The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-11-21

ice when this constitution shall take effect shall
Tro in'ires in addition to the number now compo
sing The said court shall be elected atthe first gen
ST. IL All courts of record and all existing
courts which are not specified in this constitution
n"cember in the year one thousand e glt hundred
and seventy-fve, without abridgement OF their pre-
! First Criminal Jurisdiction for the counties Of
/ Sehuylkill, lebanon and DanPhin is hereby aool-
therein in the county of Schdylkill shall De tried
! iner and Quarter Sessions of the Peace OF said
/ county. -, ..- ~ - ,o
shall be abolished ON the trst day OF January next
/ succeeding the adoption of this constitution
/ SEC I3 The General Assembly shall, at the
next session after the adoption OF this constitution
designate the several judicial districts as required
! when such designation shall be made shall con-
! tinue during their unexpred terms Judges OF the
] shall be two Judges residing in the same district
the president judge shall elect to which district he
! shall be assigned to the other district.
/ SEC II The General \ ssombly shall at the next
/ succeeding session after each decenal census. and
not otener designate the several judicial districts
/ as required by this constitution;
/ SEC I5. Judges learned in the law OF any court
of record holding commissions in force at the adop
tion of this constitution shall hold their respective
offices until the expiration of the terms Tor which
! they were commissioned and until their successors
! shall be duly qualified. The Governor shall com
mission the president Judge of the Court OF First
! Criminal Jurisdiction Tor the counties OF Schuyl
Kill, Lebanon and Dagphin as a judge OF the Court
/ eXDred term OF ms Once.
SEC 16, After the expiration of the term of any
president Judge of any Court of Common Pleas in
commission at the adoptlonol lhis consututioh- the
| iudpe of such court learned in the law and Oldest
in commission shall be the president judge thereof
| and when two OF more Judges are elected az the
time in any uiicial district they shtn dleiIe
the president judge OF court shall be reelected be
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
comm;ssoned 10 hold their Offices for the term Of
GN-pNr from hp RS
! Sc II The General Assembly af the first ses-
sion after the adoption of this constitution shall X
! and determine the compensation of the judges of
I tn Sunrcme Court and of the iudges of the seve-
| raj judicial districts of the Commonwealth and
the provisions of The fifteenth section OF the article
on Legislation shall not be deemed & moons. i
/ shall be held reduce the compensation now pald
/ to any law Judge of this Commonwealth no" IN
SEC. IS. The Courts of. Common Pleas in the
/ counties of Philadelphia and Allegheny shall be
conIsosed of the president Judges OF the District
Court and Court of Common Pleas OF sad countit 5
until their offices shall scverally end and OF such
other juI Ccs may from time to time be selected
! For the purpose of first organization in Phila-
! depha the Judges Of the Court number one shah
| be Judges Allison, Pierce and PaXson: OF the
! Court number tive, Judges Hare, Mitchell and one
other judge to be elected OF the Court number
/ three, Judges Ludlow. Finletter and Lynd and Of
the Court number four Judges Thayer, Briggs and
] The Judge first named shall be the president
/ Judge of said courts respectively and thereafter
| the president Judge shat! be the IHdge Oldest IN
commission but any president judge reelected in
the same court district shall continue to be pres
! The additional Judges for Courts numbers two
and four shall be voted for and elected at the rst
general election after the adoption oil TINS G0nstitu
! Jion in the manner as the two additional
| Judges of the Supreme Court, and they shall de
eide by lot 10 which court they shlli heiohg 1helr
/ term Of Office shall commence on the first Moncay
of January, in the year one thousand eight hun
/ trcd and Sevcnty-tive.
SEC 49, In the county of Allegheny, for the pur-
pose OF hrst organizatoh under the G9Is,ltut.9h
! the Judges of the Court OF Common Pleas at the
/ time of the adoption of this constitution shall he
the Judges of the Court number one, and the Judges
of the District Court at the date shall be the
| Judges of the Common Pleas number two.
I The president Judges of the Common Pleas and
| District Courts shall be president Judges OF said
Courts number and two respectively. until their
Offices shall end, and thereafter the luJge oldest
president Judge reelected in the court or dis
tret shall continue to DC president % lue inereo,
SEC 20 Ihe "r2liliza tlo! = - - - -
Peas under this constitution for the counties
1 ON ON thn frst NIonday Of January. one thousand
eight hundred and seven:y-tve- and existing courts
| powers ana Jurisdiction until that date; but no
| new suits shall be instituted in the Courts of Nisi
| SEC 81. The causes and proceedings pending in
! the Court of Nisi Prius, Court OF Common Pleas,
/ and disposed of in the Court Of Common Pleas.
! The records and dockets Of said courts snail DC
transferred to the PrUthonotary's office OF said
| SEC. p The causes and proceedings pending in
/ the Court of Common Pleas in the county Of Ale
ghenys hall be tried and disposed of in the court
number ONE and ne causes anu proceeulhSs Pehl,
ing the District Court shall be tried and disposed
! of in the court 5gfnIbcr TWO
! SEC %. The Prothonotary of the Court of Com
mon Please of Philadelphia shall be first appoint
ell by the Judges of said court on the first Monday
of December in the year one thousand Gight nun
tary of the District Court in said county shah he
! the Parliamentary of the said Court of Common
| Pleas until said date, when his commission shall
expire, and the present CLERK of the Court OF oyer
/ and Ter1niner and Quarter Sessions of the Peace
| in Philadelphia shall be the clerk of such court
until the expiration of his present commission on
/ sand eight hundred and Seyenty-nEe.
SEC. p, In cities containing over hity thousand
office the time OF the adoption of this constitu
tion shall continue in Office until the expiration of
their commssion and at the election for city and
ward officers in the year one thousand eight hun
dred and seventyfve one alderman shall be elect
| ed in each ward provided in this constitution
! SEC. 25 In Philadelphia magistrates in lieu of
aldermen, shall be chosen as required in this con-
stitution at the election in said city for city and
ward officers in the year thousand eight hun
! dred and seventy-hve; their term OF ofhce SHAH
commence on the first Monday of April succeeding
The term of office of aldermen in said city. hold
ing entitled to commissions at the time OF the
adoption of this constitution shall not be affected
thereby.
wealth at the time of the adoption of this constitu
tion, and at the first election under it, shall hold
their respective offices until the term for which
they have been elected appointed shall expire,
and until their successors shall he duly qualified,
unless otherwise provided in this constitution.
SEC. %. The seventh article of this constitution,
prescribing oath OF office, shall take effect on
and after the first day of January, one thousand
| eight hundred and seventy-dve
SEC. 2S. The terms OfOtnce OF county COMMISSION
sloners ana county AUDITORS CHOSEN prior 70 the
year one thousand eight hundred and seventytive,
which shall not have expired before the first Mon
/ day in January, IN the year one thousand elSht
hundred and seventysiS. shall expire on that day.
and township oficers in ONCE at the time of The
adoption of this constitution, whose compensation
is provided for by salaries alone shall continue
/ to receive the compensation allowed them by law
until the expiration OF their respective terms OF
/ Office
SEC go All State and judicial officers heretofore
elected, sworn affirmed OF in office when this con-
stitution shall take effect, shall severally. within
one month after such adoption, take and subscribe
an oath Tor affirmatton) to support this constitu
| tion.
/ SEC 81. The General Assembly. at its first
son or as may be after the adoption Ofthis
J constitution shall pass such laws may be neces
| ry to arry the same into full force and effect.
! SEC 81 The ordinance passed by this convent ion,
entitled An ordinance for submitting the amend
! ed constitution of Pennsylvania to vote of tho
electors thereof shall be held to be valid for all
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