The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-09-19
RESOLUTION
Relative TO an amendment of the Con-
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tetottOe ~ Wt .1Wendme'A 0| tRe con-
StifutiOn.
Resotred by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatiues Of the Commonwealth of PennsYira
mia, in General Assembly met, That the Con
stitution of this Commonwealth be amended
IN the second section of the fifth article, so
that IT shall read follows: The Judges of the
Supreme Court, of the several Courts OF Com
mon Pleas, and of such other Courts of Record
as are or shall be established by lEw shall be
elected by the qualified electors of the Com
monwcalth, in the manner following, 10 wit
Ihe Judges OF the Supreme Court, by the
qualified electors of the common wealth at lar ge:
the President Judges of the several Courts of
Common Pleas, and of such other Courts OF
! Record as or shall be established by law +,
and all other Judges required to be learned in
the law, by the qualified electors Of the res
Pective districts, over which they are to pre-
side or act as Judges; and the Associate Judges
OF the Courts of Common Pleas by the quail
fed 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 (subjcct
| 10 the allotment hereinafter provided for, SUBJ
sequent TO the first eectioB.) the President
Judges of the several Courts Of Common Pleas,
and of such other Courts of Record, or
| shall be esta blIshed by law, and all 9th er
Judges required to be learned in the law, shall
hold their Offices for the term of tea years. IL
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 long behave them
selves well; all of whom shall be commss ione ed
by the Governor, but for any reasonable cause.
which shall not be sufficient grounds of inn
peachmeut, the Governor shall remove any of
| them on the address Of two thirds of each
branch of ihe Legislature. The first election
shall take place a; the general election of this
commonwealth next afte the adoption Of this
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judges who may be then in Office shall expire
on the first Monday of December following.
when the terms of the new Judges shall COM
mence. The person 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 years the
term of each TO be decIded by lot by the said
Judges, soon after the election as conve-
nIent, and the result certified by them to the
Governor, that the commits sions may be issued
in accordance thereto. The Judge whose COM
mission W i'll first expire, shall he Chief Justice
during his term. and thereafter each Juoge
whose commission shall expire shall in turn
be the Chief Justice, and if two or more CO n
mi ssions shall expire the same, tn, Judges
holding them shall decide by ll,yt which shall
be the Chief Justice. A.ny vacancies, hap
penihg oy death, recsIgnation otherwise, in
auy OIL the s-.iu courts, shall be filed by ap
oy the UoSefhof. 10 continue tii
TIC frst Monday of December succeeding the
next general election. The Judges of the
Supreme Court and the Presidents of the sew
eral Courts of Common Pleas, shall, at stated
times receive for their services an adequate
C compensation, to be fixed by law, which shall
not be diminished during their continuance iu
Office; but they shall receive no fees peranI
sites of office, hold any other office of prof
under this Commonwealth, or under the gov
ernmest of the United States, any other
State of this Union. The Judges of tho Su
Preme Court, durin ng their continuance in office
shall reside within this Commonwealth; and
the other Judges during their continuance in
Office, shall reside within the district or coun.
ty for wliClI they were respectively elected
| J. s. M'CALMONT.
! Sneaker Of tie Honss Of Representatives..
| V. BEST,
Speaker Of 'he SeHate.