Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-10-03
RIHgO Oh IUlPIOM
Relative to am Amendment of the
CONSTITUTION.

CONSTITUTION.
ResolUed by the Senate and House of Repre-
SentdtiUeS of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
in General Assembly met, Thai The Constitution
of This Commonwealth be amended IN The sec
ond section of The fifth article, SO that II 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 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 oiher Judges required TO be
learned in the law, by the qualified electors OF
the respective districts over which they are 10
preside or act as Judges and the Associate
Judges of the Cour's 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, if they
shall so long behave themselves well, (subJect
10 The allotment herein after provided for, sub
sequent TO the first election J the President
Judges Of the several Courts of Common Pleas,
and of such other Courts of Record are
or shall be esablsed by law. and all olher
Judges required to be learned in the law, shall
hold their Offices for the term Of len years, if
they shall so long behave 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 no, be sufficient grounds Of impeachment,
The Governor shall remove any Of them on the
address Of two.thirds Of each branch of The Le-
| gislature. The first election shall take place
al The general election of this Common W eaIlh
next after the adoption Of this amendment, and
The commissions of all the Judges who may be
I 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 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 years, one for Iweve years, and one lof
| fifteen years the term of each 10 be decided by
| lot by the said Judges, as soon after the cleo
| lion as convenient, and the result certified by
| them 10 he Governor, that the commissions may
| be issued in accordance thereto. The Judge
whose commission will first expire shall be
Chief Justice during his lerm and thereafter
each Judge whose commission shall first expire
shall be Chief Justice during his term, and
thereafter each Judge whose commission shall
| frs, 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, happening by dea'h, resigna'
uon or otherwise, In any Of the said courts
shall be filled by appointment by the Governor
10 continue li The first Monday of December
succeeding the next general election. The
Judges of .he Supreme Court and the Presi-
| dents 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 no' be diminished during their con
tinuance in Office but they shall receive nc
fees OF perqusiIes of Office, por hold any other
office of profit under this Commonw eaIh, OF
under ihe government of the UnIed States, OF
any other Stale of this Union. The Judges o
of the Supreme Court, during their continuance
10 Office, shall reside within this Common
wealth; and The oher Judges, during their con
Hnuance in office, shall reside within the dis
,ricl or county for which they were respective
! ly elected. j S. M'CALMONT,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
" BEST,
Speaker Of the Senate