The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-11-26

! the said prOthOnOtarY shall appoint such
assistants as may he necessary and au-
+ thCr.zed by said courts, and lie and his
assistants All ecriVe fixed Salat les, To
be determined 10y law and paid by said
county: all fees collected IN said office,
except such rs may he law due to the
commonwealth. shall be paid by the pro-
thOuOtaTy 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, as is or may be directed
by law.
/ Sec s. The said courts in the counties
! Of Philadelphia and Allegheny respect
lively shall. from time to time, in turn,
detail one or more of their Judges to hold
the courts of oyer and terminer and the
courts Of quarter sessions of the peace
Of said counties in such manner as may
he directed by law.
Sec9. Judges of the courts of common
pleas learned in the law shall be judges
of The courts of over and termineT. quar-
ter sessions Of the peace and general
iail delivery and of the orphans court,
and within their respective districts shall
he justices of the peace as to criminal
matters.
'NtC II. l Llt lttl8tS VI tilN ''ii - "
common pleas. within their respective
counties. shall have power to issue WrltS
Of cprtiorari TO justices of the peace and
other inferior courts not of record. and
to cause their proceeding to he brought
before them and right and Justice to be
done.
See II. Except as otherwise provided
in this constitution. justices of the peace
IN. I,.41l L.. yl.It oil "A, hl
raj wards. districts. hOroughS and town
ships ut the time of the election of con
stables. by the qualified electors thereof.
in such manner aS shall toe directed by
law aud shall be commissioned by the
governor for a term of five years. No
township. ward. diStrictOr borough shall
elect more than two Justices of the peace
oraldrrmen without the consent OF a ma
iority Of the qualified electors within
such township. ward or borough: no per
son shall he elected to such office unless
ne shall have resided within the town.
shin. borough. ward or district for one
y.arneNtpreredingh election incitieS
containing over fifty thousand iuhabi-
tantS not more than one alderman shall
I lie elected in each ward or district
Sec - lii Philadelphia there Shall be
established. for each thirty thousand in
habitantS. one court. not of record Of
police and civil CaUStS, 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 ir elected on general ticket 10y the
uualtipd voters ut large; and IN tie rleC-
ton Of the said magistrates no voter S,'aL
yutetGrmmc han JWO-thiTdS uG thenun-
Ill. Il -ttlttt
iIan one are to be chosen: they shall be
compensated only 10y fixed salaries, to he
paid ly said county. and shall exercise
-U.a i..iiSdiction. civil aud criminal. cX-
-ept rs herein prov idcd. as Is now eNer-
.i,ed hy aldermen. subject to such
changes. not involving an increase of
civil jurisdiction or comforting political
dUt les. as may he made 10y law. In Phil
adriphia the office Of alderman is abol-
.shcd.
Sec Is. All fees. fines and penalties in
said courts sia,l be paid into the county
treasury.
sec "A. In all cases Of summary con-
yictiuuin Il is ScommonWcalth.o oTof iudg-
mcnt in suit fora penalty before a magiS-
lTatcOr court not If record, either party
may appeal To aucu court Of record aS
lll-f lH' 4llt c-l u : ~ ~. lll''tA 'Ri4'N
ancn of the appellate court OF Judge
thereof. upon cause shown.
~rcl5. .All Judges required to ho learn
ed in the law, except the Judges of the
supreme court, shall be elected 10y the
qualified electors of the respective dis
'riCtS over which they are to preside aud
shall hold their offices for the period Of
ten wears. if they shall 50 long behave.
' themselves well: but for any reasonable
..Iusp. which shall not be sufficient
ground for Impeachment. the governor
may remove any OF them on the address
Of tWo-thirIs of each house of the gen
ural assembly.
! Sec rs. Whenever two Judges Of the
supreme court are To be chosen for tie
same term Of service. each voter shall
/ vote for one only. and When three are to
. hr chosen he shall vote for no more than
+ two: candidates highest in vote shall he
declared elected.
See Il. Should amy two OF more Judges
If the supreme court. or any two OF more
Judges of the court of common pleas for
the same district, Ice elected at the same
tiiap. thry shall. as soon after the Clec-
tiuu as convenient. east lots for priority
III commission and certify the result to
the governor. who shall ISSUE their COM
missions in accordance Herewith.
sec IS The Judges ot the supreme
court andjh" Judges oGthe several courts
ui common pleas. and all other Judges
required To ht learned in the law. shall.
at stated times, receive for their >er
vices Uu adequate compensation. which
-laIl be fixed 10y law and paid 10y the
state. Iucy shall receive lao other COM
pru-atI,ll. lees on pcrQuiSitCr ul Office