114 AUTHENTIC HISTORY OF LANCASTER COUNTY. 



Section VIII. The Judges of the courts of common Pleas shall, 

 within their respective counties, have the like powers with the Judges 

 of the Supreme Court, to issue writs of Certiorari to the Justices of the 

 Peace, and to cause their proceedings to be brought before them, and the 

 like right and justice to be done. 



Section IX. The President of the courts in each circuit, within such 

 circuit, and the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, within their re- 

 spective counties, shall be Justices of the Peace, so far as relates to 

 criminal matters. 



Section X. The Governor shall appoint a competent number of Jus- 

 tices of the Peace, in such convenient districts, in each county, as are or 

 shall he directed by law : They shall be commissioned during good be- 

 haviour; but may be removed on conviction of misbehaviour in office, 

 or of any infamous crime, or on the address of both Houses of the Legis- 

 lature. 



Section XL A Eegister's office for the probate of wills and granting 

 letters of administration, and an office for the recording of Deeds shall 

 be kept in each county. 



Section XII. The style of all process shall be, The Commonwealth 

 OF 'Pennsylvania ; all prosecutions shall be carried on in the name and 

 by the authority of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and conclude, 

 AGAINST the PEACE AND DIGNITY OF THE SAME. 



ARTICLE VI. 



Section I. Sheriffs and Coroners shall, at the times and places of elec- 

 tion of Representatives, be chosen by the citizens of each county: Two 

 persons shall be chosen for each office, one of whom for each respectively 

 shall be appointed by the Governor. They shall hold their offices for 

 three years, if they shall so long behave themselves well, and until a 

 successor be duly qualified; but no person shall be twice chosen or ap- 

 pointed Sheriff in any term of six years. Vacancies, in either of the 

 said offices, shall be filled by a new appointment, to be made by the 

 Governor, to continue until the next general election, and until a suc- 

 cessor shall be chosen and qualified as aforesaid. 



Section II. The freemen of this commonwealth shall be armed and 

 disciplined for its defence. Those who conscientiously scruple to bear 

 arms, shall not be compelled to do so ; but shall pay an equivalent for 

 personal service. The military officers shall be appointed in such man- 

 ner, and for such time, as shall be directed by law. 



Section III. Prothonotaries, clerks of the Peace and Orphans' Courts, 

 Recorders of Deeds, Registers of Wills and Sheriffs, shall keep their offices 

 in the county Town of the county in which they respectively shall be 

 officers, unless when the Governor shall, for special reasons, dispense 



