Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-08-31
REs0L UTION
Relative to an Amendment of the Consti-
tution

RESOLVED by THE SENATE AND HOUSE, OF RrrRrsKsr.-
rIvEs oF COMMONWEALTH OF PENNsyLvASiA IN
GENERAL ASSEMBLY MRr, That the Constitution Of this
Commonwealth he amended in the second section OF the
fifth article 30 that il shall read as follows: The Judges vi
the Supreme Court the sevefa Courts of Common Pleas
and of such other Courts OF Record shall be esta
bshed by la shall be elected by the qualified electors OF
the Commonwealth in the manner ipiowngi 70 W.T.; me
Judges Of the Supreme Court by the quahed electors
the Commonwealth large The President Judges OF the
several Courts Of Common Pleas and o such ohef CouIu
Of Record shall be established by law, and al
other Judges required be learned in the aw by the quail
hed electors OF the respective districts over which they
are 70 preside OF act Judges And the ASSOCIATE Judges
OF t'e courts OF Common Pleas by the qushied electors
OF the counties respectively The Judges Of the supreme
Court shall hold their Offices for the term Of fifteen years,
hey snail 80 long behave themselves we'll (sublect 70
the allotment hereinafter provided for subsequent the
first election y Tie President Judges ol the several Courts
NJ r ~ s r. riees Sp ol snch qher courts keSo. %
quired to be learned in the law, shall hold their Offices for
lhs term q e, years they shall long behave them
selves well The Associate Jndge Of the Court of Com
mon Pleas shall hold their Offices the term Of FIVE years,
u they shall 50 long behave themselves well: all of whom
shal be commissioned by the Governor bu, for any
s,nable which shall moi be sufficient, grounds Of
impeachment the Governor shall remove any of them on
the address Of two-thrds each branch OF the Legislature.
The first election shall take place at the general election yt
this Commonwealth next after the adoption uf this aI1cd-
mcn and the commissions Of all the Judges WHO may be
then in Office shall expire the first Monday of Drcem-
Der ipliwmg, when the terms Of thb new Judges shall
The persons who shall then be elected Judges
of the Supreme Court shall hold their Offices follows
of them for three years. for six years, one for
nine years for twelve years and for fifteen years
the term Of each to be decided by lot BY the said judges
after the election and the result certified
by them 10 the Governor that the commissions may be
issued in accordance thereto The Judge whose commits
sion will first expire shall he Chief Justice during his term,
aud thereafter each Judge whose commission shall first ex-
pre shall be the Chief Justice, and 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, resignation,
or otherwise in any Of the said cous shall pc hled by
appointment by The Governor, to continue TIL the hrss
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 at stated times re
ceive for their adequate compensation to be
fixed by aw which shall not be diminished during their
continuance IN Office, hut they shall receive no fees or per-
qusrs Of Office hold any other office Of profit under
this Commonwealth or under the government OF the Uni
ted Sntes any other State OF this Union. The Judges
Of the Supreme Court during their continuance in Office
shall reside within this Commonwealth and the other
Judges during their continuance III office shall reside within
the district u county for which they were respectively
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