The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-03-25

0ec'ioh 10 Oh "r''o'0 P'o''"e' ID 'o'-
lows: /
ho Indros of tho sovcrni ConrtS ,r % of Con, om
mon Pleas, anl all other judges REQUIRED
to be learned in the law, shall at stated
times receive for their services an adequate
compensation. which shall be fixed by law
and paid by the State They shall receive
no other compensation, fees or perquisites
of office from any source, nor hold any
other Office OF profit under the United
States, this State or any other State"
Tho Eoror,ir. seo,ion WAC oimo1 n
a., sns.or, oa,o,,1 :, pbiloao,rh;, o,a
Ailoyhonv of n,yir, additional oon,nor.
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"'",o'y "''''''P"'' . ""o'a WV
P',u P''oo0 pV' Uunu'i ny 'io '0'''e
and $1,000 by the city, while Allegheny
iudcos were noid 81 OOO osoh nv the
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.o"n,'' !0,' pay "io"'9 "p'0 O'"O'
l|e' ~ SPec'"i "V,S Vi 'u0 '.0l i''''u''
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'"' ',r, wo'',,,u.'o', n', - ,, a. IJ',O"S'
session after lbe odontion Of tho Coustitn.
tion, shall fix and determine the comporsa,
ord o Of the ' nJres Of the @ s"yeroi saw T indicioi
districts of the Commonweol'h. < :
sbn hS bolj t tn rcdnro % tbS oomnonstiOn
now paid to any law judge of this common
.alth now in commission
Section 13 Of Article 3 relates to the
compensation Of officials by prohibiting
the increase or reduction of any sallry
after the election Or during the term of
the incumbent. It is as follows:
''No law ehGll extend the term Of any
puomo ongeri 1r InSreoSe OF e1lnt5n ina; HIS
apnoiptment "
Thoro : thorotoro ,bo rooe.toa ia
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o'"I"''o,' o' ''o pe" Oo"''i'"'i'" 'il''
al our Judges IN oilce at the time OF its
adoption, shall be paid at least the full
CONDENSATION thew wera rooaivino on
tbo ist of Torrora 1871 hsto inauoa
.I lI'-... y 49, -
Tue i'ns"'ae Is p"I''oo'aily GEAR NO
matter from what source the compensa-
ton came, nothing in the Constitution
usba,l be held 70 roduca Tho copnors,.
a., -. ... a..
,,'' w" pD'' ~ any -" J'Os' ., '",o
commonwealth now Ia commission
t is therefore the plain 8n5Y, IF ,thH
.''''' W ''"o'''''' ~ p"y a" oiu U'oeS
JUST as thoy were paid before but we
can see no provision to warrant tho pay
mept Of new iudoos, Tho soIsrics of
t,o oId ir1oos do rot - o,u 49,,
E O N9': ~ ' " ""J way WI
'fol OF even iu"ica'e inc salaries OF tue
new judicial oihcers, Tor the Legislature
is directed cat the first session after the
adoption of the Constitution, to tic end
determine the compensation of the
Judges" etc, and whatever salary the
Legislature may FIX, will unquestionabIe
be the compensation of all new judges,
"u" also VI al Ola Judges VINO may pc
reelected at the expiration OF their
terms: Nnl!e 1t Is reasonably ce.taiu
that the salaries or the judges will not
DC nxed at less than those paid to the
oid judges, yet there Is no law on the
SUBJECT, anc tne o'a'e treasurer IS ez-
pressIy pfohiOiteo nom paying money
1or any purpose, except undcr the direct
authority OF law Ii has been common
'or many years ior state 1roasurers to
ADVANCE money 10 mem9era OF the Leg
Is'ature' during the session, before the
passage o. Ihe regular appropriation bill
direeahS the payment OF the I.eGIsla-
'ore' cat ne was sale 10 DONG so' how
ever irregular IL may DC deemed, be-
cause the Sa'ary OF IeGslaiors Is t1ed,
ana 'hey are very unAKely to taii to
pass the necessary Appropriation to pay
,heuiSGiVes' " h,IG fenn'yiVanl9 ieglS-
ia'1r' nave oeeh OaSneo ior many acts,
@ polh ol OMISSION aou co4missIon' they
nave peVes peea acou'eu OF Iaiilng TO
upP,oPIIa.o lol 'Iigir ,. salar'es' with the
most eonsiS'ou' Hoei'y'
1T is the impression OF many that the
judicial salary bill was finally defeated
and disposed OF so that it could not be
considered next winter in case of the
Legislature holding that the two meet
lngsi OF 1919 and '76 constitute but one
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