Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-08-08
RlHSOI UTPIOM
Relative 10 AN Amendment of the
CONSTITUTION


Resolved bv the Senate and House of Repre-.
sentatiues of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
IN General Assembly met, Tha.the Constitution
of this Commonwealth De amended in The Sec
ond section of the fifth article, so that il shall
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 elec,ed by
the qualified electors of the Commonwealth at
large the Presden, 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 other Judges required to be
learned in the law, by the qualified electors of
the respective districts over which they are to
preside or &C, 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, If they
shall SO long behave themselves well, (subject
TO the allotment herein after provided for, sub.
sequent 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 10 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, if they shall so long behave themselves
we'll; all of whom shall be commissioned by the
Governor, bu, for any reasonable cause, which
shall mol be sufficient grounds Of impeachment,
the Governor shall remove any Of them on the
address oflwo-thirds Of each branch Of the Le-
gisIature. The first election shall take place
al the general election of this Commonweal
next after the adoption Of this amendment, and
The commissions of all the Judges who may be
then in office shall expire on the frs, 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 Tor 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, as soon after the elec-
ZION as convenient, and the result certified by
them 10 The Governor, tha, 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
6ts, expire shall in turn be the Chief Justice.
and 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 otherwise. in any of the said courts,
shall be filled by appointment by the Governor
TO continue ill the first Monday of December
succeeding the next general election. The
Judges of the Supreme Court and the Presl-
denis of the several Courts Of Common Pleas
shall, at 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 nc
fees or perqusies of office, Dor hold any otheI
office Of profit under this Commonwealth, OF
under ihc government Of the United States, oil
any other Stale 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,
,inuance in office, shall reside within the dis
lricl or county for which they were respective
ly elected. J. S. M'CALMONT,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
Y. BEST,
Speaker of the Senate