Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-09-06
RESOLUTION
Relative tOaaN Amendment of the
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nGOOaVcD Oy tue 5oenato auu HOUSE OF
Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Penn
lsyl'ania in General Assembly met, Thal The
Constitution Of this Commonwealth be amen.
ded 10 The second section ofthe fifth article 4
| so that i. shall fead as follows The Judges
ofthe Supreme Court of the several Courts
of Common Pleas. and of such o,her Courts Of
Record as are or shall be established by Ia "
shall be elected by ihes qualified electors OF the
| Commemorative the manner following, to wn:a
+ The judges of the Supreme Cour, by the qaaln
ified electors 'of'the Commonwealth a, large.
The President Judges Of The several Courts Of
Common Pleas and Of such other Courts of Re,
cord as are or shall be established by law, and
all other Judges required 10 be learned in thelaw, Z
by the qualified electors of The respective dis
tricts over which they are 10 preside or act as
Judges And the Associate Judges of he Courts
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 it they shall so long be-
have themselves we'll :.tsubject soahe ailot.
ment hereinafter provided for, subsequent 10
I the first elec.ion:) Fhe President Judges of
the several Courts Of Common Pleas, and of
such other courts Of Record as are or shall be
established by law, and all other Judges re-
quired 10 be learned inlthe law, shall hold their
Offices for the term Of ten years, if they shall
so long behave them selves well The Associ.
ale Judges of the Courts aef Common Pleas
shall hold their Offices for the term Of five years,
if they shall so long behave themselves veil
all of whom shall be commissioned by the Gov
ernor, bur for any reasonable cause which shall
| not be sufficient grounds of Impeachment, the
Governor shall remove any Of them on4,he ad-
dress ofiwo-thirds Of each branch of the Leg.
isatu4e 'e The first election shall take place.
al the general election Of this Commonwealth
next after the adoption of This amendment, and
The commissions Of all the judges who may be
then in office shall expire on the first Monday
Of December following, when the terms OF the
new Judges shall commence The persons
who shall chen be elected Judges of the Su.i
pre- me Courl shall hold aheif Offices as follows:
one Of chem for three years, one for six years,
one for nine years, ,.one for twelve years. and
one fer fifteen years. be term of each to be de-
cided by l0tby the said Judges as soon after the
election convenient; and the result certified
by hem 10 the Governor, that the commissions
may be issued in accordance thereto: The Judge
whose commission will first expire shall be
Chief Justice during his term, andihefeafier
| each judge whose commission shalt 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
loi which shall be the Chief Justice Any va
cancies happening 'by death, resignation, or
otherwise, in any Of the said courts, shall be
filled by appointmet by the Governor, to con-
tInue till the, first Monday of December sue
ceedng the next general election, The Judges
Of the Supreme C0urt. and the Presidents Of
The several Courts OF Common Pleas shall, a,
stated times, receive for their services an ad-
ednae compensation, TO be fixed by law, W hich
shall no, be diminished during their conlinu-
ance in office, bdi sHey shall receive no fees OF
perduisi,es of Office, nor hold any other Office
| Of profit under this Commouw alth, or under
ihe government, of The Uniled States or any
other Stale this Union he Judges OF the
Supreme Court during their continuance III of
fee shall reside within this Commonw eallh,
and the Other Judges during their continuance
in office shall reside within the district or coun
ty for which they were respectively elected.
49, WILLIAM F. PACKER,
Speaker of the House of RepreseatatiueS.
.1 5,ss5s GEO, DARSIE, r. ..a
aiidsHl 4 srs Spenpker Of the Senate
I3l of&l.- IN THE aSENATE, MQTcR 81 . lo4S
y RESOLVED, Tha, this resolution pass.-7Yeas
I.2I, Nays 8. 8a 1oi bsd.r3sa4q 4laa iojdH
Ib7e Extract from the Journal ,suoe7ea 1s.1
q .s-s SAML!aW. PEARSON, Clerk.
soe IN THE HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVES,
s3-> 90 59so oe.r 9fshApril Q, i649. s
Reso7ued, That this resolution pass s--Yeas
So, Nays 26. ingf zIIl.1
~. Extract from The Journal. j. .sa...t.
| En.sIlt7o9 ,9sa Inac4oa WIN. JACK, Clerk
.ag,a.e .,.,ie,. ee.4 .SEeRETARY's OFFicE.
{ Filed April s, tls49. .ra ..u IS .saota5al !
fa4ao .ss4gg AL RUSSELL, SEA ,sd3E
lmsiiauuoda ,seao2Dsp. Sec. Of Commonwealth
s3o4 .fss94i as4a48 s--3..5H ,es.iI +
80 90 SEcRETARY's OFFICE.
/ PENNSYLVANIA, SIS q ts5raj a1l +
/ DO CERTIFY tha. the above and foregoing
is true and correct copy Of the Original Res.
ofution OF the General Assembly, entitled" Res
olulion relative to an Amendment OF the Con-
sli,ulion," as the same remains on file in this
office ssss1 Ga,iaf3 sfI rf s..8.af aa5 a
,sssAsttsAt In testimony whereof have here
SNWS un'o set my hand, and caused TO be
:SsNNs affixed the seal of The Secretary's
Hs!E Office at Harrisburg, this eleventh
day of June, Ammo Domini, one thousand eigh,
hundred and forty y,nine.
tsses TOWSEND HAINES,