Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-07-07
RESOLUTION.
RELATIVE TO IN .4JNEN.D.AfEyNT
OF THE CONSTITUTION.

REsoLvHp BY THE SENATE AND Housx OF REpREsINrA.
rrvEs or THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA 1N
Cumorw eah be amended in the second section OF The
fitk article, that il shall read follows The Judges Of
the Supreme Court OF the several Courts Common Pleas
and such other Courts Record as urs or shall be esa
bshed by nw shall be elected by the qualified electors of
the Commonwealth in the manner following, to wit The
uges OF the Supreme Court, by the qualified electors of
.ne commonwealth at large. The President Judges OF the
y, Courts Of Comm Pleas and of such other Courts
,,h is as are er shall be established by law end all
sed eec, required to be learned in the law, by the qual
are t, nssiS " 'e respective districts which they
OF tue Courts Of Pleas hv hr nassd scTs
r ,", sIa respectively The Judges Of the suprene
they shall 50 long behave ieseves wol 1i Shiscs i,
first election Ts provided for subsequent to the
OF Common Pleas, and other cn se several Cours
are m shall be established by law adj ohe Iadpra as
uued 10 be learned IN the law shall bnd ,m 'ugges re-
Lac term Of ten years ii they shall s., long oces lo'
selves well The Associate Judges VI ihe Co them
mon Pleas shall hld their offices r the term Of Sv W. oon-
II they shall =, long behave themselves yrIl. NJ, W senI
shall be commissioned by the Governor bit fr ,rr ,
sonabe cause which shall be sufficient cron..d. ot
ipencinen the Governor shall remove nnv of ,h.., ,
,hc address oi twoihrs OF each branch of t osa,,r
,bs e,eoo. sa take place at the general election Of
,nen nnd the commissions Of all the u,ces vho ,na, H.
,.r' h ~ once sn expire ON the first Monday of Dec,,n.
comn, When the terms Of the new judges shall
" me persons who shall then be elected Judres
oi 'he supreme Court shall hold their Offices MS ,,ss
~; W ~ uei ior thrce wears, one for six wears one fy,
he yes one Tor twelve years, and one f,r 6 esn ',
he term oi each t. he decided by lot by the mid ind.s ~
ths rs,lt,
by them to the Governor That The ccnn; certheu
issued ~ accordance thereto. The Judge whose .nm! M
sion wiil first expire shall be Chief Justice dn,n 10 e' '
anu each lndse whose commission shah Grs rY
pirc shall in turn be the Chief Justice and If t,wn n 80
o ,Sn s sna Expire on the same day the judges
Justice ANY vacancies happening by death I.sicn,,,nn
"r wnsrwse IN any ni the said courts. shall be filled by
Monday o December succeeding the next general eleco
The Judges oi the Supreme Court and the Presidents of no
several Courts o Common Pleas shall nt s,n, ,ime. r
CeNc loT UiciT services adequate
hheh by hw which shall not be diminished during their
gulsiles of Office nor hold nny other office Of prnGt r
tins Commonwealth or under the government of IN, I'M
,sa % ~ Ses OF any other State oi this Union The Judges
o 'he SnpIeme Court during their continuance i, ofcs
shall reside within this Commonwealth an, ,h m ,h
, curing hs continuance III office shall reside within
Inc district or county Tor which they wer.
elected. e 'e'Pee'''eV
WILLIAM F. PACKER,
Speaker Of The House of Representatives.,
GEO. DARSIE,
Speaker Of the Senate.
lN THE SENATE MARCH !. ls4e
RESOLVED, That this res ,luoa pass.-Yco, 81 Nsy,
Extract from tha Journal 80 '"f' -
SAML. W, PEARSON, clxnn.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, APRIL y,
! 1919.
RESOLVED, Tint this ,.tiap pass -Ycos5 5s N,v. oe
Extract Irom the journal ~
WM. JACK, CLERK.
SEcRErARY's OFFICE.
Filed April s. 1870
A. l.. Russell.
Dep, Sec. Of the Commonwealth.
SEcRETARY's OrrICE
PENNSYLVANIA. Ss
DO CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is ,ru.
and correct copy OF the Original Res uon OF the General
Assembly enfilrd Rcs utipn relative to an Amendment
Oh me t'iisiimm" as the remains on file in this
office. " " :" '"'"
....y. In testimony whereof have h.r.un,.
.S5sFVst. set my load and caused to he nxed th.,
sV2 2tLke. St'l OF the Secretury's Office ut Harris.
s&SM@T- burg, this eleventh day of June Ann,
NSWHS D"nlni. one thousand eight humred nnd
tNSMMS22s.' !trty-mEs ~
''Es1'' TOWNSEND HAINES.
| Scc'ry Of the Commonwealth.