Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-08-03
RESOLUTION
Relative to an Amendment of the Consti-
tution

RESOLVED by tnk SENATE AND HOUSE, OF Rrpppsvxr,
r rmEs OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PESNsyLvANIA IN
UhNkRh ASSEMBLY MEt, That the Constitution of this
commonwealth he amended in the second section of the
6tth article, SO that 1t sh fea follows: The Judges of
the supreme Court of the several Courts Common Pleas
and OF such other Courts Record as are or shall be esa
bscd by law, shall be elected by the qualified electors Of
,s ..o ~. , Il, uie manner following to wit The
the Commonwealth at large The President Judges the
several Courts OF Common Peas and of other Courts
OF Record or shall be established by law and all
other Judges required to I've are In the law ly the quail
fed electors Of the respective districts oyer which they
to preside Judges And the Associate Judges
the Courts of Common Pleas By the qualified electors
OF the counties respectively The Judges OF the Supreie
Court shall hold their Offices for the term of fifteen years.
II they shall long behave Themselves well (subect to
the allotment herenafter provided for Subsequent to THE
first election The President Judges Of the several Courts
of Common Plcas and of Nic other cofts of Record
are or Sa be established by law, and all other Judges re-
quired to be learned in the law shall hold teir offices for
the term 9f ten years, they snl so ldhg behave them
selves well The Associate Judges of tho Court Ui Com
mon Pleas aol hold their offices the term of five years.
e they shall 80 long behave themselves well all of whom
shall be commissioned by the Governor but for any reu
sonable Nhici shall not be sufficient grornds Of
Impeachment; the Governor shall any Of them on
me address OF twothrs of each branch OF the Legislature
The first election sd take place the general election Ut
this Commonwealth next after the adoption u this amend
,nen aud the commissions of all the Judges who may be
Then ~ office shall e2pifc the first Monday Of Dccem
Der following, when the terms of the new Judges shall
commence The persons who shall then be elected Judges
OF the Supreme Coutt Shall hold their Offices follows
one OF them for three years for six years, for
nne years one for twelve years and fifteen years
the term of each to be decided by lot by The said judges
soon aei the election us coveitut and the result certified
by them TO the Governr that tie commissions may be
issued ~ accordance thereto The Judge whose commits
sion will first expire shall he Chief Juirc duriur s term
and thereafter each Judge whose Commission shall first
pre- shall IN turn be the Chief Justice, md two
commissions shall expire on the saIns day, the judges
holding them shall decide by lot which shall be the Chief
Justice Any vacancies happening by DEATH icsignon
or orwse, IN any of the said cOutr, shall be filled by
appointment by the Governor, to continue til the first
Monday OF December succeeding the next general election.
The Judges of the Supreme Court aud The Presidents of the
several Courts OF Common Pleas shall ut stated times re
ccive for their services adequate conpcnsaor he
fixed by law which shall not he diminished during their
continuance III Office, but they shall receive fees per-
qusites Of Office hold any other office profit slider
this Commonwealth or under the government of the Uni
ted States, any other State of this Union The Judges
ot the Supreme Court during their continuance id Office
shall reside within this Commonwealth and the other
Judges during their continuance office shall reside within
the district or county for which they respectively
elected