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Pennsylvania Constitution Amendment to Elect Judges by Voters
A legislative resolution endorses amending the Pennsylvania Constitution to elect Supreme Court and other judges by qualified voters. It details term lengths of fifteen, ten, and five years, appointment rules, succession by lot for Chief Justice, governor appointment for vacancies, compensation rules, residency requirements, and certification of the measure in March 1850. The document includes formal ratification language and lists voting members in favor.
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Senate
House of Representatives
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
General Assembly
Commonwealth
Supreme Court
Courts of Common Pleas
Pyaar
Jude
United States
J.S. McAlmont
V. Best
Lexart Citirner
Harrisburg
Samuel W. Pearson
Senate of Pennsylvania
H. Jones Brook
J. Porter Brawley
William A. Crabb
Jonathan J. Cunningham
Thomas 8. Pennon
Thomas H. Forsyth
Charles Frailey
Robert M. Frick
Henry Alton
John W
Hovsg
Representatives
William Jack
Pennsylvania
House
House of Representatives of
John Acker
John Allison
William Baker
Robert Baldwin
David J. Bent
Craig Biddle
Jeremiah Black
John 8. Bowen
William Brindle
Daniel H. B. Brower
Jesse R. Burden
John Cessna
Henry Church
John N. Conyngham
Sylvester Chiadland
Benjamin G. David
William J. Dobbins
James P. Downer
Thomas Duncan
William Donn
William Espey
John ©. Evans
William Evans
A. Scott Ewing
Alexander
Peather
James Flowers
Benjamin P. Fortner
Alexander Gibboney
Thomas E. Gr