Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-08-18
RESOLUTION.
REL.4TIVE TO I'M AMENDMENT
OF THE CONSTITUTION.

RESOLVED THE SENATE AND IIouss OF REPRESENTA-
| lives or THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA n
GENERAL ASSEMBLY MET, That the Constitution Of TINS
Commonwealth lie amended in the second section oi The
fifth article that it shall read follows; The Judges VI
the Supreme Court OF the several Courts OF Common Pleas
and OF such other Courts of Record shall be cst
bsied by law shall be elected by the qualified elecurs o
the Commonwealth in the manner following, to wit: Inc
Judges oi the Supreme Court by the qualified electors :"
the Commonwealth at large The President Judges Of the
several Courts o Common Peos and of such her Courts
of Record shall be established by law, and oil
other Judges required to be learned in the law by the quail
fed electors Of the respective districts which they
to preside act Judges And the Assocate Judges
of the Courts Of Common Pleas by the qualified electors
o the counties respectively. The Judges OF the Supreme
Court shall hold their Offices for the of iiIcc years.
ii they shall long behave themselves WELL (subert to
the allotment hereinafter provided for subsequent !" tue
first election y The Prcscn, Judges u the several Courts
of Conn Pleas and OF sncl other courts of Record us
OF shall be established by law, and al nlcr Judges re-
quired to bc learned in the law, shall hold their Offices Tor
the tern OF ten years. il they shall 81 long behave Item
selves well The Associate Judges If the Court oi Com
Pleas shall hold their offices for the Of five years
ii they shall 50 long be!nve themselves well: all OF whom
shall be commissioned by The Governor Int tur any
sonable which shall be sufficient grounds Of
impeachment, the Governor shall remove amy Ut them on
the address ol twords of each branch OF the Legislature
The first election shall take place at the general election Of
tins ComnonweaIh next after HE adoption OF inns amend
mcnt. and the commissions at all the judges who may be
then IN office shall expire the rst Monday Oi Dcccm-
Der toll wing When the terms 81 the new Judges sha
commence. The persons whj shall then Ne elected Judges
OF the Supreme Court shall hold their offices follows:
one of them Tor three years, for six years one Tor
nine for twelve years and fifteen years
the each to be decided w ot by the said Judges
soon after the election convenient and the result certified
by them the Governor, that the commissions may be
issued in accordance thereto. The Judge wlse commits
sion will first expire shall be Chief Justice during his term,
and thereafter each Judge whose commission shall first
pire shall in be the Chiet Justice and il two
commissions shall expire on the day, the judges
holding them shall decide by lot which shall be the Chief
Justice Any vacancies happening by death resignation,
otherwise, in gny oi the said shall be filled by
appointment by the G'venr' to continue till the FIRST
Monday of December succeeding the general election.
The Judges of the Supreme Court and the Presidents OF the
several Courts OF Common Pleas snl stated times
ceive for their services adequate compensation to be
fixed by law which shall not he diminished during their
continuance in Office, but they shall receive fees per-
quses of Office hold any other Office of profit under
this Commonwealth. under the government of the Uni
ted States. other State OF this Union. The Judges
u the Suprcmr Court during their continuance in Office
shall reside within this Commonwealth and the other
Judges during their continuance Office shall reside within
the district county for which they respectively
elected.