The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-11-20

SEC 8 Judges of the Courts of Com.
mon Pleas learned in the law shall be
judges of the courts Of Oyer and Ter
miner, Quarter Sessions of the Peace
and General Jail Delivery, and of the
Orphans Court, and within their re.
spective districts shall be justices of the
peace as to criminal matters,
Sec 10 The judges of the courts Of
Common Pleas, within their respective
counties, shall have power to issue wits
os oARTToRARI to justices of the peace
and other inferior courts not of record
and to cause their proceeding to be
brought before them and right and jus
tice to be done.
SEQ IL Except as otherwise provided
in this Constitution Justices of the peace
or aldermen shall be elected in the
several wards, districts, boroughs and
townships at the time of the election of
constables, by the qualified electors there.
of, in such manner as shall be directed
by law, and shall be commissioned by
the Governor for term of five years
No township, ward, district or borough
shall elect more than two justices of the
peace or aldermen without the consent
of majority of the qualified electors
within such township, ward or borough; =;
no person shall be elected to such office
unless he shall have resided within the
township, borough, ward or district for
one year next preceding his election. Iu
cities containing over fifty thousand in
habltants, not more than one alderman
shall be elected in each ward or district.
SEC II In Philadelphia there shall
be established, for each thirty thousand
inhabitants, one court not of record, of
police and civil causes, with jurisdiction
not exceeding one hundred dollars; such
courts shall be held by magistrates whose
term of office shall be five years, and
they shall be elected on general ticket
by the qualified voters at large, and in
the election of the said magistrates no
voter shall vote for more than two-thirds
of the number of persons to be elected
when more than enc are to be chosen;
they shall be compensated only by fixed
salaries, TO be paid by said county and
shall exercise such jurisdiction, civil and
criminal, except as herein provided as
is now exercised by aldermen, subject to
such changes, pot involving an increase
of civil jurisdiction or comforting politi-
cal duties, as may be made by law, In
Philadelphia the Office Of alderman is
abolished.
SEC 13 All fees, fues and penalties
in said courts shall be paid into the
county treasury,
SEC II In all cases of summary con-
viction in this Commonwealth, or of
judgment in suit for penalty before a
magistrate, or court not of record, either
party may appeal to such court of record
as may be prescribed by law, upon allow
ance of the appellate court or jud ge
thereof, upon cause shown.
SEC Is All judges required to be
learned in the law, except the judges of
the Supreme Court, shall be elected by
the qualified electors Of the respective
districts over which they are to preside,
and shall hold their offices for the period
of ten years, i! they shall SO long behave
themselves well; but for ally reasonable
cause, which shall net be sufficient
ground for mpeachmert, the Governor
may remove any of them on the address
of two-thirds of each htuse of the Gen
eral Assembly.
Sec l6 Whenever two judges OF the
Supreme Court are to be chosen for the
same term of service, each voter shall
vote for one only, and when three are to
be chosen, he shall vote for no more
than two; candidates highest in vote shall
be declared elected.
Sec II Should any two or more
judges of the Supreme Court, or any
two or more judges of the Court of Com
mon Pleas for the same district be elected
at the same time, they shall, as soon
after the election as convenient, cast lots
for the priority of commission, and GER
tify the result to the Governor, who
shall issue their commissions in accord
ance Herewith.
SEC Is The judges of the Supreme
Court and the judges of the several
Courts OF Common Pleas, and all other
judges required to b. learned in the law
shall at stated tins, receive for :her
services an adequate compensation, which
shall he fixed by Law, and paid by the
State. They shall receive no other
compensation, fees, or Eerquisites of Office
for their services frou any source, nor
hold any other Office oeproft under the
United States, this State, or any other
State.
SEQ 10 The judges of the Supreme
Court, during theiI continuance in office
shall reside within this Commonwealth;
and the other judges, during their con-
tinuance in office, snail reside within the
districts for which they shall be respec-
tiv ely elected.
SEQ 70 The several Courts Of Com
mon Pleas, beside. the powers herein
conferred, shall have and exercise within
their respective districts, subject to such
changes as may be made by law, such
chancery powers as are now vested by
law ia the several Courts of Common
Pleas of this Commonwealth, or as may
hereafter be conferred upon them by
law.
SEC 2l No duties shall be imposed
by law upon the Supreme Court or any
of the judges thereof, except such as