The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-12-03

the sad pr0tnOnOtarV snail appoint Sucll
assistants as may be necessary and au-
thoriZtd by said courts. and he and his
assistants siiall \ ecsive fixed S;lla, les. to
be determined by law and paid by said
county; all fees collected i'll said office,
except such as may be law due to the
commonwealth. shall be paid by thepro-
thonotary into the county treasury. Each
court shall have its separate d0cketS, eX-
cept the judgment docket, which shall
contain the judgments and liens OF a u
the said courts, as IS or may be directed
by law.
Sec s. The said courts in the counties
Of Philadelphia and Allegheny respect
iyelv 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
be directed by law.
Secs. Judges of the courts of common
pleas learned in the law shall be Judges
Of the courts of oyer and terminer, quar-
ter sessions of the peace and general
jail delivery and of the orphans court.
and within their respective districts shall
lie 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 Writs
of certi0rari 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 justice to be
done.
+ Sec H. Except Is otherwise provided
. in this constitution. justices Of the peace
or aldermen shall be elected in the steve
raj wards. districts. h0rouIhs and town.
ships at the time of the election of con-
stables. by the qualified electors thereof.
/ in such manner aS shall he directed by
law and shall be commissioned hy the
I governor for a term of tiye years. No
( township. ward. district or borough shall
elect more than two justices OF the peace
OF Oraldsrmen without the consent OF a ma
jerity of the qualified electors within
such township, ward or borough; no per-
son shall bt elected to such office unless
. he shall have resided within the town
ship, borough, ward or district for one
( yeayneNt preceding his election. lncitieS
/ containing over fifty thousand inhabl-
/ tantS not more than one alderman shall
be elected in each ward or district.
I Sec y. In PHILADELPHIA there Shall he
/ rSldpiiNNet, ioI tdCh l!iIi y lI''Si.Hil III
, hahliahts. one court, not, "i record. OF
I ponce ana clNll causes. WIN JURISDICTION
/ not exceeding one hundred dollars: Sach
courts shall he held bymagistTates whose
! .cIm uf oflice shall be FIVE years and they
shall he elected on general ticket by the
qualified voters at large, anJ IN tie clec-
( ti1u OF the said magistrates uoyeter shall
VoteIormoTe uGm tWo-thirdS otthe mum
. her Of persons 10 I5. elected, when more
/ Jhau one are 10 he chosen; they shall he
! COMPENSATED oniv hv fixed salaries. to he
paid hy said county. and shall exercise
svrh Jurisdiction. civil and criminal. ex-
/ celt aS herein prov idCd. a. i now eXpr-
rised lv aldermen. subject to such
changes. not involving an increase OF
civil jurisdiction or conferiug political
duties. rs may be made uv law. In Phil
ad-lnhia taa Office of alderman i ahoI-
isbej.
50 Is. Ail fe-S. fncs and penalties in
said courts shall be paid into the county
-..az.i,,-.
~.,II In ali eases Of summary con
yfctjuu this commonwealth aguf iudg-
m,nr In suit for a penalty he fore Inag;S-
trat. or court not Of record. either PARTY
may appeal TO such court of record as
may I've urScrihed hv law. upon allow
u4., OF the appellate court OF Judge
thereof. upnn cause shown.
-gcl5. An iuigpS required to be learn
: ed !a the law. except the Judges of Tire
. supreme court. shall ire elected 10y the
qualified electors OF the respective dis
tTiyts over which thgv arr 10 preside and
shall llola their CilictS for tile period of
zen years. il they snail So long h,hayr