The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-10-03
RESOLUTION
ReiatiUe TO an amendment of the Con-
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StifutfOn.
Resolred By. the Senate and House of Repre-
seatdtiUeS of the COmnontUe eGLth of PeRRSYiUa
MIA, in General Assembly met, That the Con-
stitutlon of this Commonwealth be amended
IN the second section of the fifth article, so
that II shall read as follows: The Judges of the
Supreme Court, OF the several Courts OF Com
mon Pleas, and of such other Courts of Record
shall be established by lnw shall be
elected by the Qualified electors of the Com
monw lth, In the manner following, to witt
The Judges of the Supreme CoErt, by the
qualified electors of the commonwealth al large:
the President Judges Of the several Courts of
Common Pleas, and OF such other Courts OF
Record are 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 which they are to pre-
side act as Judges; and the Associate Judges
! of the Courts of Common Pleas by the quail
fed electors OF he counties respectively. The
Judges of the Supreme Court shall hold their
! of ffices for the term of fifteen years, if they
! shall SO long behave themselves we'll, (subJect
| 10 the allotment hereinafter provided for, sub
sequent TO the first elcctiou.) the President
Judges of the several Courts of Common Pleas,
and of such other Courts of Record, as are
shall be established by law, aud all othe
Judges required to be learned in the law, shall
hold their Offices for the 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 them
selves well; all of whom shall be commiss ioned
by the Governor, but for any reasonable cause.
which shall not be sufficient grounds of i'm
| peachment, the Cove rnor 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
| amendment, and the commissions OF all the
1 L II II, III
on the first Monday of December following,
when the terns 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 tor
twelve wears. and for fifteen years the
term of each to be decided by lot by The said
/ Judges, as soon after the election conve-
InIent, nd the result certified by them TO the
Governor that the commissions may be issued
in accordance thereto. The Judge whose com
mission i'll first expire, shall be Chief Justice
during his term, and thereafter each Juoge
whose commission shall expire shall in turn
: be the Chief Justice, and if two more on =
mi ssons shall expire on the same, the Judges
holding them shall decide by lot which shall
be the Chief Justice. Any vacancies, hap
pening by death, resignation otherwise, in
any of the said courts, shall be- filled by ap-
pointment by the Governor. to continue TIL
the first Monday of December succeeding the
next general election. The Judges of the
, Supreme Court and the Presidents of the sew
era Courts of Common Pleas, shall, at stated
times, receive for their services an adequate
compensation. to be fixed by law, which shall
not be diminished during their continuance in
office; but they shall receive fees or perqui
sites of office, hold any othe- Office of prof
under this Commonwealth, or under the gov.
eminent of the United States, or any other
| State of this Union. The Judges of the Su
preme Court, during their continuance in Office
3 shall reside within this Commonwealth; ant
/ the other Judges during their continuance ir
) office, shall reside within the district or coun
! ty for Which they wefe respectively elected.
J. S. MCALMONr,
f Speaker Of t'e House of Representatives.
V. BEST,
5 Speaker Of thc Senate.