Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-09-05
Rl3SOL LUTIOET
Relative TO am Amendment of the
CONSTITUTFON

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| ResOlved by the Senate and House of Repre
Sentatsues of the Commonwealth of Pennsvlpanio
an General Assembly met, Thatrhe Constitution
OF this Commonwealth be amended in the Sc C.
ond section of the fifth article, so that j, 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 OF
shall be established by law. shall be elected by
the qualified electors of the Commonwealth a,
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 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 we'll, (subiect
to the allotment herein after provided for, sub
sequent 10 the first eleclion;) the Presiden.
Judges of the several Courts of Common Pleas
and OF such other Courts of Record as are
or shall be eslabllsed by law, aud all other
Judges required to be learned in The law, shall
hold their Offices for the term Of ten wears. 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, bu. 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 eallh
next after 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 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 iwelve years, and one for
fifteen years, the term tsG.sse1 to be decided by
lot by the said Judges, as soon after the cleo
ton as convenient, and the result certified by
them 10 the Governor, that the commissions may
be issued in accordance thereto. The Judge
whose commission will first expire shall be
Chief Justice during his term, and thereafter
each Judge whose commission shall first expire
shall be Chief Justice during his term, and
thereafter each Judge whose commission shall
6rst expire shall in turn be the Chief Justice,
and 1.-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 death, resigna-
non or otherwise, in any of the said courts,
shall be filled by appointment by the Governor.
TO continue ill the first Monday of December
succeeding the next general election. The
Judges of the 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-
inuance in office; but they shall receive no
fees or perquistes of office, DOR hold any other
office Of profit under this Common eahh, or
under The governmen, Of the United States, or
any other Stale of this Union. The Judges of
1f the Supreme Court, during their continuance
% Office, shall reside within this Common
wealth; and the other Judges. during their con-
inuance in office, shall reside within the dis
ric, or county for which they were respective
y elected. J. S. M'CALMONT,
Speaker of the House of Representatives..
V. BEST,
Speaker of the Senate.