Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-08-09
RESOLUTION
SyAIO AAOAN s4
Relative to am Amendment of the
WOM8FTII5TWTpIOIM,

nGooAL Ell Oy tue Deuato ana House oil
Representatives, Of the Commonwealth Of Penn
syvania in. General Assembly met. Tha, the
Constitution Of this Commonwea eallh be amen
ded in the second section of The fifth aricle,
so that il shall read as follows, The Judges
Of The Snpremel Court. of the several 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
Comnion wealth in the manner following, 10 wat,
! The Judges Of The Supreme Courl, by the quail
ifed electors of the Commonw W. ealh al large.
The President judges Of ,he several Courts of
Common Pleas and Of such other Courts of Re.
cord as atS or shall be established by law, and
all olher Judges fequred 10 be learned in the law
by the qualified electors Of the respective dis
tyic,s over which they are 10 preside or .ac, as
Judges. And the Associate Judges of The Courts
Of Common Pleas by the qualified electors or
the counties respectively SIS The Judges of the
Supreme Court shall hold their Offices for the
term Of fifteen years if they shall so long be-
have themselves we'll :: (subjec, 10 the slloto
mentf hereinafter provided for, subsequen, 10
the first election y The President Judges of
the several Courts of Common Pleas, and of
such other courts of Record as are or shall be-
quired be learned in the law, shall hold ,hei.
Offices for the term Of ten years, if they shall
so long behave themselves WE'LL: The Associ-
ate Judges of the Courts of Common Pleas
shall hold their Offices for the term of FIVE years,
if they shall so long behave themselves well !:
all Of whom shall be commissioned by the Gov
ernor, but for any reasonable cause which shall
no. be soficien. grounds of impeachment, the
Governor shall remove any of them on the ad !.
dress of two-ihirds Of each branch of the Leg.
isiature.a The first election shall take place
a, the general election Of this Common ealih
next after the adoption of this amendment, and
the commissions OF all the Judges tho may be
then in Office shall expire on the first Monday
Of December following when the terms Of The
new judges shall commence. 81 The persons
who shall then be elected Judges of the Su.
preme Cour. shall bold 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 years. the term of each to be de-
cided by lot by the said Judges as soon aftef the
elecilon as convenient, and The result certified
by them to the Governor, ihatths conlmiss sions
may be issued in accordance thereto. The Judge
whose commission will first expire shalt be
Chief Justice during his term and thereafter
each Judge whose commission shall first expire
shall in. turn be he Chief Jds,ice,e and if Two
or more commissions shall expire on the same
day, 1.-The judges holding them shall decide by
lot which shall be the Chief Justice Any va
cancies happening by DEATH resignation or
Otherwise, In any of The said courts shall be
filed by appointme. by the Governor, 10 con-
tlnue Till sbes ffsl Monday of December sue
ceeding The next general election, The Judges
Of the Supreme Court and the Presidents of
the several Courts Of sCommon Pleas shall, at
stalled times, receive for their services an ad.
ednate compensation, I'd be fixed bylaw, which
shall NOT be diminished during their conlinu-
ance ia Office, blu. they shall receive no fees or
perquisiaes Of Office, nor hold any other Office
Of profit under this Common W alth, or under
the government of the United STATES, or any
other State of this Union. The. Judges of the
Supreme Court during their CONTINUANCE in Of
fee shall reside within this Common eallh
and the. other Judges during their continuance
in office shall reside within The dis,sict or coun
~ for which they were: respectively elected
WILLIAM F. PACKER.
Speaker ofMe House Of Representatives..
GEO .DARSIE. >@s...
Speapker Of the Senate.
= ). In THE SENATE, March 1, ls49.
Resoloed. That this resolution pass.--Yeas
81, Nays 8. 49,. 4
Ex,rac, from the Journal.
SAML. w. PEARSON, CLERK.
In THE HOUSE OF REPR EsENTATIvEs, j
.s4r.s. ~ gs4evo a eee.l April 2, i649. IS
Resolped, ,Tha, this resoIutlon pass. Teas
So. Nays 90. ,,e ., as;as .se,ss..f4e5 hsa
!iI Extract from The journal. IL 81 tsaeisi:se
sdl aas .ais !eiIss srWm. JACK, Clerk, s1.
sstelIe 'iieod SEcsaiEsrsA,Rrr,s o6t!RFtccrre tccrrermI
Filed April 5..'Is4e..,a q. es.'45 e 90
aaH ha,f'faA. L. RUSSELL .2i2tl@ s.
Dep. Sec. Of comampaOealAs.
q - SEcRETARY's' OFFIcE.
ss.:I 49, - A945 .
i DO cERTIEy that the above and foregoing
is Mve and cofrec. copy of the Original Res.
oluiion Of The General Assembly. enli,Ied Res
olu,ion relative 10 an Amendmen. of the Con-
stilp.ion," las .hesame seniains on file in this
Office. }9 81 1dHhL .si = 40. a9e !
,SAAstst laiestimony whereof have here
AWy unto set my band, and caused 10 be
se05GS affixed lhe seal Of fhe Secre,ary'sl
,S5gIE Office a. HaHisburg,iihis eleventh
day of June. Ammo Domini, one ihobs and eighi
hundred and forty mine. af5 J haf ,sIset 70 f9I
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