Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1849-06-23
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Relative to an Amendment of the
Constitution,

: hooL' Ed ty The Senate and House Of Repye-
sentareS Of the Commonwealth Of Penn s,.a,io
tn General assembly met, That the Constitution
OF tins Commonwealth be amended in the Sc
cond section of the fifth article so that il 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
ned electors OF the respective districts
! Which they are to preside or act as Judges.
And the Associate Judges Of the Courts of Com
! mon Fleas 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: (subject to the allotment hereinaf-
Ter provided for, subsequent TO the first cleo
ton:) 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, shall hold their Offices for
the term OF ten years, if they shall so long be-
nave themselves well The Associate Judges of
the Courts of Common Pleas shall hold their
oitces for the term of five years, if they shall
so long behave themselves we'll all of whom
shall be commissioned by the Governor, but for
| any reasonable cause which shall not be suiii-
clent 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 commits
SONS OF all the judges who may be then in Of
llce shall expire on the first Monday of Decem-
| Der following, when the terms of the new Judges
| shall commence. The persons who shalt then
De 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
years; 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 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 be the Chief Justice Any vacancies hap
| penlng by death, resignation, or otherwise In
! any OF the said courts, shall be filled by ap-
polntment by the Governor, to continue till the
/ hrst 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 their services an adequate compensation, to
! be fixed by law, which shall not be diminished
during their continuance in office, but they shall
receive no fees or perquisites 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 in office shall reside within this Com
monwealth, and the other Judges during their
continuance in Office shall reside within the dis
trict or county for which they were respective
! ly elected.
WILLIAM F. PACKER
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives..
GEO. DARSIE,
Speaker Of the Senate.