Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1849-09-08
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Relative to an Amendment Of the
Constitution.

Ed by The Senate and House Of Repre-
u SentGttpeS Of the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania
IN General assembly met, That the Constitution
OF thls Commonwealth be amended in the Sc
cond section OF the fifth article, that it shall
read as follows The Judges of the Supreme
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 Commonwealth in
the manner following, to wit The Judges of
the Supreme Court, by the qualified electors of
the Commonwealth at large. The 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
required to be learned in the law, by the quail
fled electors of the respective districts over
which they to preside or act as Judges.
And the Associate Judges of the Courts of Com
mon Pleas by the qualified electors OF the coun-
ties respectively The Judges of the Supreme
Court shall hold their Offices for the term Of ff-
teen years, if they shall SO long behave them
selves well: (subiect to the allotment hereinaf
ter provided for, subsequent 10 the frat cleo
ton y The President Judges of the several
Courts of Common Pleas, and of such other
courts Of Record as or shall be established
by law, and all other Judges required to be
learned in the law, shall hold their Offices for
the term of ten years if they shall SO long be-
have themselves well: The Associate 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 Governor, but for
any reasonable cause which shall not be suiii-
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 at the general
election Of this Commonwealth next after the
adoption of this amendment and the CommIs-
sions Of all the judges who may be then in Of
flee shall expire on the first Monday of Decem-
ber following, when the terms OF the new Judges
shall commence. The persons who shall then
be 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
wears, one for twelve years, and one for fifteen
years the term Of each 10 be decided by lot By
the said Judges, 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
tIcc during his term, and thereafter each Judge
whose commission shall 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 hc the C,iel Justice. Any vacancies hap
peHing by death, resignation, or otherwise, IN
amy OF the said courts, shall be filed by ap-
pointmcnt bv 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
of Common Pleas shall, at stated times, receive
for tcir services ga adequate compensation, to
be fixed by law, which shall not be diminished
during their continuance in Office but they shall
receive no fees or perqnisitcs 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-
tinuance n Office shall reside within this Com
monweaith, and the other Judges during their
continuance in Office shall reside within the dis
trict or county fol which they were respective
ly elected.
WILLIAM +. PACKER,
Spfttc5 ct the House Of Representatives.
GEO. DARSIE,
Speaker IF tie Senate