The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-12-10

removal hy majority of said judges
the said prothonotary shall appoint such
assistants as may be necessary and au-
thorizad 10y said courts. and he and his
assistants snail tcrive fixed sala les, To
be determined by law ana paid hy said
county; all fees collected in said office,
except such as may be law due To the
commonwealth, shall be paid 10y the pro-
thonotary into the county treasury Each
court shall have its separate dockets, eX-
cept the Judgment docket, which shall
contain the judgments and liens of all
the said courts. rs is or may be directed
by law.
Sec 6. The said courts i'll the counties
of Philadelphia and Allegheny respect
iyeN shall. from time to time, III turn,
detail one or more of their Judges to hold
the courts of over and terminer and the
courts of quarter sessions OF the peace
nf said counties in such manner rs may
/ be directed 10y law.
I Sees. Judges of the courts OF common
pleas learned in the law shall be Judges
/ of the courts of oyer and termlner, quar-
( ter sessions of the peace and general
iail delivery and of the orphans court,
and within their respective districts snail
! he justices of the peace aS TO crllnlhal
matters.
7 Sec 10. The Judges of the court! of
common pleas, within their respective
counties, shall have power TO Issue wits
of certiorari to justices OF the peace and
other inferior courts not OF record. ana
/ TO cause their proceeding to be brought
/ before them and right and Justice To be
done.
+ Sec II. Except as otherwise provided
in this constitution. justices of the peace
\ or aldermen shall be elected i'll the seve-
ra! wards. districts. bOrOughs and town
Shi1s at the time of the election of con-
stables. bv the qualified electors thereof,
in such manner as shall be directed by
law and shall be commissioned ley the
governor for a term of five years. No
township. ward. districtor borough shall
elect more than two justices of the peace
oraldermen without the consent Ola ma
ioritv of the qualified electors within
! such township. ward or borough: no per
son shall be elected to such Office unless
he sl.au have resided within the town
/ shin. borough. ward or district for one
I vfarneXt preceding election. lncitIeS
containing over fifty thousand inhabl-
tants not more than one alderman shall
be elected in each ward or district.
Sec y. In Philadelphia there shall be
established. for each thirty thousand in
hahitantS. one court, not OF record, Ot
notice and civil causes. with jurisdiction
/ not exceeding one hundred dollars; such
courts shall I've held bymagistrateS whose
term of office shall be five years and they
! shall he elected OH general ticket 10y the
qualified voters at large; and III the elec-
I tion of the said magistrates no voter Shall
yOtefOrmOre than tWO-thndS OF the num-
brr of persons to be elected, when more
than one are to he chosen; they shall be
, compensated ouly by fixed salaries, to be
paid by said county, and shall exercise
/ such Jurisdiction. civil and criminal, eX-
cept as herein prov ided, as is now. eXer-
cised 10y aldermen, subject TO such
! changes. not involving an increase of
/ civil jurisdiction or comforting political
duties. as may be made by law. In Phil
adelpnia the Office of alderman Is abol-
ishcd.
Sec l8. All fees. fines and penalties in
said courts shall be paid into the county
/ treasury.
/ See ii. In all eases Of summary con-
yictionintGis commonwealth. of judg-
ment in suit for Il penalty before magiS-
tratp or court not Of record, either party
NAV appeal to such court Of record as
may be prescribed by law, upon allow
ance of the appellate court or judge
thereof, upon cause shown.
! Sec 10. All judges required to be learn
ed in the law. except the Judges OF the
supreme court, shall be elected by the
qualified electors Of the respective dis
tricts over which they are to preside and
shall hold their offices for the period OF
ten years, if they shall so long behave
themselves well: but for amy reasonable
: cause, which shall not be sufficient
. Ground for impeachment. the governor
: may remove any OF them on the address
{ OF two-thirtls OF each house of the gen
: eral assembly
! Sec Is. Whenever two judges of the
? supreme court are to be chosen for the
| same term of service. each voter Shal
, vote for one only, and when three are f
t be chosen he shall vote for no more than
= two; candidates highest III vote shall bt
declared elected.
Sec II. Should any two or more judges
: Of the supreme court, or any two or more
t Judges of the court of common pleas fOl
r the same district, lie elected at the same
| time, they shall, as soon after the elec
| tiOn as convenient, cast lots for priority
of commission and certify the result t
= the governor. who shall issue their com
| missions in accordance Herewith
t Sec Is. The judges of the supreme
. court audth Judges of the several courts
= of common pleas, aud all other judge,
; required to be learned in the law, shall
= at stated times, receive for their ser
5 vices an adequate compensation, whicl
5 shall he fixed by law and paid by tbt
Z state. Tuey shall receive no other com
= ptnSatiCn, fees or perquiSitcS of Office
| for their services from any source no
: hold amy other office of profit under thC
5 United States, this state or amy othe
& state.
e See 10. The Judges of the supreme
1 court. during their continuance in of
< fee. shall reside within this common
wealth and the otmer juageS, during
1 ,hcir continuance in office, shall reside
| within the districts for which they Shal
5 be respectively elected.
Sec 20. The several courts of com
S mon pleas, besides the powers herein
= conferred, shall have and exercise with
= in their respective districts, subject &
5 such changes as may be made by law
such chancery powers as are now VeSteC
| by law in the several courts OF common
. pleas of this commonwealth, or as may
/ hereafter bp conferred upon them by law
/ See y. No duties shall be imposed by
90 law upon the supreme court or any o.
+ the judges thereof, except such as are
I judicial, norshall any of the judges there
of exercise any power of appointment eX
2 cept as herein provided. The court Of
= nisi prius is hereby abolished and III