Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-09-21
RESOLUTION !,
Relative to an Amendment of the Cons'''
N 0l I fIltion

p.o,,.-r -, r,,x svx, rr AND HousK OF RfrRBstNrA
rivEs or THE Commonwealth %, OF cr.,;,nion of this
cno,veatb le amended in the second sec.'pn & y. ' NJ
nth article 81 that 1t shall read as follows on peos
,ha e,,sr.n,o court c the several Courts of oo' II
81 ~ f.ch other Courts of Record as are OF s ~. W 81
llshed by law shall be elected by nr lne n, vii The
the Commonwealth In the manner & ,ai6eI electors NJ
Judges of the Supreme Court by INC tnses of ,be
the Commonwealth at large. Inc ~ ah o,l,or ro,r,s
several Courts Of Common Peas nnI ~ 'v v law and oil
hr Iccs required to be learned in the law, by me quail
fed electors OF the respective dstrc.s os MeI idas
a,e ~ s e Common Pleas by the qualified electors
tf the counties respectively Ihc 'uuges on t,e
Court shall hold Their shss oeve themselves well tsubec to
The ojo,me hereinafter provided for subsequent 10 ine
6r, election The President Judges OF he several oonrn
r Commnn pleas and of such other courts OF Record as
,s or sbul he established by law, and NIL other Judges re-
ored 10 I've learned in the law shall hold their onces iOr
,c term of ten years il they shall long behave them
selves well The Associate Judges Of the Cour. OF Com
mon Pleas shall hold their offices for the term OF hve years,
ii they shall 80 loug behave themselves wen an Oh Wnoh
shall be commissioned by the Governor but Tor any rcn-
spnable cause which shall not be sufficient GROUNDS oi
impeachment the Governor shall remove any OF them on
the address two-thrds Of each branch OF the lcgsauc
The first election shall take place at the general election Of
this Commonwealth next after the adoption o tis oncu-
rnen and the commissions ot all the Judges wn" & . We
then in office shall expire the first Monday OF Deceil
Der following when the terms of the new JUICES snu
cpnmence. The persons who shall then be elected yuuee
of the Supreme Court shall hold their offices as io'w "
of them for three years, one ior SIX ye % e 'e,rs
nine yeas one for twelve years and one for hieeh years
the each to be decided 10y lot hv thc siu ii
soon net te election ms enen and the result cered
by them to the Governor, that the COMMISSIONS ,,s L.
issued in accordance thereto The judge whose conms-
sion will frs, expire shall he Chct Justice during lls
and thereafter each Judge whose commission sin ~ 81 c
uire shall in turn be the Chie Justice nnd II TWO W oo
commissions shall expire the same day. the JUICES
holding them shall decide by lot which shat, be ,he chot
Justice ANY vacancies happening by dtT,ih ,i
r ,errsr in any of the said couts, shall he filled by
.o,men, by the Governor, continue till the first
Monday OF December succeeding the next general eece. m
The Judges o the Supreme Court ahd the -, ,'
several Courts of Common Pleas SHALL at stated times re
ceve for their services adequate compensation, ~ De
6xed by law which shall not he diminished during then
continuance in Office hut they shall receive no fees or per-
orisites OF Office nor hold amy other Office of profit under
,ed states or any other State of this Union The Judges
NJ The Supreme Court during their continuance in office
shall reside within this Commonwealth and the Other
Judges during their continuance office shall reside within
the district er county for which they were respectively
elected