Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-07-27
RESOLUTION
Relative to an Amendment of the Consti-
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RESOLVED BY THE SENATE AND Ho USE OF REPRESENTA-
TiyEs OF rnx CoNNroNwEALTD OF PENNsYLvhNlA IN
GENERAL ASSEMBLY NET That the Constitution oi this
Commonwealth be amended in the second section Of the
nth article, that II shall read follows The Judges OF
the supreme Court Of the seyea Courts Common Pleas
and Of such other Courts OF Record shall be esa
pushed by law, shall be elected 10y the qualified electors oil
the Commonwealth in the manner following, to witt The
Judges OF the Supreme Court the qualified electors of
the Commonwealth at large The President Judges of the
several Courts of Common Pleas and of such other Courts
of Record shall be established by law and all
other Judges required to be lea rned in the law, by the quail
he'd electors of the respective districts over which they
are to preside act Judges And he Associate Judges
Oh tue Courts of Common Plesb by tie qualified electors
OF the counties respectively 1hc Ju ges OF the Supreme
Court shall hold their Offices for the t,rm of fifteen years.
they shall long behave themselves well Subject TO
the allotment hereinafter provided for. subsequent to the
first election y The President Judges the several Courts
Of Comn m Pleas and Of such other urts of Record
are or shall he established by 1w, and il other Judges re-
quircd to be learned in the law. shall Did their Offices for
the term pf ten years if they shall ong behave them
selves well The Associate Judges Of the Court Of Com
Pleas shall hold their Offices for the OF 1--WE years.
they shall long ehave tn slfsaves WELL all of whom
shall be commissioned by the Governor. but for any reo-
sJnable which shall not be su 6cent grounds Of
u'peiGineni Tue Governor snah rehVFe my oI the On
the address Of twohrds OF each branch u the Legislature
this Commonwealth next after The aiopOn OF tls amend
men and the commissions of all the judges who may be
then in Office shall expire the first Monday OF Decem
Der fell wing, when the terms Of the new Judges sial
The persons who shall then be elected Judges
Of the Supreme Court shall hold thet offices follows
of them for three years six years, one for
nine years for twelve years, and for een years
the term of each to be decided by lot by the said Judges @
soon atet the election convenient and the result certified
by them TO the Governor that the commissions may be
issued in accordance thereto The Judge whose commits
sion will first expire shall be Chief Jstce during hs term
and thereafter each Judge whose commission shall first oX
pe shall in turn he the Chei Justice and if two or more
commissions shall expire the sumo day, the Judges
holding them shall decide BY lot which shall be the Che
Justice. ANY vacancies happening ty DEATH leslgnaon,
otherwise in any Of the said tts shall be filed by
appointment BY the Governor, to )ntnue til the first
Monday Of December succeeding the next general election
The Judges Of the Supreme Court and the Presidents OF the
several Courts Of Common Pleas shall stated times, re
cevc for their services adequate compensation to be
fixed by law, which shall net be diminished during their
continuance in Office, but they shall receive fees per-
quses Of Office nor hold any other Office of profit under
this Commonwealth. under the government Of the Uni
ted States any other State OF this Union. The Judges
OF the Snpeme Court during their ntnuance in Office
shall reside within this Commonwea tn anil the other
Judges during th" continuance IN Office shall reside within
the district county for which they respectively
elected.
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