The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-12-10

Tor first Official term ineligible for IT.
election at the end of such term.
Sec. 10. The julges of the supreme
court III office when this constitution
shall take effect Shall continue tbeil
commissions seTerally expire. Two
Judges In addition to the number now
| composing the said court shall be elected
at the first general election after the
adoption OF this constitution.
! Sec. II All courts of record and All
! existing courts which are not specified
/ III this constitution shall continue i'm ex-
/ lstence until the first day of December.
4 IN the year eighteen hundred and seven
/ ty-tive without abridgment of their pre-
sent jurisdiction. but no longer. The
court Of first criminal jurisdiction for
/ the counties of Schuylkill, Lebanon and
/ Dauphin Is hereby abolished: and all
/ causes and proceedings pending therein
I in the county OF Schuylkill shall be tried
and disposed of in the courts of oyer and
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of tGepeace
Of said county.
Sec. l.. The registers courts now in
existence shall be abolished on the first
Z
/ ton of this constitution.
Sec. Is. The general assembly shall,
at the next session after the adoption of
this constitution. designate the several
/ judicial districts as required by this con-
stitution. The judges in commission
when such designation shall be made
shall continue during their unexpired
terms judges of the new districts in
which they reside. But when there shall
be two Judges residing in the same dis
trict the president Judge shall elect to
which district he shall be assigned. and
the additional law Judge shall be assign
ed to the other district.
Sec. II. The general assembly shall. at
the next succeeding session after each
decennIal census. and not 0ftener. desig-
nate the several judicial districts as re-
quired 10y this constitution.
See. -. Judges learned in the law OF
anycourt of record holding commissions
in force at the adoption of this constitu-
tion shall hold their respective Offices un-
til the expiration Of the terms for which
they were commissioned and until their
successors shall be duly qualified. Tie
governor shall commission the president
judge of the court of first criminal juriS-
diction for the counties of Schuylkill.
Lebanon and Dauphin as a Judge of
the court of common pleas of Schuylkill
county for the uneXpired term of his
Office.
Sec. Is. 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 and old
est'in commission SHALL be- the president
judge thereof. and when two or more
judges are elected at the same time III
any judicial district, they shall decide
10y lot which shall be president Judge
bat when the president judge OF a court
shall be reelected ne SHALL continue to
he president judge OF that court. ASSO-
ci,te judges. not learned i'll the law.
elected after the adoption of this consti-
tuition. snail he commissioned to hold
their offices Tor thetCrm OF five Years from
the first day of January next after their
election.
Sec. l.. Tie general assembly. at the
first session after the adoption of this
constitution. snail liX and determine the
compensation oi the judges OF tie ST.
prenr court and of the judges OF the sew
eral judicial districts of the common
wealth and the provisions of the thiT-
teenth section Of thearticle on legislation
shall not ha deemed inconsistent here
with. Nothing contained in tniS conSti-
tuition : All b. 35eld t0Iriuce thecOmpvH-
SdtiOn NOW paid to any law Judge OF this
commonwealth now in commission.
Sec Is. The courts OF common pleas
in the counties of Philadelphia and Al
legheny shall be composed OF the pres
ent Judges of the district court and
court OF common pleas of said counties
untiltieir offices stall SeVeTdliy end. and
III such other judges rs may from time
TO tim- bc 5 l,ctCd. For the purpose of
ii3St organization in Philadelphia. the
Judges Of court uumdrr one snail be
judges Allison. Pierce and PdXSUn; ef
tae court number two. Judges Hare,
Mitclell and one other Judge To b. elect
ed: Of the court number three. Judges
Ludlow. Finletter and Lynd; and of the
court number four. judges Tnayer,
Briggs and One other judge to be elected.
Tie judge first NAMED Snail be the presi-
dent Judge of sad courts respective
Is, ami thereafter t t president judge
shall be the Judge oldest in commissions:
but any president judge reelected IN the
same court or district shall continue to
be president jUdge thereof The addi-
tional iuG ges IOTCourtS numbers tWO and
four shall be voted for and elected at the
first general election after tie adnp-
ti0n Of this constitution III the same
manner as the two additional Judges of
the supreme court and tLel' shall decide
10y lot 10 which court they Sh.lI belong.
Their term Of Office shall con,n9nc on
the first Monday Of January. in JIe wear
eighteen hundred and seytnty-fiye.
Sec. 10. II the county of Allegheny.
for the purpose OF tiIst organization un-
der this constitution, the judges Of the
court of common pleas at the time of
the adoption OF this constitution shall
be the Judges Of the court number one.
and the judges OF the district court at
the same date shall be the judges of the
common pleas number two. Tie preSi-
dent Judges Of the common pleas and
district court shall be president Judge
OF said courts number one and two rt-
spectively until their offices shall end. /
thereafter the judge oldest i'll commits
sion shall be president Judge: but any
president judge reelected in the same
court on district shall continue to be /
president judge thereof.
Sec. 20. The organization Of the courts /.
Of common pleas. under this constitu- /
tion. for the counties Of Philadelphia /
and Allegheny. shall take effect on the /
first Monday Of January. eighteen hun |
dred and Seventy-tiye, andeXistingcOurtS /
in said counties shall continue with their /
with their present powers and jurisdic- I