Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-07-11
RES 5OI IT9pIOM
Relative 90 AN Amendment Of the
CONSTITUTION.

Esct0blVe 10 dn AmemOkneut Ok the
CONSTITUTION.
ReSolved by the Senate and House of Repre-
'SentativeS of the Commonwealth of Pennsvlvania
|in General Assembly met, That The Constitution
!of this Commonwealth be amended in the SCI
oud 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 or
shall be established by law. shall be elected by
The qualified electors of the Commonwealth at
large the President Judges of The several
Courts OF Common Pleas, and of such olher
Courts OF Record as are or shall be established
10y law, and all other Judges required to be
learned in The law, by the qualified electors of
he respective 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, if they
shall so long behave themselves WE'LL (subiect
10 the allotment herein after provided for, sub
eequent 10 ;he 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 esabised by law, and all other
Judges required to be learned in the law, shall
hold their Offices for the term OF ten years, If
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, IL 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 sufficient grounds Of impeachment,
the Governor shall remove any of them on the
address of iwo-thirds of each branch of The Le-
gisature. 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 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
OF Them for three years, one for six years, one
for nine years, one for twelve years, and one for
fifteen years, The term of each 10 be decided by
lot by the said Judges, as soon after the cleo
.uon as convenient, and the result certified by
them 10 The Governor, that the commissions may
.he issued in accordance thereto. The Judge
whose commission will FIRST expire shall be
Chief Justice during his term, and thereafter
leach Judge whose commission shall first expire
.shaIl be Chief Justice during his term, and
thereafter each Judge whose commission shall
FIRST expire shall in turn 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, resigna
uon or otherwise, in any of the said courts
shall be filed by appointment by the Governor
TO continue lill The first Monday of Decembel
succeeding the next general election The
Judges OF the Supreme Court and the Presi
.denls of The several Courts of Common Plea:
shall al stated times, receive for their services
an adequate compensation to be fixed by law
which shall no, be diminished during their con
srinuance in Office but they shall receive nc
fees or perquisiles of office, nor hold any oIhe
4 office Of profit under this Commonwealth, Oh
under ihe government of the United Slales, 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 he other Judges, during their con
rinuance in Office, shall reside within the dis
rricl or county for which they were respective
/ ly elected. ]. S. M'CALMONT,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
V. BEST,
Speaker of the Senate