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Name: Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 1874, Article 5 — Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 1874
Author: by the government of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 1874… (1874)

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“Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 1874, Article 5 — Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 1874”, published in 1874, is a work by by the government of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It explores elements such as the Supreme Court, judges and common pleas.

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by the government of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 1874… (1874)

“ In Philadelphia all suits shall be instituted in the said courts of common pleas without designating the number of said court, and the several courts shall distribute and apportion the business among them in such manner as shall be provided by rules of court, and each court, to which any suit shall be thus assigned, shall have exclusive jurisdiction thereof, subject to change of venue, as shall be provided by law. ”

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by the government of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 1874… (1874)

“ Election of judges of Supreme Court by limited vote. Whenever two judges of the Supreme Court are to be chosen for the same term of service each voter shall vote for one only, and when they are to be chosen he shall vote for no more than two; candidates highest in vote shall be declared elected. ”

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by the government of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 1874… (1874)

“ In every county wherein the population shall exceed one hundred and fifty thousand the General Assembly shall, and in any other county may, establish a separate orphans' court to consist of one or more judges, who shall be learned in the law, which court shall exercise all the jurisdiction and powers now vested in, or which may hereafter by conferred upon, the orphans' courts, and thereupon the jurisdiction of the judges of the court of common pleas within such county in orphans' court proceedings shall cease and determine. ”

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by the government of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 1874… (1874)

“ The judges of the supreme court and of the several courts of common pleas, and 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. ”

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by the government of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 1874… (1874)

“ All judges required to be learned in the law, except the judges of the Supreme Court, shall be elected by qualified electors of the respective districts over which they are to preside, and shall hold their office for the period of twenty one years, if they shall so long behave themselves well ”

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by the government of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 1874… (1874)

“ No township, ward, district, or borough shall elect more than two justices of the peace or aldermen without the consent of a majority 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 for one year next preceding his election. In cities containing over fifty thousand inhabitants, not more than one alderman shall be elected in each ward or district. ”

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by the government of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 1874… (1874)

“ The judges of the courts of common pleas, within their respective counties, shall have power to issue writs of certiorari justices of the peace and other inferior courts, not of record, and to cause their proceedings to be brought before them, and right and justice to be done. ”

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by the government of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 1874… (1874)

“ They shall receive no other compensation, fees, or perquisites of office, for their services from any source, nor hold any other office of profit under the United States, this state, or any other state. ”

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