Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-11-28


at the time Of tho 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-four and one
thousand eight hundred and scventy.hye Senators
shall be elected in all districts where there shall he
vacancies Those elected In the year one thou
sand eight hundred and sevonty-iour shall servo
for two years, and those elected in the year one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-fvo shall
serve for one year. Senators now elected, and
those whose terms are unexpired shall represent
the districts in which they reside until the end of
the terms for which they were elected.
Sec 4. At the general election In the year one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-sx, Sena-
tors shall be elected from the oven numbered dis.
tricts to serve for two years, and from odd numb
cred districts to serve for four years.
Sec s. The first election of Governor under
this constitution shall be ut the general election
In the year one thousand eight hundred and sew
enty-ive, when Governor shall be elected for
three years; and the term of the Governor elected
in the year one thousand eight hundred and sew
entyeight and Of those thereafter elected shall be
for four years, according to the provisions Of this
Sec. 9. At the general election in the year one
thousand eight hundred and sevcnty-four Lieu
tenant Governor shall be elected according to the
provisions of this constitution.
Sec I. The Secretary Of Internal Affairs shall
lie elected at the FIRST general election after the
dopton of this constitutions; aud when the said of
fccr shall be duly elected and qualified, the office
of Surveyor General shall be abolished, and the
Surveyor General In Office at the time of the adop-
til the expiration Of the term for which he was O.
lected.
Sec s. When tho Superintendent Of Public In
structon shall be duly qualified the office OF Su
perintcndent of Common Schools shall cease.
Sec. 9. Nothing contained in this constitution
shall he construed to render any person now hold
ing any State Office for first oifcal term ineligi-
BILE for re-electi on at the end of such term.
Sec 10. The Judges of the supreme Court IN
office when this constitution shall take effect shall
continue until their commissions severally expire.
Two Judges in addition to the number now compos-
ing the said court shall be elected at the first gen
era election after the adoption OF this constitu-
tion.
Sec. H. All courts of record and all existing
courts which are not specified In this constltu-
ton shall continue in existence until the first day
Of December, in the year one thousand eight hun
drcd and seventy. five, without abridgment of their
present jurisdiction, but no longer. The court of
first criminal jurisdiction for the counties of Schuyl
kill, Lebanon and Dauphin is hereby sholished
and all cause: 9nd RroG,eelpYs pending therein In
cd ofin the couts of Oyer and Termner and QUAR-
ter sessions Of the peace Of said county.
Sec. II The registers courts now In existence
shall be abolished on the first day of January
next succeeding the adoption of this constitution.
Sec. 10. The General Assembly shall, at the
next session after the adoption OF this cUnStitu-
tiun, designate the several judicial districts
quired by this constitution. The Judges in com
mission when such designation shall be made
shall continue during their uneIpired terms Judg-
es OF the new districts in which they reside. But
when there shall be two Judges residing in the
same district, the president Judge fhall elect to
which district he shall he assigned; and the adj
ditional law Judge shall be assigned to the other
district.
Sec. Il. The general assembly shall, ut the
next succeeding session after each decennial cen
sus, and not oitener, designate the several judi
cial distrctsas required by this constitution.
Sec. Is. Judges learned In the law of any court
of record holding commissions in force at the ad.
option of this constitution shall hold their respcc-
tive offices until 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 court
of First criminal jurisdiction for the counties Of
| Schuylkill, Lebanon and Dauphin as judge OF
The court of common pleas 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 constitu' Ion,
the Judge of such court learned in the law and OIL
| dest in commission shall be the president Judge
thereof, and when two or more Judges are elected
at the same time In any judicial district, they shall
decide by lot which shall be president judge; but
when the president Judge ofa court shall bo 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 be commissioned to hold their offices for the
term of five years from the ilrst day of January
next alter their election.
Sec II. The general assembly at the first ses
sion after the adoption Of this constitution shall
fix 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 art T.
Gle on the legislation shall not he deemed inconsis
tent herewith. Nothing contained In this consti
tuition shall he held to reduce the compensation
now paid to any law judge Of this commonwealth
now In commission.
Sec. ls. The courts of common pleas I'm the coun.
! ties of Philadelphia and Allegheny shall be com.
posed of the president Judges of the district court
and court OF common pleas of said counties until
their offices shall seyerally end and OF such other
Judges as may from time to time be selected.
For the purpose Of hrst organization in Phils-
delphia the Judges of the court number one shall
be Judges Allison, Pierce and PaXson; of the court
number two, Judges Hare. Mitchell and one 9TH
er judge to be eleced; of the court number three,
ItTng IIi nj nd nd ~
the court number four, Judges Thayer, Briggs
and one other Judge to be elected.
The Judge first named shall he the president
Judge of said courts respectively, 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 same manner ss 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 first
Monday of January, in the year thousand
eight hundred and seventy y-fiye.
Sec. 10. In the county of Allegheny, for the
purpose of first organization under this constitu.
ton 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
The president Judges of phe common pleas and
court number one and two respectively until their
Offices shal 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
of.
Sec. 20. The organ izatiOn Of the courts of com
mon pleas under this constitution, ior the Coun.
ties OF Philadelphia and Allegheny, shall take ef
feet on the first Monday Of January. one thousand
| eight hundred and seyenty-fVe, and existing
courts in said counties shall continue with their
| present powers and jurisdiction until that date;
but no new suits shall be instituted In the court
of Nisi Prius after the adoption of this constitu.
! tion.
Sec 81 The causes and proceedings pending in
! the court OF Nisi Prius, court OF common pleas,
and district court in Philadelphia shall he 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.
Sec. 90. The causes and proceedings pending in
| the court of common pleas in the county Of Ale
gheny shall be tried and disposed Of In the court
| number ONE; and the causes and proceedings pen
ding In the district court shall be tried and dispos
ed of In the court number TWO.
! Sec. 20. The Prothonotary of the court of oOm
mon pleas Of Philadelphia shall be first appointed
by the Judges Of said court on the first Monday
December, In the year one thousand eight hun
| dred and seventy-tve; and the present PrOthOno
tary Of the district court in said county shall b,
the Prothonotary Ofthe said court Of common plea
| until said date, when his commission shall ex
pire, and the present clerk of the court of Oyel
and Terminer and quarter sessions Of the peace II
! Philadelphia shall be the clerk Of such court un
til the expiration of his present commission on thu
| first Monday of Decembe in the year one thou
sand eight hundred and seventy five.
Sec. p. In cities containing over nifty Thousand
Inhabitants Except Philadelphia) all aldermen II
office at the time of the adoption of this constitu
tion shall In office until the expiration o
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