Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-07-04
RESOLUTION
Relative TO am Amendment of the
CONSTITUTION

Resolved by the Senate and House of Repre-.
SentatiUeS OF the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
sn General Assembly met, That the Constitution
oil THIS Commonwealth be amended in the sec.
ond section of the fifth article, so that il shall
read as follows: The Judges Of the Supreme
Court, Of the several Courts of Common Pleas
and of such other Courts of Record as are OF
shall be established by law. shall be elected BY
the qualified electors of the Commonwealth a,
large the President lodges of the several
Courts Of Common Pleas, and Of such other
Courts of Record as are or shall be eslablishe Z
by law, aud all other Judges required to be
learned in the law, by the qualified electors Of
the respective districts over which they are 10
preside or aci as Judges and the Associate
Judges OF the Cour's Of Common pleas by the
qualified electors Of the counties respectively
The Judges Of the Supreme Court shall hold
their Offices for the tefm offiieen years, if they
shall go long behave themselves well, (subject
10 the allotment herein after provided for, sub.
sequent 10 The first election J the President
Judges of the several Courts of Common Pleas,
and of such other Courts of Record as are
or shall be establised by law, and all o.her
Judges required 10 be learned in the law, shall
hold their Offices for lhe'term of len years, if
they shall SO long behave themselves we'll The
Associate Judges Of the Courts of Common
Pleas shall hold their Offices for the term of five
years, II they shall so long behave themselves
well; all OF whom shall be commissioned by the
Governor, but for any reasonable cause, which
shall mol De sufficient grounds Of impeachment,
the Governor shall remove any OF them on the
address oil two-thrds OF each branch of the Le-
glslature. The first election shall take place
al the general election Of this Commonwealth
next alter the adoption of this amendment, and
the commissions Of all the Judges who may be
then In Office shall expire on the first Monday
oil december following, when The terms OF the
new Judges shall commence. The persons
who shall then be elected Judges of the Supreme
CoUrt shall hold their offices as follows: One
oil Them Tor three years, one for six years, one
Tor nine years, one for twelve years, and one for
fifteen years, the term of each TO be decided by
lot by the said Judges, as soon after the elec-
ton as convenient, and the result certified by
them 10 the Governor, that the commissions may
be issued in accordance thereto. The Judge
whose commission will first expire shall be
Chlet Justice during his term, and thereafter
each Judge whose commission shall first expire
shall be Chief Justice during his term, and
thereafter each Judge whose commission shall
first expire shall in turn be the Chief Justice,
aud If two or more commissions shall expire on
the same day, the Judges holding them shall
decide by lot which shall be the Chief Justice
Any vacancies, happening by death, resigna-
tIon or Otherwise, in any of the said courts.
shall be filled by appointment by the Governor.
TO continue I'LL the first Monday of December
succeeding The next general election. The
Judges Of The Supreme Court and The Presi-a
dents Of The several Courts of Common Pleas
shall, al stated times, receive for their services
an adequate compensation, to be fixed by law,
which shall not be diminished during their con-
tinuance in Office; but they shall receive no
fees or peIquisites of Office, Dor hold any other
Office Of profit under this Commonwealth, or
under The government Of the United States, or
any other State Of this Union. The Judges of
of the Supreme Court. during their continuance
in Office, shall reside within this Common
wealth; and the other Judges, during their con-
tinuance in Office, shal reside within the dis
trici or county for which they were respective
ly elected. J. S. M'CALMONT.
Speaker Of the House of Representatives,.
V. BEST,
Speaker Of the Senate.