Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-12-12


at the time Of the adoption Of this constitution not
Inconsistent Herewith, and all rights actions,
prosecutions and contracts, shall continue as II
this constitution had not been adopted,
Sec 3. AT the general election In the years one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-iour and one
thousand eight hundred and seventy five Senators
shall he elected in all districts where there shall be
vacancies. Those elected in the year one thou
sand eight hundred and seventy four shall serve
for two years, and those elected in the year one
thousand eight hundred and seveniy-fye shall
those whose terms arc uncxpircd shall reprcsent
the districts in which they reside until the end Of
the terms for which they were elected.
Sec. 4. At tho general election In the year one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-six, Sena-
tors shall be elected from the even numbered dis,
triets 10 serve for two years, and from odd numb
cred districts to serve for four years.
| Sec. D. The hrst election of Governor under
this constitution shall be ut the general election
in the year one thousand eight hundred and sew
| enty-hve, when n Governor shall be elected for
three years; aud the term Of the Governor elected
In the year one thousand eight hundred md sew
entyeght and of those thereafter elected shall be
Tor four years, according to the provisions OF this
Sec. 0. AT the general election in the year one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-four a Lieu
tenant Governor shall be elected according to the
provisions Of this constitution
| Sec. 7. The Secretary of Internal Affairs shall
be elected at the first general election after the
doption OF this c0nsti utiOn and when the said Of
ficer shall be duly elected and gualihed, the Office
of Surveyor General shall be abolished, and the
Surveyor General in office at the time OF the adop
tion Of this constitution shall continue in office un
til the expiration of the term for which he was Q
| lected.
sruction shall be duly qualified, tho Office OF Su-
perintondent Of Common Schools shall cease.
Sec. 9. Nothing contained in this constitution
shall be construed to render any person now hold
ing any State Office for first official term ineligi
| bio for re-elccti IN at the end Of such term.
Sec. 10. The Judges Of The Supreme Court In
Office when this cons tuition shall take effect shall
continue until their commissions severaly expire.
Two judges in addition to the number now compos-
ing the said court shall be elected at the first gen.
eral election after the adoption OF this constitu
! tion.
| Sec. H. All courts of record and all existing
! courts which are not specified in this constitu-
tion shall continue in existence until the first day
Of December. In the year one thousand eight hun
dred and seventy-lve without abridgment of their
present jurisdiction, lut no longer. The court of
iirsi criminal jurisdiction for the counties ofSchuyl
kill. Lebanon and Dauphin is hereby auuiisncu;
and all causes and proceedings pending therein In
the cuuty Of Schuylkill shall he tried and dispOs-
ed otin the couis of oyer anu Terminer and Quar-
ter seseions Of the peace of said county.
Sec Il The registers courts now in existence
shall be abolished on the first day Of January
next succeeding the adoption of this constitution
q Sec. 10. The General Assembly shall, at the
next session after the adoption Of this cUnstitu
tion, designate the several Judeal districts as re-
quired by this constitution. The judges In COM
mission when such designation shall lie made
shall continue during their unexpired terms Judg-
es o | the new districts in which they reside. But
when there shall be two Judges resiGiuy IN the
same district, the president lGCgc shall elect to
which district he shall he assigned; and tho ad.
ditional law Judge shall be assigned to the other
district.
Sec IA, The general. assembly shall, at the
next succeeding session after each Gecennial CEN
sur, and not of;ener, dessnate The several judi
cial distrcts as required ly this cOnstitu ion.
] Sec 10. Judges LEANED in the law OF any court
Of record holding commissions in iCrce at the ad-
option of this constitution shal hold their rcspec
tive Offices antil the expiration of the terms for
which they were commissioned, and until their
successors shall be duly qualified. The Governor
shall commission the president Judge of the soui!
fast criminal gh nSapbp IHT @ as Judge
lhe court OF common plene of Schuylkill county
! for the unexpired term Of his Office:
Sec. 10 After the expiration OF the term OF any
president judge OF any court OF common pleas in
commission at the adoption of this constitution,
the Judge of such court learned In the law aud OIL
dest in commission shall be the president Judge
thereof, ana when two or more Judges are elected
decide by lot which shall be president Judge; but
when the president Judge Of court shall he rec
lected 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 he commissioned to hold their offices for the
term of iye years from the first day of January
next after their election.
Sec. II. The general assembly ut the first
sion after the adoption OF this constitution shall
Ii X and determine the compensation of the Judges
OF the supreme court and OF the judges of the
eral judicial districts of the commonwealth, and
the provisions of the fifteenth section Of the arti-
Gle on the legislation shall not he deemed incOnss-
tent herewith. Nothing contained in this consti-
tuition shall be held to reduce the compensation
now paid to any law Judge OF this commonwealth
now IN commission.
Sec Is. The courts Of common pleas In the coun-
ties OF Philadelphia and Allegheny shall DO COM
posed of the president Judges OF the district court
and court of common pleas OF said counties until
their offices shalt sevcraly end, and OF such other
judges may from time 10 time be selected.
For the purpose Of trst organization in Phlla-
delphis the Judges Of the court number one shall
he Judges Allison, Pierce and Pa1son; Of the court
number two, Judges Hare. Mitchell and one ots-
er Judge to be elected; of the court number thEee;
Judges Ludlow, FinletteT and ihtERytr, Briggs
The Judge hrst named shall be the president
Judge of said courts respeciiyely' and thereafter
the president judge shall be the Judge Oldest in
commission; but any president judge reelected In
the same court or district shall continue to be pre-
sident judge thereof
The additional judges for courts number two
and four shall be voted for and elected at the FIRST
general election after the adoption of this cOnsti
tuition In the saINe manner AS the two additional
Judges of the supreme court, and they shall de- |
eide by lot to which court they shall belong
Their term of office shall commence on the hrst |
Monday of January. in the year one thousand |
eight hundred and seventy-fve.
Sec. ls. In the county of Allegheny, for the |
purpose of first organization under this constiiu.
lion. the Judges Of the court of common pleas al
the time Of the adoption OF this constitution sha,
he the Judges Of the court number one, and me
Judges of the district Court at the same date
shall be the judges of the common pleas nunoei
The presiden Judges of the common pleas and
district courts shall be president Iuiges OF SAID
court number one and two respectively uhtil thelr
offices shall end, and thereafter the Judge Oldest
in commission shall be president Judge; but any
president Judge reelected In the same court or
district shall continue to be president Judge there
Sec. 20 The organization OF the courts OF com
mon pleas under this constitution, for the coun.
ties of Philadelphia and Allegheny, shall take ei-
feet the first Monday Of January, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy five, and existing
court. In said counties shall continue with their
present powers and jurisdiction until that date;
but no new suits shah be instituted In the courts
of Nisl Prius iter the adoption Of this oonstlu-
ton
Sec 81 The causes and proceedings pending in
the court of Nisi Prius. court of common pleas,
and district court in Philadelphia shall be tried
and disposed of IN the court OF common pleas
The records and dockets of said courts shall be
transferred to the Prothonotary's Office OF said
county.
the court OF common pleas In the county of Allie
gheny shall br tried and disposed of in the court !
number oSE; and the causes and proceedings pen. J
ding in the district court shall be tried and dispos
ed of in the court number TWO.
Sec %. The ProthonOtaTy of the court OF com |
mon pleas of Philadelphia shall be hrst appointed |
by the Judges Of said court on the FIRST Monday Of !
december. in the year one thousand eight hun
dred and seventy-five; and the present Prothono- /
tary of the district court In said county shall be
the PrOihonOtary OF the said court of common pleas
pire, and the present clerk of the court of Oyer |
and Terminer and quarter sessions of the peace in
Philadelphia shall he the clerk Of such court un |
m the expiration Of his present commission on the
first Monday Of December In the year one thou |
sand eight hundred and seventy Ave.
Sec. "a. In cities containing over fifty thousand
Inhabitants Except Philadelphia) all aldermen in
ofce at the time of the adoption Of this constitu
tiOn shall continue In office until the expiration of
their commissions and at the election for city and
dred and seventy-fve one alderman shall be eee- |
ted in each ward, as provided In this conslitu- |
tlOn.
See 25 In Philadelphia magistrates in lieu OF |