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

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judges of the Court of Common Pleas
within such county, in Orphans Court
proceedings, shall cease and determine;
in any county in which separate
Orphans Court shall be established the
Register Of Wills shall be clerk Of such
Court, and subject to its direction in all
matters pertaining to his Office; he may
appoint assistant clerks, but only with
the consent and approval of said court
All accounts filed with him as register
or as clerk of the said separate Orphans
Court shall be audited by the Court
without expense to parties, except where
all parties in interest in pending pro-
ceeding shall nominate an auditor whom
the court may, in its discretion, appoint
In every county Orphans Courts shall
] possess all the powers and jurisdiction
of Registers Court, and separate
Registers Courts are hereby abolished
SEC % The style of all process shall
be THE Commonwealth of Pennsylya-
MIA" All prosecutions shall be carried
on in the name and by the authority OF
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and
conclude against the peace and dignity
OF the same.
Sec "a In all cases of felonious hom-
icide. and in such other criminal cases
as may be provided for by law, the ac
cused, after conviction and sentence
may remove the indictment, record and
all proceedings to the Supreme Court
for review
zee 20 Any vacancy happening by
death, resignation, or otherwise many
court of record, shall be filled by ap-
pointment by the Governor, to continue
till the first Monday OF January next
succeeding the frst general election,
which shall occur three or more months
after the happening of such vacancy.
Sec 26. All laws relating to
courts shall be general and of uni
form operation, and in organization,
jurisdiction and powers of all courts
Of the same class or grade, so far as
regulated by law, and the force and
effect of the process and judgments
of such courts shall be uniform; and
the General Assembly is hereby pro-
hibited from creating other courts
to exercise the powers vested by
this constitution in the judges of the
Courts Of Common Pleas and Or
phans' Courts.
Sec 27. The parties, by agree
ment filed, may, in any civil case,
dispense with tlial by jury, and sub
nit the decision of such case to the
court having jurisdiction thereof,
and such court shall here and deter
mine the same; and the Judgment
thereon shall be subject to writ Of er-
ror aS in other cases
ARTICLE VI.
IMPEACHMENT AND REMOVAL FRO NJ
OFFICE.
Section /. The House Of Repre-
sentatives shall have the sole power
Of Improvement.
Sec 2. All impeachments shall be
tried by the Senate; when sitting for
that purpose, the Senators shall be
upon oath or affirmation; no person
shall be convicted without the con-
currence of two-thirds Of the mem
bers present.
SEC 3. The Governor and all other
civil officers shall be liable to impeach-
ment for any misdemeanor in Office; but
Judgment in such cases shall not extend
further than to removal from Office and
disqualification TO hold any Office Of trust
or profit under this Commonwealth the
person accused, whether convicted or ao-
quilted, shall nevertheless be liable to
indictment, trial, jud ;5mcut and punish
mcnt according to law.
SEC f. All officers shall hold their
Offices on the condition that they behave
themselves we'll while in office, and shall
be removed on conviction of misbehav-
ior in Office or of any infamous crime.
Appointed officers other than judges
of the courts OF record and the Superin-
tendent of Public Institution, may be re-
moved at the pleasure Of the power by
which they shall have been appointed.
All officers elected by the people, except
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, mem
bers of the General Assembly, and
judges of the courts of record, learned
in the law, shall be removed by the
Governor for reasonable cause, after due
notice and full hearing, on the address
of two-thirds of the Senate.
ARTICLE VII.
OATH OF OFFICE.
SECTION l Senators and Represent
tatives and all judicial, State and county
officers, shall, before entering on the du-
ties Of their respective offices, take and
subscribe the following oath or afirma-
ton:
81 do solemnly swear Cor afirm) that
! will support, obey and defend the
Constitution Of the United States and
the Constitution of this Commonwealth
and that [ will discharge the duties OF
my office with fidelity; that | have not
paid or contributed, or promised to pay
or contribute, either directly or indi-
rectly, any money or other valuable
thing, to procure my nomination or cleo.
tion (oe appoiutmeuD, except for nee
eSsary and proper expenses expressly
authorized by law; that l have not
knowingly violated any election law of
this Commonwealth, or procured it to
be done to others in my behalf; that l
will not knowingly receive, directly or
indirectly, auy money or other valuable