Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-09-26
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Relative 10 am Amendment OF the
CONSTITUTION.

CONSTITUTION.
Resoloed bv the Senate and House of Repre-
SentdtiueS of The Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania
IN General A assembly met, That he Constitution
of this Commonwealth be amended IN The sec
ond SECTION Of the fifth article, so that II shall
read as follows: The Judges of the Supreme
Court, Of the Sc. eral Courts Of Common Pleas.
and of such other Courts Of Record as are or
shall be established by law. shall be eleced by
The qualified electors of the Commonwealth at
large The President Judges of the seeeraI
Courts of Common Pleas, and of such other
Courts OF Record as are or shall be established
by law, and all her Judges required TO be
learned in The law, by the qualified electors Of
The especure districts over which they are 10
preside or act as Judges and The Associate
Judges of The Cours 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 II they
shall so long behave themselves well. (suhlect
to The allotment herein after provided for, sub
sequent to The first elecrion;) The President
Judges Of the several Courts Of Common Pleas,
and of such other Courts of Record as are
or shall be esIabIised by law, aud all Other
Judges required to tie learned in 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 hom shall be commissioned by the
Governor, bur for any reasonable cause, which
shall no, be sufficient grounds OF impeachment,
the Governor shall remove any OF them on the
address Of tw0-thrds Of each branch OF the Le-
gisature The first election shall take place
at the general election Of this Commonwealth
mex, 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 of the
new Judges shall commence. The persons
" no shall then be eIecued Judges Of the Supreme
Courl shall hold their Offices follows One
of them for hree years, one for SIX years, one
for nine years, one for twelve years, and one Tor
fifteen years the term of each TO be decided by
lot by The said Judges, soon after The cleo
tlon as conrenlenl, aud 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
! Chef 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 lot which shall be the Chief Justice
Any vacancies, happening by deah, resigna-
uOn or Otherwise, III any OF the said courts.
shall be filled 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 PreSi-
dents Of The several Courts Of Common Pleas
shall, a, stated times, receive for their services
an adequate compensation, TO be fixed by law,
which shall no, be diminished during their con-
! tinuance in Office but they shall receive no
! fees or perquIsIIes of Office, nor hold any other
! office of profit under this Commonw ealh, 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-
uuuance in office, shall reside within the dis
rrcl or county for which they were respective
/ y elected. S. M'CALMONT,
Speaker ofthe House of Representatives,
Y. BEST,
Speaker Of The Senate