Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-09-01
RESOLUTION.
REL-df1nE TO nv .4yME.vDyfENT
a,r OF THE CONSTITUTION. lege

RksotvKp nv rHH SENATE AND HpysE or RrrRxsxyrA
rwss of the CoNNoswEAL1H or PESssyLvASiA IN
onaxsAt AssnxstY NET, That the Constitution Of this
Sonno,se We amended in the second section Of the
NTH article, 10 that shall read oows The Judges Of
hs Supreme Court Of the several courtsof Common Pleas
bshcd by law shall be elected by the Qualified electors Of
the Commonwealth, In the manner following 10 wit The
Judges ol the sdptene Court by NE oun&ed electors II
the Cominonweah large. The President Judves ,a he
several Cotts Coium Pieus and of such other Courts
q Record ~ are Or shall be estabshed by law, and ali
other Judsch requfd To be learned In the law by the oua
fed electors oil the respective districts over which they
to preside OF sct Je.s And the Associate Judges
II the Courts Of Common Pleas By the Qualified electors
at the counties tesativey, The Judges OF the Supreme
Court shall hold their Offices fm the term Of cc, ycars
they shall 80 'ng behave bcn,clves well subiect to
FIRST election y The President Judges the several Courts
II Commm Pc's and o such other courts OF Record o.
arc or shall be established by Inv, and all other Judges
qued TO be learned ia the law shall hold their Offices for
the term Of ten years. II they shall so long behave them
Pleas shall hold their Offices for the term Of five wears
II they shall long behave themselves we all OF whom
sbul te commissioned by the Governor but for any
s,nabe cause which shall not be sufficient grounds Of
iuipeachnicn the Governor shall ally of them on
the address oi twohrds Of each branch Of the Legislature
The first election thal take place the gcctal election o
this Comnonw eai next after the adoption Of this amend
men and the commissions vf all the Judges who be
then IN Office shall expitc the first Monday Of Decem
ocr howine, when the terms of the Judges shall
commence The pcrs WIN shall then be elected Judges
Of the suprtne Court shall hold their Offices as follows
one ri them iof three years for six wears one for
nine Year, for twelve years and one Il, fifteen wears
the term OF each TO be decided by lot by said Judges
soon a.ct 'n election az and the result certified
ny them to 'he Governor mat the commissions tay be
Issued IN arcordapce thereto The Judge whose commits
sion will frrt expire ia be Chief Justice during his term
prc shal in iur be the Chief Justice and ii two or more
commissions shall expire the same day. the Judges
holding them shall decide by lot which shall be the Chief
Justice Any vacancies happening by death, resignation
or Otherwise in ai'? Of the sad couts shall he filled by
arpolnnenI ey the d.v.rnnr to continue till the first
Monday of December soccccdihe the next general election
The Judges o the Supreme Court and the OF the
several Courts Of Common Pleas shnl at stated times re
ccve for their services adequate Conversation TO be
aed by law which shall not he diminished during tbeir
continuance in Office but they shall receive no ices or per.
guifiies Of Office nor hold any other ore Of profit under
ted States any other State OF this Union The Judse ga
Of the Supreme Court during their continuance in Office
Judges during th-ir continuance III Office shall reside within
The district or county for which they were respectively
WILLIAM +. PACKER,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
GEO. DARStE,
Speaker Of the Senate
In THE SENATE, March !. lS4g.
K.suLv1p, That this res u'ion pass-Yeas 81, Nays g.
''A"'S' reg sAML. N i"''S1' ", PEARSON, CLERK.
IL THE House OF REPRESENTATIVES, APRIL 2,
Rx.oIvrp Tha. this resolution a.,Yea, ss Nav, o.
Extract from the Journal.
WIN. JACK, CLERK.
-. SEcsErARY's OFFICE.
Filed April 5, is4e.
A. l.. Russell.
Dep. Sec. Of the Commonwealth.
II SEcRETARY's OFFICE
PENNSYLVANIA, ss:
DO CERTIFY that the above and foregoing il a true
Md correct copy OF the Original Resolution Vi the General
Assembly, entitled "Resoution relative n an Amendment
IF the Constitution" the remains on Gle in hi,
,fsce. " ~
.,.t,. In testimony whereof have hereunto
.SSTGsS. Sc; my hand and caused to be affixed the
.2yXNJE. Seal OF the Secretaty's Office at Harris.
- KSIks. burg, tEis eleventh day of June. Anno
W&SNE3Ts Domini, one thousand eight hundred and |
vrSSSSSs forty.nine.
fS55H TOWNSEND HAINES.
See'ry Of the Commonwealth.