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Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes (Last Updated: January 27, 2015) |
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Title0 CONSTITUTION OF PENNSYLVANIA |
| History Chronological History |
| ARTICLE I. DECLARATION OF RIGHTS |
| ARTICLE II. THE LEGISLATURE |
| ARTICLE III. LEGISLATION |
| ARTICLE IV. THE EXECUTIVE |
| ARTICLE V. THE JUDICIARY |
| SCHEDULE TO JUDICIARY ARTICLE |
| COURTS OTHER THAN IN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA AND ALLEGHENY COUNTY |
| § 1. The Supreme Court. |
| § 2. The Superior Court. |
| § 3. Commonwealth Court. |
| § 4. The courts of common pleas. |
| § 5. Orphans' court judges. |
| § 6. Courts of common pleas in multi-county judicial districts. |
| § 7. Community courts. |
| JUSTICES, JUDGES AND JUSTICES OF THE PEACE |
| § 8. Justices, judges and justices of the peace. |
| § 9. Associate judges. |
| § 10. Retention election of present justices and judges. |
| § 11. Selection of president judges. |
| MAGISTRATES, ALDERMEN AND JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AND MAGISTERIAL DISTRICTS OTHER THAN IN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA |
| § 12. Magistrates, aldermen and justices of the peace. |
| § 13. Magisterial districts. |
| § 14. Magisterial districts. |
| PROTHONOTARIES AND CLERKS OTHER THAN IN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA |
| § 15. Prothonotaries, clerks of courts, clerks of orphans' courts. |
| THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA |
| § 16. Courts and judges. |
| ALLEGHENY COUNTY |
| § 17. Courts. |
| § 18. Judges. |
| § 19. President judges. |
| § 20. President judges; court divisions. |
| THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH |
| § 21. Inferior courts. |
| CAUSES, PROCEEDINGS, BOOKS AND RECORDS |
| § 22. Causes, proceedings, books and records. |
| COMMISSION AND BOARD |
| § 23. Judicial Qualifications Commission. |
| § 24. Judicial discipline. |
| GENERAL PROVISIONS |
| § 25. Dispensing with trial by jury. |
| § 26. Writs of certiorari. |
| § 27. Judicial districts. |
| § 28. Referendum. |
| § 29. Persons specially admitted by local rules. |
| ARTICLE VI. PUBLIC OFFICERS |
| ARTICLE VII. ELECTIONS |
| ARTICLE VIII. TAXATION AND FINANCE |
| ARTICLE IX. LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
| ARTICLE X. PRIVATE CORPORATIONS |
| ARTICLE XI. AMENDMENTS |
| SCHEDULE NO. 1. (ADOPTED WITH THE CONSTITUTION) |
| § 1. When to take effect. |
| § 2. Former laws remain in force. |
| § 3. Election of Senators. |
| § 4. Election of Senators (continued). |
| § 5. Election of Governor. |
| § 6. Election of Lieutenant Governor. |
| § 7. Secretary of Internal Affairs. |
| § 8. Superintendent of Public Instruction. |
| § 9. Eligibility of present officers. |
| § 10. Judges of Supreme Court. |
| § 11. Courts of record. |
| § 12. Register's courts abolished. |
| § 13. Judicial districts. |
| § 14. Decennial adjustment of judicial districts. |
| § 15. Judges in commission. |
| § 16. President judges; casting lots; associate judges. |
| § 17. Compensation of judges. |
| § 18. Courts of Philadelphia and Allegheny Counties; organization in Philadelphia. |
| § 19. Organization of courts in Allegheny County. |
| § 20. When re-organization of courts to take effect. |
| § 21. Causes pending in Philadelphia; transfer of records. |
| § 22. Causes pending in Allegheny County. |
| § 23. Prothonotary of Philadelphia County. |
| § 24. Aldermen. |
| § 25. Magistrates in Philadelphia. |
| § 26. Term of present officers. |
| § 27. Oath of office. |
| § 28. County commissioners and auditors. |
| § 29. Compensation of present officers. |
| § 30. Renewal of oath of office. |
| § 31. Enforcing legislation. |
| § 32. An ordinance declared valid. |
| § 33. City commissioners of Philadelphia. |
| SCHEDULE NO. 2. (AMENDMENTS OF NOVEMBER 2, 1909) |
| § 1. Adjustments of terms of public officers. |
| Appendix APPENDIX TO CONSTITUTION OF PENNSYLVANIA |
Notation
Constitution of 1874. The Constitution of 1874 was adopted November 3, 1873, by a Constitutional Convention which was called pursuant to the act of April 11, 1872 (P.L.53, No.42). The Constitution was ratified at a special election held December 16, 1873, and went into effect January 1, 1874. This Constitution was amended in 1901, 1909, 1911, 1913, 1915, 1918, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1928, 1933, 1937, 1943, 1945, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1963 and 1965. By statute, 1 Pa.C.S. § 906, the Constitution, as adopted by referendum of December 16, 1873, shall be known and may be cited as the Constitution of 1874.
Constitution of 1968. The Constitution of 1874 was modified and renumbered by extensive amendments on May 17, 1966, November 8, 1966, and May 16, 1967; and by proclamation of the Governor of July 7, 1967, P.L.1063, pursuant to the act of August 17, 1965 (P.L.345, No.180). Proposals 1 through 7 to amend the Constitution were recommended by a Constitutional Convention which was called pursuant to the act of March 15, 1967 (P.L.2, No.2). The proposals were approved by the electorate on April 23, 1968. By statute, 1 Pa.C.S. § 906, the Constitution, as amended by referenda of May 17, 1966, November 8, 1966, May 16, 1967, and April 23, 1968, and as numbered by proclamation of the Governor of July 7, 1967, shall be known and may be cited as the Constitution of 1968.
Section Headings. Section headings were not contained in the Constitution as adopted by referendum of December 16, 1873, but were either added by various constitutional amendments or promulgated on June 11, 1974, P.L.1573, by the Director of the Legislative Reference Bureau with the approval of the Attorney General under statutory authority contained in 1 Pa.C.S. § 905.
Explanation of Amendment Notes. Unless otherwise noted, amendments are referred to by date of adoption by the electorate together with a reference to the applicable joint resolution (J.R.) or, in rare cases, concurrent resolution (C.R.) adopted by the General Assembly and the page in the Laws of Pennsylvania (P.L.) in which the joint resolution or concurrent resolution was published.