF the
several Courts Of Common Pleas and of ch other Courts
OF Record us are or shall be established hy law a,d n
other Judges required 10 be learned in The o T hs % o. H.
fed electors Of the respective districts over which they
to preside act as Judges And the Assocate Judges
u the Courts "i Common Pleas by The qualified electors
o the counties Respectively The Judges OF the sureme
Court shall hold their offices for the term Of fifteen wears
if they shall 50 ne behave themselves well (subect TO
the allotment hereinafter provided for subsequent to the
rst election The President Judges the several Cotts
Of Common Pleas md Of such other Of Record as
ae or shall c established by law and a other Judges re.
quired 10 bc learned in the law shall hold their Offices for
the term OF ten ycars il they shall long behave them.
selves well The hssria,r Judges of The Cur Of com.
Pleas shall hold their Offices fr the term OF Ave wears
II they shall long ehave themselves well all OF whom
shall be commissioned by the Governor. but for any rea-
snnablc cause which shall not be sufficient grounds of
impeachment the Governor shall nny of them on
the address of wothrds Of each branch Of the Legislature
The first election shall take place OF the general election Of
tins Commonwealth next after the adoption this amend.
fent, aud the commissions Of all the judges who NAV he
hen ~ ONCE shall expire IN the first Monday OF Decem
Der oiliwing, when the terms Of the new Judges shall
commence. The persons who shall then he eccd Judges
oi the supreme Cour, shall hold their Offices as follows.
one n them tor three years. f,r six years one for
nlnr YEAR, for twelve wears and one , fifteen years,
the term each be dcric v 10, by the soid ,drcs re
soon ei the election as convenient and the result certified
ny them 10 the Governor. that the commissions may be
issued IN accordance thereto The Judge whose cn,nins
sion viii first expire shall be Chief Justice daring ms term
and thereafter each Judge whose commission sn first OK
pre- shall in turn be the Chief Justice and il two or more
commissions shall expire the same day. the Judges
holding thcn shall decide by lot which shall be the Chief
justice Any vacancies happening by DEATH resignation
OF otherwise, in Sny oi the said ccuts shnl be filled by
appointment by the 0avernnr, to continue tin The first
Monday o December sGcccrdng the next general cc1,io
The Judges Of the Supreme Jrt and tho C Tho
several Courts OF Common Pleas SHALL Mt stated times re-
ceivc for their services m adoGua,c nnrens,on IN ho
fixed BY law which shall be diminished drrn, Their
continuance in Office, hi, they shall receive no foes or nor
qusics Of Ofcc hold ANY other Office Of rrnt rncr
this Commonwealth under the government of The I'ni
ted States, any other State OF this Union TN, T,,grs
Of the Spicmc Court during their continuance in ofice
shall reside within this Commonwealth AMI ,hr other
Judges during n-r continuance IN Office shall reside within
the district county tyr which they were respectively
elected
WILLIAM F PACKER.
Speoker Of the House Of Representatives.
GEO DARSlE,
SpcaEcr Of the Senate
IL THE SENATE. MaRcn I. 1919.
REscLrEp That this res luton pnss-Yeas 2l. Nays s
EX!oc, from the Iou,nnl.
SANL. w. PEARSON. CLERK.
Is THE House. OF REPRESENTATIVE APRIL .
lS4q.
RESOLVED. Thu, this resolution pass -Yeas5s Na,s e6
Extract from the Journal
WIN. JACK, CLERK.
SEcRETARY's OFFICE.
Filed April 5, 1919
A. l.. Russell.
Dep. Sec. Of the Commonwealth
SECRETARY;s OFrICE
PENNSYLVANIA, Ss
DO CERTIFY tina, the above and foregoing is n true
and corrcc, copy of the Original Resolution oi the General
Assembly. entitled "Rcsoutiun relative to IN Amendment
Oi the C"nsntIn. as the same remains on tile m this
Office
,.,, In testimony Whereof | have hcreunto
.SSEspSS. set my hand and caused to be affixed the
.f3akk1tsE Seal of the Secretorys Office at Harris.
SRSSt &s. burg. this eleventh day Of June. Aunn
SsELEHHc Domni, one Thousand eig, hundred and
vNrsZS' f.rty-nnr
''TISS' TOWNSEND HAINES.
Sec'ry Of the Commonwealth.