The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-11-19

S9mbly, by their adjournment, proven
Its return, III which case it shall becom'
law unless he SHALL fle the same, wit!
his objections, in the Office Of the secre
tary of the commonwealth and give no
tice thereof by public proclamation with
in thirty days after such adjournment
Sec Is. The governor shallhaFe pe%fe!
to diSapprove of any item or items of AM
bill making appropriations of money EN-
bracing distinct items, and the parts o.
the bill approved shall be the law anC
the item or items of appropriations disap
proved shall be void unless FepaSsed ae
cOrding to the rules and limitations pre-
scribed for the passage of other bills ovel
the executive veto.
Secl7. Thechief justice Of the supreme
court shall preside upon the trial of any
contested election of governor or lieuten
ant governor and shall decide questions
regarding the admissability of evidence
and shall, upon request of the committee
pronounce his opinion upon other ques
tiOns of law involved in the triad. The
governor and lieutenant governor shall
exercise the duties of their respective
offices until their successors shall be du'
~ qualified.
Sec Is. The secretary OF tie common.
wealth shall keep record of all UtfiCia
acts and proceedings of the governor and
when required lay the same, with all min,
utes and vouchers relating thereto, be.
fore either branch Of the general assem-.
bly, and perform such other duties as
may be euJoined upon him by law.
Sec 10. The secretary Of internal af-
fairs shRN exercise all the powers and
perform all the duties of the surveyor
general, subject to such changes as shall
he made by law. His department shall
embrace a bureau of industrial statistics
and he shall discharge such duties relat-
ing 10 corporations, to the charitable in
stitutiolS, the agricultural, manufac-
turing. mining, mineral, timber and 9TH
er material or business interests of the
state as may be prescribed by law. lie
shall annually, and at such other times
as may he required by law, make report
to the general assembly.
Sec %. The superintendent Of public
instruction shall exercise all the powers
and perform all the duties Of the super
tendent Of common schools. subject to
such changes as shall be made by law.
Sec q. The term Of the secretary of
internal affairs shall be four years, of the
auditor general three years and of the
state treasurer two years. These officers
shall be chosen by the qualified electors
OF the state at general elections. NJ
person elected to the office of auditor
general or state treasurer shall be capa-
ble of holding the same office for tive
consecutive terms.
Sec 22. The present great seal Of Penn
sylvania shall be the seal of the state.
All commissions shall be in the name
and by authority of the commonwealth
of Pennsylvania and be sealed with the
state seal and signed by the governor.
ARTICLE Y.
JinliciarA
Sec /. The judicial power of this com.
monwealth shall lie vested in the su.
pTCme court, in courts of common pleas.
courts of oyer and teTminer and general
jail delivery, courts of quarter sessions
of the peace, orphans courts. mag S.
trateS' courts ana in such other courts
as the general assembly may from time
to time establish.
Sec :. The supreme court shall consist
OF seven Judges, who shall be elected hy
the qualified electors of the state at large.
They shall held their offices for The term
OF twenty-One years, if they 50 long be.
have themselves, but Shal! not he again
eligible. The Judge whose commission
shall first expire shall be chief Justice.
and thereafter each judge whose com
mission shall first expire shall in turn
be chief Justice
Spf. Tho iltris1iaF i,,7 ~ IL. -.,.,,.a,y- =
court shall extend over the state and the
judges thereof shall, by virtue Of their
offices, be justices OF oyer AMI termiLeI
and general Jail delivery in the several
counties; they shall have original iuris-
dlctlOn III cases II injunction ami where
a corporation IS a party dPfendent. Of ha-
beaS corpus, OF manQaInuS to courts OF
inferior jurisdiction, and OF QUO WarUan.
to as to all officers of the commonwealth
whose jurisdiction extend over the state
but shall not exercise any other original
jurisdiction; they shall Lave appellate
jurisdiction by appeal, cert iorari or Writ
of error in ali eases. as is now OF NAV
hereafter be provided by law.
Seed. Until otherwise directed bv law
the courts Of common pleas shall con.
tInue as ut present established. except
as herein changed; not more than fonl
counties shall. at any tine. be included
in one judicial district organ.z.d for said
comt6 .
Sec ). Whenever a county Shall con.
tain forty thousand inhabitants it shall
constitute separate judicial district
and shall elect one Judge learned in fht
law. and the general asst mhlv shah pro
Ia 6, III
81 the said districts may REQUIRE. Couu
ties containing a population less than is
sufficient 10 constitute separate districts
shall be formed into convenient single
districts or, if necessary. may be attach.
eu 10 contiguous districts ~ the genera,
assembly may provide The Office of IS.
sociato judgn. not learned ia the laT is
abolished in counties forming Sepdrat,
districts; but the several asSociHt,
judges in Office when this constitution
Shah b. .iop} ed shell scIYt for Lhei uu
expired tcru}a.
See 5. In the counties of Piilade.pli;
and Allegheny ali the jurisdiction ano
powers now vested in tie district courts
and courts Of common pleas, subject Il
such changes as may be made hy this
constitution or by law, shall be. in Phil
adeiphia, Vested in four, and IN Alleshe
ny in TWO distinct and separate courts
OF equal and co ordinate jurisdiction
composed Of three judges each; the said
courts in Philadelphia shall be deslgna.
ted respectively as the e-ccuit Of common
pleas number one, number two, number
three and number four, and in Alleghe.
ny as the court Of COMMON pleas number
one and number two; but The number
of said courts may be by law increased
from time 70 time. and shall be IN like
manner designated by successive NAN.
ters; therumber of judges III any Of said