Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-12-05

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inconsistent Herewith, and all rights, actions,
prosecutions and contracts, shall continue as If
this constitution had not been adopted.
Sec. 3. AT the general election in the years one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-our and one
thousand eight hundred and seventy five Senators
shall be elected in all districts where there shall he
yacancies Thoee elected in the year one thou
sand eight hundred and seventy four shall serve
for two years, and those elected In the year one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-fve shall
serve for one year. Senators now elected, and
those whose terms are uneypircd shall represent
tho 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 sevcnty-six. Sena-
tors shall be elected from the even 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 eev-
enty-five when Governor shall be elected for
in tho 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. 0. Atthe general election in the year one
thousand eight hundred and seventy -four Lieu.
tenant Governor shall be elected according to the
provisions of this constitution.
Sec. I. The Secretary of Internal Affairs shall
be elected at the first general election after the a
doption of this constitution; and when the said of
ticcr shall he duly elected and qualified the office
Of Surveyor General shall be abolished, and the
Surveyor General in office at the time OF The adop
tion OF this constitution shall continue In Office un
til the expiration OF the term for which he was e.
Sec. s. when the Superintendent Of Public In
structiUn shall he duly qualified, the office ol Su
perintendcnt of Common Schools shall ccaee.
Src. 2. Nothing contained in this const tuition
ing any State office for first Official term ineligi
llc 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 Mt the first gen
~ ss..,a th. Hon
tiOn.
Sec H. All courts of record and all existing
courts which are not specified in this constitu.
tion shall continue In existence until the hrst day
of December. in the year one thousand eight hun
drcd and scyenty-flve without ahridgment OF their
preEcut jurisdiction, but no longer The court of
first criminal jurisdiction for the counties Of Schuyl
kill, Lebanon ami Dauphin is hereby auolishcu;
and all causes and proceedings pending therein In
the couty of Schuylkill shall be tried and dispos-
cd ofin the couts of Oyer and Terminer and z uar
ter SESSIONS of the peace of said county
Sec. IL The registers, courts now in existence
next succeeding the adoption of this constitution.
Sec 10. The General Assembly shall, at the
next session after the adoption of this cons;jtu
ton designate the several judicial districts us re-
quired by this constitution The Judges in com
mission when such designation shall re made
shall continue during their unexpired terms Jud2-
cs oi the new districts in which they reside. But
when there shall be two judges residing in the
same district the president judge, shall elect to
which district he shall he assigned; and the ad-
ditional law Judge shall be assigned TO the other
district.
Sec. IA. The general assembly shall, at the
next succeeding session after each dcccnnial cen
sus. and not Oftcncr, designate the several judi
cial districts as required by this constitution.
Sec. Is. Judges LEANED 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 ioT
which they were commissioned, and until their
successors shall be duly qua lifted The Governor
shall commission the president Judge Of the court
Of First criminal jurisdiction for the counties OF
~ \ nI,au on1n IL "a md iUp q
/ the court of common pleas OF Schuylkill count!
iot the nneSpred term Of his oilice; .orr, any
| president Judge OF any court of common pleas in
commission at the adoption Of this constitute
the Judge of such court learned in the law and oil
dcst in commission shall be the president Judge
thereof, and when two or more Judges are elccte,.
at the same time in any judicial district, they shall
! when the president ludgo IL court shall be rec
lectcd he shall continue to he president Judge o
/ that court Associate iudgcs, 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 frst day of January
next after their election.
] Src 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 sew
( eral judicial districts of the commonwealth, and
the provisions Of the fifteenth section Of tho arti
Gle on the legislation shall not be deemed inconsis
tent herewith. Nothing contained in this consii
tuition shall be held to reduce the compensation
now paid to any law judge of this commonwealth
now in commission.
Sec lS The courts of common pleas In 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 shalt severally end and Of such other
/ Judges may from time to time he selcc ed.
I For the purpose of hrst organization IN Phila.
dclphia the Judges OF the court number onc shall
be Judges Allison, Pierce and PaNSun; Of the court
number two, Judges Hare, Mitchell and one 9TH
er Judge to be elected; of the court number three,
Judges Ludlow finlettcr and Iynd ana OF
the court plumber four, Judges Thayer, briggs
. and one other Judge to he elected
The judge hrst named shall be the president
judge OF said courts respectively, and thereafter
the president Judge shall hs the judge Oldest in
commission: but any president Judge reelected In
The same court or district shall continue TO be pre-
sidCnt Judge thereof
The additional Judges for courts number two
and four shall he voted for and elected al the rst
general election after the adoption of this consti
tuition in the same manner as the two additional
Judges Of the supreme court, al 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 ono thousand
eight hundred and sevcnty-fve.
Sec. 10. In tho county of Allegheny, for the
purpose of first organization under this constitu
tion, 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 presiden Judges of the common pleas and
district courts shall be president Judges of said
court number one and two respectively until their
Otlccs Sna II Cnii. anu thereafter the Judge
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 60 The organization of the courts of com.
mon pleas under this constitution, Tor the coun-
ties of Philadelphia and Allegheny, shall take et
feet on the first Monday Of January, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-hve, and existing
courts in said counties shall continue with their
present powers and jurisdiction until that date
but new suits shall be instituted in the courts
of Nisi Prius atcr the adoption of this cOnstitu
tOn.
Sec 2l The causes and proceedings pending in
the court of Nisi Prius. court of common pleas
and district court in Philadelphi shall be tried
and disposed of in the court of common pleas
The records and dOckets of said courts shall he
transferred to the Prothonotarys Office Of said
I county.
Sec. % Tho causes and proceedings pending in
the court of common pleas In the county Of Ale
gheny shall he 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. 23. The Prothonotary of the court ofeOm-
mon pleas Of Philadelphia shall be first appointed
hy the Judges Of said court ON the first Monday of
I December. in the year one thousand eight hun
dTed and seventy five; and the present ProthOno-
tary Of the district court in said county shall he
the Prot Monetary the said court Of common pleas
until said date, when his commission shall ex
! pre, and the present clerk of the court of Oyer
and Termincr and quarter sessions of the peace in
Philadelphia shall he the clerk of such court un
| first Monday of December in the year one thou.
sand eight hundred and seventy-iye.
! Sec "a In cities containing over fifty thousand
inhabitants Except Philadclphia) all aldermen in
office at the time of the adoption of this cOnsitu.
tion shall continue in office until the expiration of
their commissions and at the election for city and
ward officers In the year one thousand eight hun.
drei and seventy five one alderman shall be cleo
/ ted In each ward, as provided in this ,constitu
! tion.
! Sec. 25. In Philadelphia magistrates in lieu Of