Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-11-21

cite by lot 70 Which court they shall belona.--
Their term Of office shall commence on the 6rst
o',o,a. n'o,h.asy ., January In the year one Thousand
Sec. 10. In the county Of Allegheny, for the
purpose Of first organization under this copstitu-
ion, lne Judges of the court of common pleas at
the time Of the adoption of this constitution shall
DC the judges Of the court number one, and the
lpdges Of the district Court at the same date
two P-~N
:, The president judges Of Hhe common .ploes nm,
conrt b @ sns De president Judges of said
court humUer one ana two respectively until tbn,r
CRUCES shal end; and thereafter the Judge oidest
M inGe snail DC president Judge but any
district shall continue to be president irdpe thsr.
OF. 'U'sethere-
Sec 20. The organ ization OF the cour,s osoo,,
mon pleas under this constitution, for tho co,r-
ties OF philadelphia and ALLEGHENY shall tako IS
zee, on the nrst Monday of January one thousand
courts in said counties shall continue with tbeiS
present powers and jurisdiction until that date,
bnt no new suits shall be instituted i'm the courts
OF Nisi Prius after the adoption Of this constitu
Sec. q The causes and proceedings pending in
wy wv VVurt on Nlsl Prius, court OF common pleas
ana district court in Philadelphia shall he tried
Thn uisusSd oi In the court of common pleas
lne nc fecor1s anu dockets Of said courts shall be
| transferred to the Prothonotary Office of ssIJ
county. ~'"S0 VI EAU
| Sec q. The causes and proceedings pend,no :,
gheny shall be tried and disposed of In the conrt
% %hu,nVer one; ana the causes and proceedings pen
ung In the district court shall be tried and dlsnos
| ed of In the court number Two " 'P'1
sec. -. The Prothonotary of the court of com
mon pleas OF Philadelphia shall be first appointed
by the judges of said court on the first Nippdsv
| December, in the year one thousand eight 6un
n, ureu ana seVentyhyo; and the present Frothono.
thrS O the district court in said county shall be
the Prothonoary OF the said court of common pleas
! until said date when his commission shall eI
pre-, ana the present clerk of the court of over
and Ternlner and quarter sessions of the neocs In
Philadelphia shall be the clerk Of such court un.
az, M R OF ms present commission the
pF In
hhnd clght hundred and seventy five.
See. ~. In cities containing over fifty thousand
! Inhapltants Except Philadcphial all aldermen In
Office at the time Of the adopt of this cuns,tn
tlon snail continue in office until the eynirotion ~
Snelt commissions and at the election for city and
/ nhru OMcers IN the year one Thousand eight hun
ured ana seVenty-five one alderman shall be elec-
tea tel in each ward, as provided in this constitu.
Sec. 25. In Philadelphia magistrates in lien Of
allermen, shall be chosen required in This con.
scarg uion 10 AZ the election In said city and ward Of
seVenty-hNe; their term Of office shall commence
on the hrst Monday of April succeeding their e.
The terms of Office Of aldermen in said city. hold
ing or entitled to commissions at the time of he
thereby. ~
Sec. 20. Al persons in Office in this common
mvHlth az he time Of the adoption Of this consti-
.utloh anu AT the trst election under it, shall hold
uelr respective Offices untH the term for which
tney nave been elected or appointed shall expire
anu until their successors shall be duly qualified
unless otherwise provided in this constitution.
Sec. q. The seventh article of this constitu.
uun, prescribing an oath of Office shall take effect
ON anu aiter the first day of January, one thou
sand elgh. hundred and Soventy-iive
! sec. ~. lhe terms Of Office of county commits
e slOners ana county auditors chosen prior to the
year one thousand eight hundred and seventy
nye, which shall not have expired before the first
Monday OF Janunry, in the year one thousand
eight hundred and seventy y-six, shall expire on
I that day
Sec. 20. All State, county. city, ward. borough
and township officers in Office at the time of the
adoption OF this constitution. whose compensation
is not provided Tor by salaries alone shall contin.
ue to receive the compensation allowed them by
law until the expiration Of their respective terms
OF Office
Sec, 80. All state and judicial officers hereto
fore elected, sworn, affirmed, or in office when
TINS constitution shall take effect shall sevcrally
within one month after such adoption. take and
constitution.
Sec. 81. The general assembly at its first scs
sion, or AS soon as may be after the adoption o.
TINS constltu ion shall pass such laws as may he
feet.
Sec 81. The ordinance passed by this conven-
, llon, entitled AN ordinance for submitting the
amended constitution Of Pennsylvania to vot,
OF the eleStO thereof" shall be held to be vail.
FOR all the purposes thereof
Sec 80. The words county commissioners
wherever used in this constitutions and in any or
, Hlhahce accompanying the same, shall be held tt
lhia.
Adopted at Philadelphia. on the third day O
, November. in the year of our Lord one thousand
'iSht huhdred and seHenty-three.
OFFICE OF
SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH, ,
HAREisGCRG, NOV. l3, 1873. \
certify that the iorea ling is a correct copy O.
me ne" constitution, plf posed to the people c
The commonwealth Ul Hcnusy lvania. Tor tht ir M
iGE3l or rejection, as the same appears Of recvi,