Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-07-25
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Relative 90 an Amendment Of the
CONSTITUTION.

Res0lved by the Senate and House Of RsDre-
senfatiues of the Commonwealth of Pennsylv0nia
IN General Assemble met. Fhatthe Constitution
OF this Commonwealth be amended in the sec.
/ ond section OF The fifth article, so that il shall
read as follows: The Judges Of the Supreme
/ Court. of The several Courts OF Common Pleas.
and Of such orher Courts of Record as are or
shall be established by law. shall be elected by
the qualified electors of the Commonwealth al
large the Presiden. Judges of The several
| Courts of Common Pleas, aud OF such other
Courts OF Record as are or shall be established
! by law, and all o,her Judges required to be
leaned 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 Courl shall hold
their Offices for The Term of fifteen years If they
shall so long behave themselves well, (subject
10 The allotment herein after provided for, SUBJ
sequent 10 the first election;) the Presiden,
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 10 be learned in the law, shall
hold their Offices for he term OF ten years, If
they shall so long behave themselves we'll The
Associate Judges of the Courts of Common
Pleas.shal hold their Offices for the term Of FIVE
years, If they shall so long behave themselves
we'll; all of whom shall be commiss Toned by the
Governor, bu, for any reasonable cause, which
shall moi be sufficient grounds of impeachment,
the Governor shall remove any Of them on the
| address oftwo-,hirds of each branch of the I.e-
gislature. The first election shall take place
| - zf a. III
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 he 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 twelve years, and one for
| fifteen yeats, the term Of each 10 be decided by
LOT by the said Judges as soon after the elec-
tion 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 frs, expire shall be
Chief Justice during his term, and thereafter
each Judge whose comms sion shall first expire
shall be Chief Justice during his term, and
thereafter each Judge whose commission shall
first expire shall in turn be the Chief Justice,
aud 1.-TWO or more commissions shalt expire on
The same day, the Judges holding them shall
decide by 10, which shall be the Chief Justice
Any .scancies, happening by death, resigna-
'Iou 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-
denis Of fhe 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-
tinuance in Office; bul they shall receive no
fees or perquis,es Of Office, nor bold any other
Office Of profit under this ealih, or
under The government of the United 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 heir con-
iinuance in Office, shall reside within the dis
rrici or county for which they were respective
ly elected j. S. M'CALMONT,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives..
v BEST,
Speaker Of the Sena;e.