The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-11-19

the sad prOtnOnOtary snail appoint Stlcn
: assistants as may be necessary and au'
thoriZed by said courts, and he and his
assistants shall receive fixed salaries, to
be determined by law and paid by said
county; all fees collected in said office,
except such as may be law due to, the
commonwealth, Shall be paid by the pro-
thonotary 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.
i Sec S. The said courts in the counties
! of Philadelphia and Allegheny respect
ively stfall 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 i'll 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
| be justices of the peace as to criminal
matters.
/ Sec To- The judges of the courts of
common pleas, within their respective
counties, shall have power to issue writS
of certiorari 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 ii. Except as otherwise provided
! in this constitution, justices of the peace
/ or aldermen shall he elected in the SeYe-
raj wards, districts, bOroughS and town
+ ships at the time of the election of con-
/ stables, by the qualified electors thereof,
/ in such manner as shall be directed by
/ law and shall be commissioned by the
governor for term of five years. No
: township, ward, district or borough shall
elect more than two justices of the peace
! or aldermen without the consent Of ma
/ ioritv of the qualified electors within
/ such township. ward or borough; no per-
/ son shall be elected to such office unless
! he shall have resided within the town
ship. borough. ward or district for one
yearneXt preceding his election. Incitics
containing over fifty thousand inhabi-
tants not more than one alderman shall
he elected in each ward or district.
Sec l.. In Philadelphia there shall be
established, for each thirty thousand in
! habitantS, one court, not Of record, of
! police and evil causes, with jurisdiction
( not exceeding one hundred dollars; such
/ courts shall be held bymaglStrateS whose
term Of Office shall be five years and they
shall ue elected on general ticket by the
, qualified voters at large; and III the eleC-
tinn of the said magistrates no voter shall
! Yotefor more than tWO-thirdS of the num-
I her of persons to be elected, when more
( than one are to be chosen: they shall be
compensated only by fixed salaries. to be
paid by said county, and shall exercise
! such jurisdiction. civil and criminal. eX-
/ cept as herein prov ided, as is now eXer-
Cised bv aldermen. subject to such
changes, not involving an increase of
civil jurisdiction OF comforting political
4 duties. as may be made by law. In Phil
adelphia the Office of alderman is ahOl-
ished.
+ Sec IS. All fees, fines and penalties III
said courts shall he paid into the county
/ treasury.
! See II. In all cases Of summary con-
viction in this commonwealth, or of judg-
ment ia suit for penalty before magis-
trate or court not of record, either party
NAV appeal 10 such court OF record as
MAJ be prescribed by law, upon allow
ance of the appellate court or judge
thereof. upon cause shown.
( sec Is. All judges required to be learn
ed in the law, except the judges OF the
{ supreme court, shall be elected by the
qualified electors Of the respective dis
! trictS over which they are To preside and
shall hold their offices for the period of
ten wears, if they shall So long behave
themselves well; but for any reasonable
cause, which shall not be sufficient
ground for impeachment, the governor
! NAV remove any of them on the address
( If two-thirdS OF each house Of the gen
cral assembly.
. Sec Is. Whenever two Judges of the
supreme court are to be chosen for the
same term of service, each voter shall
. vote for one only, and when three are to
. be chosen he snail vote for no more than
/ two; candidates highest i'll vote shall be
declared elected.
+ Sec II. Should any two OF more Judges
Of the supreme court, or any two or more
Judges of the court of common pleas for
the same district, he elected at the same
time, they shall, as soon after the elec~
ton as convenient, cast lots for priority
! # commission and certify the result to
( the governor, who shall issue their conf
missions in accordance Herewith.
Sec Is. The Judges of the supreme
court and the Judges Of the several courts
Of common pleas. and all other Judges
/ required to he learned III the law. shall.
At stated times. receive for their SER
vices an adequate compensation. which
shall be fixed hy law and paid 10y the
state. They shall receive no other COM
. pcnaatiun fees or peTGUiSlteS Ul Office
( Tor their services from any source nor
: hold any other Office of profit under the
United States, this state or any other
state.
/ Seo 10. Tie judges Of the Supreme
Crttrt. during their continuance III Of
, G-e. shall rcs;de within this common
! wealth: and the other judges. during
I { heir continuance III office. shall reside
witHiu the districts FOR which they shall
/ be respectively elected.
! See 20. The several courts Of COM
mon pleas, besides the powers herein
/ conferred, shall have aud exercise with
! in their respective districts, subject to
such changes as may be made by law,
such cn2ncery powers as are now vested
/ by law in the several courts of common
/ pleas Of this commonwealth, or as may
| hereafter be conferred upon them by law.
! Sec q. No duties shall be imposed by
/ law upon the supreme court or any of
the judges thereof, except such as are
! judicial, nor shall any of the judges there
/ of exercise any power of appointment ex-
! cept as herein provided The court of
/ itisi prius is hereby abolished and no
court Of original jurisdiction to I've pre-