Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-09-19
RHgObURIOM
Relative so an Amendment OF the
CONSTITUTION.

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Resoloed by III" Senate and House OF Repre-
seatQtiues of tie Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
in General Assembly met, That the CONSTITUTION
of this Commonwealth be amended IN The sec
ond section Of The fifth article, so that II snail
read as follows: The Judges of the Supreme
Court OF The several Courts OF Common fieas'
and of such other Courts Of Record as are or
shall be established by law. shall be elec'ed oy
the qualified electors of The Commonwealth al
large The President Judges OF the several
Courts of Common Pleas, and oil such other
Courts of Record as are or shall be established
by law, and all oher Judges required TO be
learned IN The law, by the qualified electors oil
the respective districts over which they are TO
preside or act 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 he term of fifteen years IT they
shall so long behave themselves well, (subJect
10 he allotment herein after provided ior, SUD
sequent 10 .he first election ) the President
Judges uf the several Courts of Common Pleas,
and of such other Courts of Record as are
or shall be esablsed by law, and all oher
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 ;'he
Associate Judges of The Courts OF Common
Pleas shall hold their offices for the term oil hve
wears, if they shall so long behave themselves
well; all of W hom shall be commissioned by The
Governor, but for any reasonable cause, which
shall nor be sufficient grounds oil impeachment,
the Governor shall remove any OF them on the
address of tvs o-lhlrds OF each branch OF the Lee
gislaiure The first election shall take place
al The general election OF this COmmonwe h
nexr 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 oi the
new Judges shall commence. The persons
" no shall then be elected Judges OF the Supreme
Couu shall hold their offices follows: One
of them for three years, one for SIX years, one
for nine years one for twelve years, and one Tor
fifteen wears, the term of each 10 be decided by
10, by The said Judges, as soon after The eec-
ZION as CONVENIENT, aud the result certified by
Them 10 he Governor, that the commissions may
be issued in accordance thereto. The Judge
hose commisson 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
lD6I6dil ct cdCH "HoSO So'b'"'"S'O" S'Ao''
first expire shall IN turn be The Chief Justice,
aud 1.-Two or more commissions shall expire on
The same day, The Judges holding them shall
decide by lol which shall be the Chief Justice,
Any vacancies, happening by death, resigna-
uon or Olherw Use, IN any of the said courts,
shall be filled by appointment, by the Governor,
10 continue rill The first Monday Of December
succeeding The next general election. The
Judges Of the Supreme Court and The Pfesl-
denis 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 De diminished during their con-
tinuance in office; but they shall receive no
fees or pefquisiles Of Office, nor hold any other
office Of prof! under this Commonw eaIth, or
under The government of the United States, OF
any other Safe Of this Union. The Judges ol
of The Supreme Court, during their continuance
| in Office, shall reside within this Common.
wealth. and he other Judges, during their con
rinuance in office, shall reside within the dis
tric, or county for which they were respective
| y elected. }. 5. MCALMONI
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
V. BEST,
Speaker of the Senate