Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-08-17
RESOLUTION
Relative to an Amendment of the Consti-
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hksoLvED BY THE SENATE AND HousR OF REPRESENTA-
rivEs OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PKsNsyLyAyu IN
SkNkRAL ASSEMBLY MET, That the Constitution Of this
commonwealth bc amended in the second section of the
m nun article, SO that il shall read follows: The Judges
he supreme Court OF the several Courts Of Common less
ana OIL such other Courts OF Record shall be esa.
pushed " aw shall be elected by the qualified electors Of
,he oomnionweash In the manner following "a wit; The
Judges OF the Supreme Court by the qualified electors m
the commonwealth at large The President Judges Of the
several Courts OF Common Pleas of such other Courts
of Record as are shall be established by law, and all
other Judges required to be learned the law by the quail
ned electors OF the respective districts which they
are to preside or act as Judges And the Associate Judges
of the Courts 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.
IT they shall long behave themselves well (subect 10
the allotment hereinafter provided for subsequent the
first election The President Judges Of the several Courts
Of Common pleus and OF sch courts OF Record
are shall be established by law and all other Judges
quired TO be learned in the law shall hold their Offices for
the term OF ten years II they shall 50 long behave Them
selves wen lhe Assoclute Judges 1 The Court oi C"l
Pleas shall hold their offices for the ct five years
II they shall 50 long ee themselves we'll oil OF whlm
shall be commissioned by the Governor but for any rea-
sonable cause which shall not be sufficient grounds OF
impeachment the Governor shall rem mye any OF thein on
the address of wothrts OF each branch Of the Legislature
The first election shall take place at the general election u
this Commonwealth next after the adoption OF this amend
rnen and the commissions Of all the Judges who may bc
then in office shall expire the first Monday u Decen-
Der following. when the terms uf The Judges shall
commence The persons who shah then be elected Judges
OF the supreme Court shall he'd their Offices as follows
oe :" then lor three years one 'r MX yeurs one lH
ne years one for twelve years and for fifteen years
Oi each TO be decided by lot bE the luugtS
soon after the election convenient and the result certified
Dy them TO the Governor that the commissions may be
issued IN accordance thereto The Judge whose commits
sion viii first expire shall be Chief Justice during hsien
ANA thereafter each judge whose commission shall first cx
pre- shall IN turn be the Chief Justice and ii two OF more
commissions shall expire on the came dav. the Judges
holding them shall decide by lot which shall be the Chief
Justice Any vacancies happening by death, resignation
OF Otherwise IN any Of the said courts shall be filled By
appointment by the Governor to continue till the FIRST
Monday OF December succeeding the general election
1he Judges Of the Supreme Court and the Presidents of the
several Courts of Common Ppus SHALL at stated times
ceve for their services adequate compensation to be
fixed by law which shall not be diminished during their
continuance IN Office, but they shall receive per-
quses OF Office nor hold any other office Of profit under
this Commonwealth or under the government Of the Uni
ted States, 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 Office shall reside within
the district county for which they respectively
elected