PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE PRINTER'S NO. 2873
No. 2183 Session of 1998
INTRODUCED BY SCHRODER, ARMSTRONG, FARGO, CHADWICK, E. Z. TAYLOR, BROWN, HERMAN, HENNESSEY, HALUSKA, LYNCH AND STEELMAN, FEBRUARY 3, 1998
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 3, 1998
A JOINT RESOLUTION 1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth 2 of Pennsylvania, abolishing King's Bench power of the Supreme 3 Court. 4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 5 hereby resolves as follows: 6 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of 7 Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI: 8 That section 2 of Article V be amended to read: 9 § 2. Supreme Court. 10 (a) The Supreme Court [(a)] shall be the highest court of 11 the Commonwealth [and in this court shall be reposed the supreme 12 judicial power of the Commonwealth; 13 (b)]. It shall consist of seven justices, one of whom shall 14 be the Chief Justice[;] and 15 [(c)] shall have such jurisdiction as shall be provided by 16 law. 17 (b) Except as provided by statute, the Supreme Court shall
1 not have King's Bench power.
2 Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General
3 Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the
4 Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to
5 comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article
6 XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the
7 required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in
8 which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after
9 passage of this proposed constitutional amendment.
10 (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this
11 proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the
12 Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the
13 advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the
14 Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required
15 advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such
16 newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of
17 this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the
18 Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment
19 to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first
20 primary, general or municipal election occurring at least three
21 months after the proposed constitutional amendment is passed by
22 the General Assembly which meets the requirements of and is in
23 conformance with section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of
24 Pennsylvania.
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