Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-10-05
RESOLUTION =
Relative to an Amendment Of the Consu

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T. RESOLVED by THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF RErRFsfs'n
lives OF rnE CoMMoNwEAlrh OF phsNs.LsASf W his
SEskRL ASSEMBLY NET na' I'm ne sscona section Of the
NTH article that it shall read as olows fsas
the Supreme Court Of the several Courts oil % he esn
and OF such other Courts of Record are OF sa We
bshed by. law, shall be elected by the qnalhea eet r
the Commonwealth in the manner ollowngS 70 wv, ane
Judges of the Supreme Court by the quaneo ecctosu W
the Conrcnwealh al large The President Judges Of the
several Courts OF Common Pleas ard OF such oef ooes
Of msiS I q ere G5 hs T. b s the @ 4w eu S
fed electors ofthe respective districts over which they
are preside or act Judges And the Asocate Judges
OF 81 s om.S cS"s CgU rfsr T Sss " he supreme
Court shall hold their offices for the termcf htcenyears
bs sy @ s aSf Sotsd % @ he
first eeetons) The President Judges ofthe severei Courts
9fCommon Pleas aud Of such other courts of Record as
are shall be established by law, and all other Judges re-
eared be learned in the law, Shan hold ther offices for
the Term Of years, they shall 50 long behave them
selves we'll: The Associate Judges Of the Court Of Com
mon Pleas shalt hold their Offices for the term Of five years,
f they shah 30 long behave themselves well all of whom
shall be commissioned by the Governor but for any rea-
s9nablc cause which shall not be sufficient grounds OF
impeachment the Governor shall any of them on
the address of wo-thrs Of each branch Of the bcgsatufe
The rst election shall take place at the general election OF
ths Commonwealth next after the adoption OF THIS amenn
inen and the commissions OF all the judges who may be
thein Office shall expire the first Monday OF Deccih,
Der following, when the terms Of the new judges sha
cmn,ecc. The persons who shall then he elected Judges
of the Supreme Court shall hold their offices as follows
one Of them for three years, for elk years, one r
rinc years for twelve years and tor fifteen years
the term OF each to be decided by lot by the SAID
soon aer the election enent and cereu
by them TO the Governor that the commissions may be
issued N accordance thereto The judge whose comls-
sion will first expire shall be Chief Justice during ms er
and thereafter each Judge whose commission shall hst OK
pire shall in he the Chief Justice, and If two or more
commissions shall expire thc salno day. me lnMges
holding them shall decide by lot which shall he the Chie
Justice Any vacancies happening by deah iesignnon
otherwise, in any of the said courts shall be hled py
appointment by the Governor, to continue u the nrst
Monday u December succeeding the next general election
The Judges the Supreme Court and the the
several Courts of Common Pleas shall at stated times re
ccve for their services adequate compensation TO be
fixed by law which shall not he diminished during then
continuance in Office but they shall receive fees or per-
quistes OF Office 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 IN Office sharesdc within
the district or county for which they respectively
elected. - d. p. 49,. ....
J. S. M'CALMONT
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
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