Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-11-21
The New Constituencies
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SEC. 3. The said courts in the counties of Phi
lade!ph!a and Allegheny respectively, shall, from
time to time, detail one or more of their judges
TO hold the courts of Oyer and Termnsr, and the
courts of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of said
counties in such manner as may be directed by
law.
SEC. Q. Judges of the Courts Of Common Pleas
learned in the law shall be judges of the courts
of Oyer and Termner, Quarter Sessions of the
Peace, aud General jail Delivery, and of the Or
phans' Court, and within their respective dis
trcts shall be justices of the peace as TO criminal
matters.
SEC. 10. The Judges Of the courts of Common
Pleas, within their respective counties, shall
have power To issue writs of CERT oRARI to justi
ces OF the peace, and other inferior courts not Of
record, and to cause their proceeding To ue
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 be elected in the several wards, districts,
! boroughs and townships at the time of the cleo
ton Of constable, by the qualified electors there
/ of, in such manner as shall be directed 10y law,
and shall be commissioned by the Governor for a
! term Of FIVE years. No township, ward, district
| or borough shall eject more than two justices of
! the peace or aldermen without the consent of a
I mujorit" OF the qualified electors within such
township, ward or borough no person shall be
elected to such Office unless he shall have resided
| within the township, borough, ward or district
fol enc year next preceding his election. In ci-
tee containing over fifty thousand inhabitants,
not more than one alderman shall he elected in
each ward or district.
SEC. Il. In Philadelphia there shall be estab,
lshed, Tor each thirty thousand inhabitants, one
court not of record, Of police and civil causes
with jurisdiction not exceeding one hundred dot
lars ; such courts shall be held by magistrates
whose term of office shall be five years, and they
shall be elected on general ticket by the qualified
voters at large and in the election of the SAID
magistrates no ter shall vote for more than
two thirds CT :he number of persons TO be elect
cd, when more than one are 10 be chosen the,
shall be compensated only by fixed salaries, to b.
paid by said county; and shall exercise such ju
TisdlctiOn, civil and criminal, except as hereil
provided, as is now exercised by aldermen, sub
ject to such changes, not involving an iucreas
of civil jurisdiction or comforting political duties
as may be made by law. In Philadelphia th
office of alderman is abolished.
SEC. l3. All fees, dues aud penalties in sal
7 courts shall be paid into the county treasury.
SEC. IA. In all cases of summary conviction |
this Commonwealth, or of judgment in suit for
penalty before a magistrate, or court not of rt
y cord, either party may appeal to such court {
record as may be prescribed by law, upon allow
ance of the appellate court or judge thereof -.
, ! cause shown. ,-, f,
= SEC. Is. All judges required to DC learned Ti.
law, except the judges Of the snp,o,ns o"ui a.
sheu I. elected by The qualified electors OF III
O. respeSiNe ;ricts over which they are TO PR
W side, and shall H. their offices for the period
ten years, II the} shan co long behave themseiN'
az well but for any reasonable cause, which sha
si not be suInoisat ground for Impeachment, Il
20 Governor may remove a~v of them on the a
- dressof two-thirds II each h-ase of the Geuer
~ ~ Assembly.
IL So "a. Whenever two judges of the ~,nreu
Court are 10 oe ~ hssen for the same term OF >
vice, each voter shall vote fvr one only, andiwh