Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-08-29
RBSOL U UIIOM
Relative 10 an Amendment of the
CONSTITUTION

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Resolved by the Senate and House of Repre-
senfatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
in General Assembly met, Tha. the Constitution
of this Commonwealth be amended in the SCI
ond section Of the fifth article, so that il shall
read as follows The Judges Of the Supreme
Cour. 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 Commonw eah a,
large the Presiden, 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 TO
preside or &C, as Judges and the Associate
Judges OF the Couf'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 (subiect
10 The allotment herein after provided for, sub
sequent 10 the first election J the Presden.
Judges Of the several Courts of Common Pleas,
and of such other Courts of Record as are
or shall be eslablised 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 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, but for any reasonable cause, which
shall not be sufficien, grounds Of impeachment,
the Governor shall remove any OF them on the
address of iwo-ihirds of each branch of the Le-
gislature. The first election shall take place
at The general election Of this Common wealth
next after The adoption of this amendment, and
the commissions of all the Judges who may be
then in Office shall expire on the frs, 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 follows: One
Of them for three years, one for six years, one
for nine years, one for ,welve years, and one for
fifteen years, the term of each to be decided by
Iol by the said Judges, as soon after the eIec-
tion as convenient, and the result certified by
them TO 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, aud
thereafter each Judge whose commission shall
first expire shall in turn be the Chief Justice,
and if Two or more commissions shall expire on
The same day, the Judges holding them shall
decide by 10, which shall be the Chief Justice
Any vacancies, happening by death, resigna-
Ion or Otherwise, in any of the said courts,
shall be filled by appointment by the Governor.
10 continue ill the 6rs, Monday of December
succeeding the next general election. The
Judges of The Supreme Court and the Presi-
denis Of The several Courts of Common Pleas
shall, al stated times, receive for their services
an adequate compensation, TO be fixed by law,
which shall no, be diminished during their con-
tinuance in office bu, they shall receive no
fees or peIquisites of office, Dor hold any other
Office of profit under this Commonwealth, or
under the government Of the UnIied States, or
any other State of this Union The Judges of
of The Supreme Court. during their continuance
in Office, shall reside within this Common
wealth; and the other Judges. during their con-
linuance in office, shall resid! within the dis
trcl or county for which they were respective
Iy elected. j. S. M'CALMONT,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
V. BEST,
Speaker of the Senate