The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-09-05
RESOLUTION
Relatire 10 an .7mendnlent Of The Con-
StitutiOn.

StitltfiOn.
Resoloed By the Senate and House of Repre-
sentGtiues Of the Commonwealth of PennsyLpa
mia, in General Assembly met, That the Con
stItuton OF this Commonwealth be amended
IN the second section of the fifth article, so
that 1t shall read as follows: The Judges of the
Supreme Court, Of the several Courts o. Com
mon Pleas, and of such other Courts of Record
| as are or shall be established by lpw shall be
elected by the Qualified electors of the Com
monwealth, in the manner following, to wit
The Judges of the. Supreme Conrt, by he
qualified electors of The commonwealth at large:
the President Judges Of the several Courts of
Common Pleas, and of such other Courts of
Record or shall be established by law
and all other Judges required to be learned in
| the law, by the qualified electors Of the res.
pectlve distr lets, over which they TO pre-
! side or act as Judges; and the Assoc late Judges
of the Courts of Common Pleas by the quail
| fed electors of the counties respectively. The
Judges of the Supreme Court shall held their
Offices for the term of fifteen years, if they
shall so long behave themselves well, (subect
to the allotment hereinafter provided for, sub
sequent 10 the first electon.) the President
Judges of the several Courts of Common Pleas,
and of such other Courts of Record
sha II be established by law, and all 9th er
Judges required to be learned in the law, shall
hold their Offices for the term of ten years, if
they shall SO long behave themselves well; the
Associate Judges of the Courts of Common
FIVE years, if they shall SO long behave them
Ives we'll all of whom shall be commiss oned
by the Governor, but for any reasonable cause,
which shall not be sufficient grounds of i'm.
parchment, the Cove rnor shall remove any of
them on the address of two thirds of each
branch of ihe Legislature. The first election
shall take place a: the general election Of this
| Commonwealth next afte the adoption Of this
amendment, and the commissions of all the
Judges who may be then in Office shall expire
on the first Monday Of December following,
when The terms of the new Judges shall com
| mence. The person W no shall then be ele ct ed
Judges OF the Supreme Court shall hold their
Offices 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 conye-
nlent, and the result certified by them to the
Governor, that the commission may be issued
in accordance thereto. The Judge whose com.
mission W i'll first expire, shall be Chief Justice
during his term, and thereafter each Judge
whose commission shall expire shall in turn
! be the Chief Justice, and If two or more con-
mi ssions Shall expire on the same the Judges s
holding them shall decide by lot which shall
| be the Chief Justice. Any vacancies, hap
pening by DEATH resignation or otherwise, in
any of the said courts, shall be filled by ap.
pOintment by the Governor. to continue tIl
the first Monday of December succeed dinl I he
next general election. The Judges of the
| Supreme Court and the Presidents of the sew
eral Courts of Comm on Pleas, shall, at stated
times receive for their services an ade quate
C compensation, TO be fixed by law, which shall
not be diminished during their continuance in
office; bat they shall receive fees or perquI
sites of Office, nor hold any other Office of prof
under this Commonwealth, or under the gov
| eminent of the United States, or any other
State of this Union. The Judges of the Su
preme Court, duri ng their continuance in ofic.
shall reside within this Commo nweal,b; and
the other Judges during their continuance il
office, sha! reside within the district or coun.
ty for which they were respectively elected.
| J. S. M'CALMONr,
! Speaker Of tie House of Representatives..
| v. BEST,
SPeake, Of The Senate.