Section 11. Justices of the peace and aldermen
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Justices of the peace and aldermen
Except as otherwise provided in this Constitution, justices of the peace or aldermen shall be elected in the several wards, districts, boroughs or townships, by the qualified electors thereof, at the municipal election, in such manner as shall be directed by law, and shall be commissioned by the Governor for a term of six years. 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.
Justices of the peace and aldermen
Except as otherwise provided in this Constitution, justices of the peace or aldermen shall be elected in the several wards, districts, boroughs and townships at the time of the election of constables, by the qualified electors thereof, in such manner as shall be directed by law, and shall be commissioned by the Governor for a term of five years. 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.
Of justices of the peace
Justices of the peace or aldermen shall be elected in the several wards, boroughs, and townships at the same time of the election of constables by the qualified voters thereof, in such number as shall be directed by law, and shall be commissioned by the Governor for a term of five years; but no township, ward or borough shall elect more than two justices of the peace or aldermen without the consent of a majority of the qualified electors without such township, ward or borough.
Of justices of the peace
The Governor shall appoint a competent number of Justices of the Peace, in such convenient districts, in each county, as are or shall be directed by law: They shall be commissioned during good behaviour; but may be removed on conviction of misbehaviour in office, or of any infamous crime, or on the address of both houses of the legislature.
Justices of the Peace shall be elected by the Freeholders of each City and County respectively, that is to say, two or more persons may, be chosen for each Ward Township or District as the Law shall hereafter direct: And their names shall be returned to the President in Council, who shall Commissionate one or more of them for each Ward, Township or District so returning for seven years, removable for Misconduct by the General Assembly. But if any City or County, Ward, Township, or District in this Common Wealth shall hereafter Incline to change the manner of appointing their Justices of the Peace as settled in this Article, the General Assembly may make Laws to regulate the same agreeable to the desire of a Majority of the Freeholders of the City or County, Ward, Township, or District so applying. No Justice of the Peace shall sit in the General Assembly unless he first resigns his Commission, nor shall he be allowed to take any Fees, nor any Salary or allowance except such as the future Legislature may grant.
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