Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-06-27
RBSOLUTIOM
Relative TO am Amendment of tho
CONSTITUTION.


ResolUed By the Senate and House of Renrs.
sentdtives of the Commonwealth of Peansvlpan;a
in General Assembly met, That the Constitution
Of this Commonwealth be amended in the sec.
ond section Of the fifth article, so that !, sbau
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 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 well, .fsubiec,
to the allotment herein afier provided for, sub
sequent TO the first election y The Presiden,
Judges OF The several Courts of Common Pleas,
and Of such other Courts of Record as are
or shall be es,ablissd by law, and all other
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 we'll the
Associate Judges Of the Courts Of Common
PIsas shall hold their Offices for The term Of Eve
years, If they shall so long behave ,bemselye,
WE'LL all of whom shall be commissioned by the
Governor, but for any reasonable cause, WHICH
shall not be sufficient grounds of impeachment.
the Governor shall remove any Of them on the
address Of two-thirds of each branch Of the I.e-
gislature. The first election shall take place
N ole oc 81,
next after the adoption Of this amendment and
the commissions of all The Judges who nav be-
then in Office shall expire on The frat 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 Ono
OF them for three years, one for ak years, one
for nine years, one for Twelve years, and one for
fifteen years, the term of each to be decided by
loi by the said Judges, as soon after the cleo
ZION as convenient, and the result certified by
them TO the Governor, ,hs, the commissions NAV
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
nTst expire snail IN Iurn De th6 Cnlei 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 dea'h, resigna-
iion 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 mex, general election. The
Judges OF The Supreme Court and the Presi-
dents Of the several Courts OF Common Pleas
shall, a. stated times. receive for their services
an adequate compensation, 10 be fixed by law,
which shall no, be diminished during their con-
tinuance in Office bu. they shall receive no
fees or peIquisiles Of Office, DOR hold any other
Office of profit under this Commonw eaIih, or
under The government Of the United States, or
any other Stale Of this Union The Judges Of
of The Supreme Court, during their continuance
in Office, shall reside within this Common
wealth; andrhe other Judges. during their con-
tinuance in Office, shall reside within the dis
sric, or county for which they respective
ly elected. ] S. M'CALMONT,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives,.
V. BEST,
Speaker of the Senate.