The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-11-26

secretary of the Commonwealth shall cause the same
! again TO be published in the manner aforesaid and
such proposed amendment or amendments shall be
submitted to the quail fed electors of the state in
after being agreed TO by the two houses as the
General Assembly shall prescribe and IL such
nenqn,eR, M or ainen1ivht shall DC approved by
or Amendments shall become part Of the constitu-
| tlon but no nmendnent or amendments shall be-
submitted oftener than in five years when
two more amendments shall be submitted they
shall be voted upon separately.
-sciEDuLE
That no Inconvenience may arise from the changes
in the Constitution Of the Commonwealth, and in
order TO carry the same into complete operation, II
| Is hereby declared that:
SEcrIoN /. This constitution shall take effect on
the flrst day of January In the year one thousand
eight hundred aud seventy four, for all purposes
| otherwise provided for therein
SEC. 2. All laws in force in this Commonwealth at
the time of the adoption OF this Constitution not in
consistent Herewith, and al rights actions prosecu
tions and contracts shall continue IL this eonsti
! tuition had not been adopted.
| SEC 3. At the general election in the years one
| thousand eight hund red and seventy-iOur and one
thousand eight hundred and seventy five. Senators
shall bc elected in all districts where there shall be va
eight hundred and seventy four shall serve for two
years, and those elected in the year one thousand
! eight hundred and seyenty-ive shall serve for one
| year Senators now elected and those whose terms
are unexpired shall represent the districts in which
they reside until the end of the terms for which they
! were elected.
SEC & At the general election in the year one
| thousand eight hundred and seventy-six Senators
shall be elected from the numbered districts TO
serve for two years and from odd numbered districts
| to serve for four years.
size 5. The first election of Governor under this
constitution shall be at the general election in the
| year one thousand eight hundred and seventy FIVE,
| when a Governor shall be elected for three years
and the term Of the Governor elected IN the year one
| thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight and of
those thereafter elected shall be for four years accord
| ing TO the provisions Of this constitution.
| SIC 6. Az the general election In the year one
| thousand eight hundred and seventy -four Leuten-
Governor shall be elected according TO the pro-
! visions of this constitution.
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elected ut the first general election after the adoption
of this constitution and when the said officer shall
General shall be abolished, and the Surveyor Gener
al in Office at the time of the adoption of this consti
tuition shall continue in oticounti the expiration Of
| the term for which he was elected.
SIC S. When the Superintendent of Public In
structOn shall be duly qualified, the Office OF super
| intendent of Common Schools shall cease.
SHC 9. Nothing contained in this constitution shall
be construed to render any person now holding any
state Office for first ofical term ineligible for ie
| election at the end Of such term.
SIC 10. The Judges OF the supreme Court III office
when this constitution shall take effect shall contin-
ne until their commissions seVerauy expire. Two
4 Judges in addition 10 the number now composing
the said court shall be elected al tire trst general
election after the adoption Of this constitution.
SIC II. All courts OF record and all existing courts
which are not specified in this constitution shall con-
tnue in existence until the first day OF December, in
the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy
Ave without abridgment oftheir present Jurisdiction,
but no longer. The Court of First Criminal Juris-
diotion for the counties Of Schuylkin Lebanon and
| Dauphin Is hereby abolished ;and all causes and
proceedings pending therein in the county Of Schuyl
kill shall be tried aud disposed of in the Courts Of
oyer and Terminer ana Quarter sessions OF the Peace
Sc, p. The registers courts now in existence
shall be abolished on the first day of January next
succeeding the adoption of this constitution.
4 SIC I3 The General Assembly shall, at The next
session after the adoption OF this constitution, desig
nate the several judicial districts required by this
constitution. The judges in commission when such
designation shall be made shall continue during
their uneXpired terms judges of the new districts III
which they reside. But when there shall be two
Judges residing In the same district, the president
Judge shall elect To which district he sha be assign
ed and the additional law Judge shall be assigned
70 the other district.
SIC "a The General Assembly shalt, at the next
succeeding session after each deceininl census and
not oftener designate the several judicial districts
| as required by tins constitution
SEC 10. Judges learned in the law OF any court of
record holding commissions IN toree at the abortion
until the expiration of the terms for which they
Were commissioned. and uittl their successors shall
| be duly qualified The Governor shall commission
the president Judge OF the Court of First Criminal
jurisdiction for the counties Of schu!ik Lebanon
Pleas of Schuylki county for the unexpirod term oi
} his office.
dent Judge of any Court of Common Pleas in commits.
sion at the adoption Of this constitution the judge of
such court learned in the law and oldest ia commits
sion shallbe the president judge thereof and when
two more judges elected at the same time in
judicial district they shall decide by lot which shall
be president judge but when the president judge OF
court shall be reelected he shall continue TO be
president judge Of that court Associate judges not
learned in the law elected after the adoption of this
constitution shall be commissioned 70 hold their Of
nces iOr the term Ol uNe udy Vi
January next after their election.
sEC. H. The General Assembly, at the first session
AFTER the adoption of this constitution shall iix and
determine the compensation OF INC judges OF the Su,
prene Court and of the judges of the several judicial
districts of the Commonwealth and the provisions OF
the fifteenth section of the article on Legislation
shall not be deemed inconsistent herewith Nothing
contained In this constitution shall be held 70 reduce
the compensation paid 10 any law judge of this
Commonwealth now in commissoll.
ties Of Phiadelphia and Allegheny shall be compos
ed of the president Judges of the District Court and
; Court Of Common Pleas Of said counties unit. lheiI
offices shall seyerally end, and of such other judges
as may from time 20 time be selected.
For the purpose Of frst organization In PhilGdel
phia the Judges of the Court number one shall be
! Judges Allison, Pierce and Paxson of the Couri
, number two, Judges Hare, Mitchell and one otlIei
r Judge TO be elected Of the Court number three
! Judges Ludlow, Finletter and Lynd, and of the
Court number four, Judges ThRyer, Briggs and one
The Judge first named shall he the president judge
OF said courts lespectyely and thereafter the prei
but any presdent Judge reeected in tile same cour
district sha continue 10 be president judge there
The additional Judges for Courts numbers two and
four shall be voted for and elected at the rsI gener
the same manner as the two tional judges ofth(
: supreme Court, aud they shall decide 10y lot &
which court they shall belong. Their term of otfcC
shall commence ON the trst Monday Of January, IL
the year one thousand eight hundred ana seventy
T. sEo is In the county of Allegheny for the pur
pose OF iirs organization under THIS constitution, tht
iudges OF the Court of Common lleeJ AZ Vie tmr o.
of the Court unInber one and the judges of the bis
trict Court az the same date shall be the judges o.
: the Common ileas number two.
4 The president judges OF the Common Pleas ant
District Courts shall be president judges OF saia
CCuris number ono and two respectively until the
oices shall end aud thereafter the Judse oldest n
commission shall be president Judge but any prrsi
dent Judge elected 10 the same cVult or dll llc
: | shall cOn.iuuc % be president Judge thereof
! ! su 90 The organization of the Courts Of Common
. Pleas under this consttution for the counties o
j | Philadelphia and Allegheny. shall take effect on
ne tlsi Monday ol January one {h3u.aa ad s.Ei,