The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-12-03
ARTICLE V.
THE JUDICIARY.

SECrfoN l. The judicial power OF this Com
mouwealth shall be vested In the Supreme Court,
in courts of common pleas, courts of oyer and
tcrnner, and general Jail delivery courts of
quarter sessions of the peace, orphans courts,
magistrates courts, and in such other courts as
the General Assembly may from time TO time
establish
SIC. 2 The Supreme Court shall consist OF
seven judges, who shall be elected by the quail
fled electors OF the state at large. They shall
hold their offices for the term of twenty-Oue
years, If they so long behave themselves wei,
but shall not hc again eligible. The judge whose
commission shall urst expire shall be chief jus
tice, and thereafter each judge whose commits
sion shall first expire snail in turn be chiei JUS
tce.
SEC O. Tie jurisdiction of the Supreme
Court shall extend over the State and the Judges
thereof SHALL by virtue of their Offices he Jus
tices of oyer ana terminer and general jail de-
livery In the several counties they shall have
original Jurisdiction IN cases of injunction, and
here a corporation is party defendant, of ha-
heas corpus of MANDAMUs To courts OF lpieror
Jurisdiction; aud of QCo wAnRANro as q. all Of
icers OF the Commonwealth whose jurisdiction
extends over the State, but shall not exercise
any other original jurisdiction they shall have
appellate Jurisdiction by appeal, cERrIoRARi or
writ error In all cases, as Is now or may here
after be provided by law.
SIC. A. Until Otherwise directed by law, the
courts of common pleas shall continue as at
present established, except rs herein changed
not more than four counties shall, at any time,
be included in one judicial district organized for
said courts. ...
SIC 8. Whenever a county shall contain for
ty thousand inhabitants it hall constitute sep
aratc judicial district, aud shall elect one judge
learned In the law and the General Assembly
shall provide for additional Judges us the pnsl-
ness OF the said districts may require. Counties
containing population less than is sufficient To
constitute separate Districts shall be formed into
convenient single districts, or, II necessary, may
be attached To contiguous districts rs the Gencr-
al Assembly may provide. The Office of asso-
Ciate j1dge, not learned in the law, Is abolished
| in counties forming separate districts but the
several associate judges In oiice wheH tplS CON
slitution shall be adopted shall serve for their
uneXpired terms.
SIC G. In the counties of Philadelphia and
| Allegheny, all the jurisdiction and powers now
vested in tue District Courts and Courts of Com
! mon Pleas subject to such changes as may be
/ made by this constitution or by law shall bc In
Philadelphia vested In four, aud In Allegheny IN
! two distinct and separate courts ol eqnola CO.
| ordinate jurisdiction, composed OF three Judges
each the said courts in Philadelphia shall be
| designated respectively as the Court o. Common
| Pleas number enc, number Two, number llrec,
aud number fOur, and IN Allegheny as the Court
| OF Common Pleas pumber one aud number Two,
! but the number Of said courts may be by law
increased from time to time, and shall be In like
( manner desigHated hy successive numbers the
| number Of Judges in any of said courts, or Ia
any county where tho establishment of an addi-
| tiona court may be authorized by law, may be
/ increastd from time 20 time iaud whenever
such increase shall amount in the whole 10 three
such three judges shall compose a distinct aud
separate cnutt as aforesaid which shall be NUM-
| bercd as aforesaid In Philadelphia all suits
shalt be instituted in the said Courts of Common
| Pleas without designating the number OF said
court and The several courts shall distribute and
/ apportiun tue business among them IN such
/ manner as shall hc provided by rules Of court,
| and each court 10 which any suit shall be thus
assigned shall have exclusive Jurisdiction there
/ of, subject 20 change of venue, rs shalt be pro-
| yided 6y law. In Allegheny each court shall
have exclusive Jurisdiction OF all proceedings at
I Law aud In equity commenced therein, subject to
| change OF venue as may be provided by law.
/ Sac T. For philadelphia there shall be one
/ Pruthonotary's Office, and one rrothouohry for
! an said courts to he appointed 10y the Judges Of
said and to hold Office for three years sub
I ieet To removal hy majority Of The said judges
! ~. .,il pr,tbouoturV shall ubuOiut such INSIST