Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-08-01
RBSOIUpIOIM
Relative Io ana Amendment Of: the
CONSTITUTION.

| CONSTITUTION.
ResolUed By the Senate and House Of Repre-
! Sentatiues of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
in General Assembly met, Thalihe 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.
aud of such other Courts Of Record as are or
shall be established by law. shall be elected by
The qualified electors of The Commonwe earh at
large the President Judges of the several
| Courts Of Common Pleas and of such other
Courts ot Record as are or shall be established
| by law, aud 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 act 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
sequenl TO the frs, elecion;) the Presiden.
Judges of the several Courts of Common Pleas
and Of such other Courts Of Record as are
or shall be eslabsed by law, and all other
Judges required TO be learned in the law, shall
hold their Offices for the term of len years, if
hey shall so long behave themselves we'll 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
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 two-ihirds Of each branch Of the Le
gislaiure. 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
Courl shall hold their Offices as follows One
OF them for three years, one for six years, one
for nine years, one lortwelve years, and one for
! fifteen years. the term of each TO be decided by
lot by the said Judges, soon after the cleo
lion as cons enieni,. and the result certified by
Them TO the Governor, that 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
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
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, at stated times, receive for their services
an adequate compensation. 10 be fixed by law
which shall no, be diminished during their con
tinuance in Office but they shall receive nc
fees or perquisiles of Office, Dor hold any oihel
office of profit under this Commonw ealth, ol
under The government of The UnIed States, oil
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 the other Judges, during their con
,inuance in office, shall reside within the dis
tricl or county for which they were respective
Iy elected. J. S. M'CALMONT,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
v BEST,
Speaker of The Senate