Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-07-28
RESOLUTION.
RELATIVE TO .A.N AMEND D.ME.NT
OF THE CONSTITUTION.

RESOLVED THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
rivEs or THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA IN
GENERAL ASSEMBLY MET, That the Constitution OF this
Commonwealth be amended in the second section Of the
fifth article, that it shall read follows: The Judges OF
the Supreme Court OF the several Courts Common Pleas
and such other Courts of Record s are or shall be esta
ishcd by law, shall be elected by the qualified electors
the Commonwealth in the manner following, to wit: The
Judges ol the supreme Court by the qualified electors Of
the commonwealth at large The President Judges OF the
several Courts o Common Pleas and Of such other Courts
oi Record ms shul he established by law, and all
other Judges required to be learned the law, by the quail
ned electors Oi the respective districts which they
arc to preside OF act as Judges And the Associate Judges
OF the Conrls of Common Pleas by the qualified electors
OF the counties respectively The Judges Of the Supreme
Court shall hold their Offices for the term OF fifteen years.
they shall long behave themselves well (subiect to
inc allotment hereinafter provided for subsequent to the
OF Common Pleas ad ot such other courts OF Record rs
arc or s be established by law and all other Judges re-
quircd to be learned in the law, shall hold their offices for
selves well The Associate Judges of the Court of Com
mon Pleas sn mold their Offices ior the term Oh ~ ve Years
II they shall 80 long behave themselves well all OF whom
shall be commissioned by the Governor, but for any rca
sonable which shall not be sufficient grounds of
impeachment, the Governor shall remove any OF them on
the address OF wothr Of each branch of the Legislature
The first election shall take place at the general election OF
this Commonwealth next after the adoption OF this amend
mcnt, and the commissions of all the judges who may be
then in office shall expire on the first Monday OF Decem
Der following, when the terms Of the judges shall
commence The persons who shall then be elected Judges
OF the Supreme Court shall hold their Offices tolows
them for three years. for six years, for
the term each be decided by lot by the said judges.
after the election and the result certified
by them the Governor, that the commissions may be
issued in accordance thereto. The Judge whose commits
sion will first expire shall be Chet Justice during his erm
and thereafter each Judge whose commission shall first
prc shall in be the Chief Justice, and ii two
commissions shall expire the day. the Judges
holding them shall decide by lot which shall be the Chief
Justice. Any vacancies happening by death, iesgnaton
Otherwise in any of the said couiis shall be filed by
appointment by the Governor, tn continue till the first
Monday of December succeeding the general election
The Judges of the Supreme Court and the Presidents of the
several Courts of Common Pleas SHALL at stated times,
ccvc for their services adequate compensation, to be
fixed by law, which shall not he diminished during their
continuance in Office but they shall receive no fees per-
uuistes of Office hold any other office profit under
this Commonwealth. under the government OF the Uni
ted States any other State Of this Union The Judges
OF the SupeNc Couf during their Continuance in Office
shall reside within this Commonwealth and the other
Judges during their onnnce office shall reside within
the district or county for which they were respectively
elected.
WILLIAM f. PACKER,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
GEO. DARSIE,
Speaker Of the Senate.
IN THE SENATE, MARCH !. 1S49.
RESOLVED, That this resolution pusr--Ycas 2l, Nayss.
Extract from the journal
SAML. W. PEARSON, CLERK.
In THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE APRIL .,
lS49.
RESOLVED, That this resolution pass-Yeas S. Nays &C.
Extract from the Journal.
WIN. JACK, CLERK.
SECRETARY's OFFICE.
Filed April S, 1919
A. l.. Russell.
Dep. Sec. Of the Commonwealth.
SEcRETARY's OFFICE.
PENNSYLVANIA, ss:
! no CERTIFY that the above aud foregoing ie true
and correct copy OF the Original Resolution the General
Assembly, entitled ''Rcsoution relative to Amendment
of the Constitution the remains on file in this
Office.
,,,, In testimony whereof have hcrennto
.S6SSS9S, set my hand and caused to be affixed the
rsEXIfESr Seal OF the Secretarys Office IA, Harris.
eSnE E@&S. burg, this eleventh day of June. Ammo
XEIENEss Dmnni. thousand eight hundred and
VSSsSS1GS' forty-ninc.
SSTSS' TOWNSEND HAINES.