Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-07-06
Registers office
Sunbury, July 8, 1850.
ESOLUTION
Relative to an Amendment Of the Consti-
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RESOLVED By IHE SENATE AND House. or REPRESENTA-
IIyEs OF the COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA N
GENERAL ASSEMBLY NET, That the Constitution of this
Commonwealth be amended IN The second section OF the
filth article that shall read as olows The Judges Of
the Supreme Court o the several Courts o Common Pleas
and OF such other Courts ut Record shall be
bshed by law shall be elected 10y the qualified electors o
the Commonwealth in the manner following, tp wit: The
Judges The SupTeme Court 10y the quahed electors u
the Cummunweuih at large The President Judges u the
several Courts Common Pleas and of such other Courts
OF Record shall be established by law, and all
other Judges required be learned IN the law by the quail
fled electors Of the respective districts which they
are 10 preside Judges. And tie Asocate Judges
Of the Courts of Common Pleas by the qualified electors
OF the counties respectively The Judges Of the Supreme
Court shall hold their Oces for the term u fifteen years.
If they shall hong behave themselves well: sutJect 10
the allotment hereinafter provided for, subsequent to the
FIRST election y The President Judges ul the several Courts
uf Common Pleas and OF such other OF Record
shall be established by law, and all other Judges
qurcd learned in the law, shall hold their Offices Tor
the term OF ten years, If they shall long behave them
selves well The Associate Judges Of the Court OF Conn
Pleas shall hold their offices for the OF five years
II they shall long behave themselves well; all o whom
shall be commissioned by the Governor but for any
sonabe cause which shall not be sufficient grounds of
impeachment, the Governor shall remove any OF them on
the address of twohrds OF each branch of the Legislature
The first election shall take place at the general election Of
this Commonwealth next after the adoption Of this amend
ment and the commissions OF all the judges who may be
then in office shall expire the hrst Monday of Decem-
ber following when the terms Of the new Judges shall
commence The persons who shall then he elected Judges
of the Supreme Court shall hold their Offices follows
one of them Tor three years one for six years one for
nine Year, for twelve years and Tor fifteen years
the term each be decided by lot by the said judges
after the election convenient and the result certified
by them TO the Governor, that the commissions may be
issued in accordance thereto The Judge whose commits
sion will first expire shall be Chief Justice during his term,
and thereafter each Judge whose commission shall r eN-
pire shall in turn be the CHIEF Justice, and if two more
commissions shall expire the day, the judges
holding them shall decide by lot which shall he the Chief
Justice Any vacancies happening by DEATH resignation,
otherwise, any of the said c0uts, shall he hled by
appointment by the Governor, 10 continue till the hrst
Monday OF December succeeding e next general election
The Judges OF the Supreme Court and the Presidents OF the
several Courts of Common Pleas shall, at stated times re
ceive their services adequate compensation to be
fixed by law which shall not be diminished during their
continuance Office, but they shall receive fees or per
quses Of Office nor hold amy other Office Of proht under
this Commonwealth, under the government o the Uni
ted States any other State OF this Union. The Judges
OF the Supreme Cont during their continuance IN office
shall reside within this Commonwealth, and the other
Judges during their continuance IN Office shall reside within
the district county for which they were respectively
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