Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-09-07
r ES0LU UTION
to an Amendment of the Consti
tuition,

RESOLVED BY ms SENATE AND HoUsE OF REPRESENTA-
Tiyks or TnE CoNSoNwEAhIn % PENNslLvASx IN
GENERAL ASSEMBLY NET That the Constitution OF this
Commonwealth u. amended i the second section Of the
fifth urtlcle, that shall read follows The Judges oi
ie Supreme Court the several Coutso Common Pleas,
and o such other Courts Record shall be esta
hshed by law. shall be elected by the qualified electors OF
the COMMONWEALTH in the manner following, to wit; The
Judges o the Supreme Court by the qualified electors ~
thc commonwealth at large The President Judges of the
several courts ut Common Pens and of such other Courts
of Record as shall he established b, law and alb
other Judges required to he learned m the w by the qual
hcd electors oi the respective districts which they
are 20 preside OF act as Judges And the Associate Judges
ui !lc courts OF common Pleas by the qualified electors
Oi the counties respectively The yntlQes of the Supreme
Crt shall hold their offices fr the term of fifteen years.
4 they shall ling behave Themselves well, isubjcct to
he allotment 'ereinaiter provided for subsequent TO the
rs election j The President Judges o the several Cours
ol Common Pleas, and OF such other Of Record
are or shall be established by law and a other Judges re-
qulred to be learned in the law. shall hold their Offices for
hs ern OF ten years ii they shall long behave them
selves well The ASS caic Judges nf the Court of Com
mon Pleas shall hold ther Offices the term of FIVE years
u they shall So long helve themselves well: nil of whom
shall be commissioned by the Governor but for any rea-
sJnable cause which shall not be sufficient grounds of
impeachment, the Governor shall remuve any Of them ON
the address of wo-thrs OF each branch Of the Legislature
The first election shall take pnce nt the general election OF
this Commonwealth next afler the adoption OF tins amend
ment und the commissions ui all the Judges who be
then IN oice shall expire the first Monday of Decem-
ber following. when the terms Of The judges shall
commence The persons who shall then be elected Judges
OF the Supreme Court shall hold their Offices follows
one :" them for three years f1r six years, for
nine year, r twelve years, aud for fifteen yelrs
the term OF each to be decided by lot by the said judges as
soon after the election and the result certified
ny them 10 the Governor. that the commissions may be
ssned IN accordance thereto. The Judge whose commits
SION wl irN expire shall be Chief Justice during his term,
ana thereafter each Judge whose commission shall first
pHe sni In turn be the Chief Justice aud if wn
c',iSsiis shall expire the day, the judges
h1nlg them shall decide by lot which shall he the Chiet
justice. Any vacancies happening by death, resignation,
{" ulnerWlSe In any ot the sl shall be filled by
3Ppomhent by the Governor. to continue till the first
mHiy vi ni Drccnuer succeeding the next general election
The Judges of the Supreme Court and the Presidents of the
several Courts of Common Pleas shall nt stated times re
ceVe Tor their services adequate compensation, he
hN' by mw, winch shall not be diminished during their
1ulstes OF Office, nor hold any other office uf profit under
tins Commonwealth. under the government of the Uni
ted States any other State of this Union The Judges
OF the Suem Cont during their continuance in office
shall reside within this Commonwealth and the other
Judges during their continuance M office shall reside within
the district OF county for which they were respectively
elected.
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