Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1849-07-21
r RESOL u I | 0 n
Relative to an Amendment Of the
Constitution.

~ FSOLVED bq the Senate and House Of Repre-
! ssai4-ireS of ne Commonwealth Of tPea9Syicarlta
NJ Gtnfral assembly mel, That the Constitution
of this Commonwealth be amended IN the Sc
csnd section of the fifth article, 50 that it shall
,,cad as follows The Judges of the Supreme
Court, of the scycra! 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 Commonwealth In
the manner following, to wit: The Judges of
the supreme Court, by the qualified electors of
,hs Commonwealth at large. The President
luderes OF the several Courts of Common Pleas
and of such other Courts of Record as are or
shall De established by law, and all other Judges
required TO be learned in the law, by the quail
naI electors Of the respective districts over
which they are to preside or act as Judges.
and the Associate Judges Of the Courts OF Com
mon Pleas BY the qgaIihed electors of the coun-
.ries respectively. The Judges OF the Supreme
Court snail hold their Offices for the term of ht-
teen years, il they shall so long behave them
selves well: {sUhiect TO the allotment hereinaf-
fer provided for, subsequent to the first eIec-
t;oa) The President Judges Of the several
Courts Of Common Pleas, and Of such other
courts of Record as are or shalt be established
by law, aad all other Judges required to be
learned in the law, shall hold their offices for
the term Of ten years, ii they shall SO long be-
nave themselves well: The Associate Judges of
tbe Courts of Common Pleas shall hold their
offices for the term Of five years, If they shall
50 long behave themselves well: all Of whom
shall be commissioned by the Governor, but for
gnv reasonable cause which shall not be suff-
cient grounds Of impeachment, the Governor
shall remove any of them on the address OF two
thirds Of each branch Of the Legislature. The
first election shall take place al the general
election Of this Commonwealth next after the
adoption of this amendment, and the commits
Sous of all the judges who may be then IN Of
tice shall expire on the first Monday Of Decem-
her following when the terms of the new judges
shall commence. The persons who shall then
'e elected Judges OF the Supreme Court shall
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
wears the term Of each TO be decided by lot by
the said Judges, as soon after the election as
convenient, and the result certified by them to
the Governor, that the commissions may be is
sued in accordance thereto. The Judge whose
commission will first expire shall be Chief Jus
tice during his term, and thereafter each judge
whose commission shal! first expire shall IN
turn be the Chief Justice, and If two or more
commissions shall expire on the same day, the
Judges holding them shall decide by lot which
shall be the Chief Justice. Any vacancies hap
Pening by death, resignation, or otherwise, IN
any Of the said courts, shall be filled by ap
pojntmcDt by the Governor to continue till the
first Monday Of December succeeding the next
general election. The Judges Of the Supreme
Court and the Presidents OF the several Courts
al Common Pleas shall, at stated times, receive
for their services an adequate compensation, to
5e fixed by law, which shall not be diminished
during their continuance in Office, but they shall
receive no fees or perquisitos Of Office, nor hold
any other Office Of profit under this Common
wealth, or under the government Of the United
States, or any other State Of this Union. The
Judges Of the Supreme Court during their con-
luuauce in Office shall reside within this Com
monw ealth, and the other Judges during their
continuance in Office shall reside within the dis
trict or county Tor which they were respective
y elected.
WILLIAM F. PACKER.
Speaker of ne House # Representatives.
GEO. DARSIE,
Speaker cf The Senate.