Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-08-22
R3gOLUIIOIN
Relative 10 am Amendment of the
CONSTITUTION

CONSTITUTING
Resolued 5y the Senate and House of Repre-.
Sentatiues Of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
in General Assembly met, Thalthe Constitution
of this Commonwealth be amended in the sec
ond section of The fifth article, so that u 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 or
shall be established by law. shall be elected 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 as are or shall be established
by law, and all o.her Judges required TO be
learned in The law, by The qualified electors OF
The respective districts over which they are to
preside or acl 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 term Of fifteen years il they
shall so long behave themselves well, (subject
to the allotment herein after provided for, sub
sequenl 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 other
Judges required TO be learned i'll the law, shall
hold their Offices for the term OF ten years, II
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 themselves
well; all OF whom shall be commissioned by the
Governor, but for any reasonable cause, which
shall not be sufficien, grounds Of impeachment,
the Governor shall remove any OF them on the
address OF two-,hirds Of each branch Of the Lee
eislature. The first election shall take place
al The general election of this Commonwealth
next after the adoption Of this amendment, and
The commissions of all the Judges who may be
then in Office shall expire on The first Monday
of December following, when The terms oil the
new Judges shall commence. The persons
who shall then be elected Judges Of the Supreme
Cour, shall hold their Offices as follows One
Of them for three years, one Tor SIX years, one
for nine years, one foriwelve years, and one Tor
fifteen wears, the term of each 10 be decided by
lot by the said Judges, as soon after the cleo
tion as Convenient, and the result certified by
them TO The Governor, that the commissions may
be issued in accordance thereto. The Judge
whose commission will first expire shall be
Chief 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
] and 1.-Two or more commissions shall expire on
The same day, the Judges holding them shall
decide by 10, which shall be The Chief Justice
| Any vacancies, happening by death, resigna'
uon or otherwise, In any OF the said courts
shall be filed by appointment by the Governor
10 continue ill the first Monday Of December
succeeding the next general election. The
| Judges OF The Supreme Court and the Pfesi'
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 no, be diminished during their con-
| lnuance in Office; but they shall receive nc
| fees or perquisites of Office, nor hold any Olhe'
office of profit under this Commonw ealth, OF
under The government of The United States, OF
any other State Of this Union. The Judges o.
of the Supreme Court, during their continuance
in Office, shall reside within this Common
wealth; and the other Judges, during their con
rnuance in office, shall reside within the dis
trict or county for which they were respective
| ly elected. J. S. MCALMONT,
Speaker ofthe House of Representatives,
V. BEST,
! Speaker of the Senate