Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-08-15
RBgOIU UPIOM
Relative 10 an Amendment Of the
CONSTITUTEON

ReSolued by the Senate and House of Repre.
SentatiUeS of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
in General Assembly met, That the Constitution
Of this Commonwealth be amended in the sec.
ond section Of The fifth article, so that i, 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 elec'ed bv
the qualified electors of the Commonwealth at
large the Presiden, Judges of the several
CoDhs oil Common Pleas, and Of such other
Courts OF Record as or shall be established
by law, and all osher Judges required TO be
learned in the law, by the qualified electors of
the respective districts over which they are TO
preside or acl 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 well, {subiect
10 the allotment herein after provided for, sub.
sequent 10 the first election J the Presiden,
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, bu, for any reasonable cause, which
shall not be sufficient grounds Of impeachment,
The Governor shall remove any of them on the
address oftwo-ihirds of each branch of The Le-
gislature. 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 he 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
CoUrl shall hold their Offices as follows: One
Of them for three years, one for six years, one
for nine years, one for ,welve years, and one for
fifteen years, the term of each TO be decided by
lot by the said Judges, as soon after the elec-
,ion as convenient, and the result certified by
them TO the Governor, that the commissions may
be issued in accordance thereto. The Judge
whose commission will frs, 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
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first 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 10, which shall be The Chief Justice
Any vacancies, happening by dearh, resigna-
non or Otherwise, in 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 al stated times, receive for their services
an adequate compensation, to be fixed by law.
which shall not be diminished during their con-
tinuance in Office; but they shall receive no
fees or perquisites of Office. nor hold any other
office of profit under this Commonwealth. or
under ihe 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; aud The other Judges. during their con-
rnuance in office, shall reside within the dis
lric, or county for which they respective :
Iy elected. ]. S. M'CALMONT,
Speaker of the House of Representatives..
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