Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-07-20
REsOLUTION
Relative to an Amendment of the Consti-
fufion

RESOLVED BY THE SENATE AND HousE OF REPRESENTA-
IiVEs OF rits COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA IN
GENERAL ASSEMBLY MET, That the Constitution ui this
Commonwealth Je amended in The second section of the
NTH article, so that Il shall read follows The Judges of
he supreme Court oi the several Coursot Common Pleas
and OF such other Courts Of Record shall be csa
hshed by law, shall be elected by the qualified electors Of
the Commonwealth in The manner following tu wit The
Judges of the Supreme Court by the qualified electors OF
the Commonwealth at large The President Judges ul the
several Courts of Common Pleas and of such other
of Record as are or shall be established by hw and all
other Judges required to be learned in the law, by the quill
fled electors Of the respective districts which they
10 preside act Judges And the Assocnie Judges
of the Courts of Common Pleas By the qualified electors
ut the counties respectively The Judges of the Supreme
Court shall hold their offices for the term o fifteen years.
Il they shall so long behave themselves well (suhiec to
the allotment hereinafter provided for subsequent to the
first election y The President Judges OF the several Courts
Of Common Pleas and o such other courts of Record rs
shall be established hv law. nnd ul other Judges re-
quircd to he learned IN the law shall hold their offices for
the term ui ten years ii they shall long behave them
selves well The Associate Judges of the Court Of Com
mon Pleas shall bold their offices for the tc Of FIVE years.
II they shall 50 long bchnve themselves well; n ul whom
shall be commissioned by the Governor, but for amy rea
sonale which shall not he sufficient grounds of
impeachment, the Governor shall remove any OF them on
the address OF twohrds o each branch O the Legislature
The first election shall take place ut the genern election o
tins Commonwealth next after the adoption of this ei-
ment, and the commissions of all the judges who may hc
then IN Office shall expire on the first Monday oi Deccn-
ber foil iwlng when the terms Of the new Judges shall
commence The persons who shall then be elected judges
oi the Supreme Court shall hold their Offices ms follows
one o them Tor three years, one six years, one for
he 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 convenient aud the result certified
by them to the Governor, that the commissions may he
lssue IN accordance thereto. The judge whose commits
sion will first expire shall be Chet Justice during is term,
and thereafter each judge VIII commission shall first
pire shall in turn be the Chief Justice aud ii two
commissions shall expire the same day, the judges
holding them shall decide by lot which shall be the Chief
Justice. Any vacancies happening by death, resignation,
Otherwise, in any u the sud courts shall be filled by
appointment by the Governor to continue till 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 shlll stated tines
ceve for their services IN adequate compensation, IN he
fixed by law. which shall not he diminished during their
continuance in Office but they shall receive no fees or per-
this Commonwealth, under the government ut the ln
ted States, other State Of this Union The Judges
OF the SupTcme Court during their continuance in office
shall reside within this Commonwealth aul the other
Judges during their continuance office shall reside within
the district or county for which they were respectively
elected
& AlICAI MONT