Justices of the peace, from two to five, are elected in each township and city ward, for five years.

Sheriffs and coroners are elected annually in their respective counties, and may be re-elected until they shall have served three years; after which they are ineligible for three years.

Amendments must be agreed to by two successive legislatures, a majority of all the members elected to each house concurring, and be ratified by the electors at an election held for that purpose.  Amendments, (if more than one,) must be submitted separately; and not oftener than once in five years.

Pennsylvania.

A Constitution was adopted in 1776; another in 1790; the present one in 1838.

Electors. White freemen, having resided in the state one year, in the election district ten days, and paid a tax within two years; if between twenty-one and twenty-two years, they need not have paid the tax.  An elector having removed from the state and returned, may vote after six months residence in the state, and ten days in the district, and the payment of taxes.

Legislature—­called general assembly.  Representatives are chosen annually, and apportioned every seven years among the counties according to the number of taxable inhabitants; number not less than sixty, nor more than one hundred.  Age, twenty-one; residence in the state three years, one in the district.  Senators are chosen for three years, (one-third every year,) in districts, not more than two in any district, unless the taxable inhabitants in any city or county entitle it to elect more; but no city or county may elect more than four.  The whole number may not be less than one-fourth nor greater than one-third of the number of representatives.  Twenty-five years; state residence, four years; district, one year.

Quorum, a majority of each house.  Bills passed against the veto by two-thirds majorities.  Bills not returned by the governor within ten days, become laws, unless their return is prevented by adjournment.

Executive. The governor is elected for three years, and may not hold the office more than six years in nine Age, thirty years; a citizen and inhabitant of the state, seven years.  No lieutenant-governor.

A secretary is appointed by the governor during pleasure.  A treasurer is chosen annually by joint assembly.

Judiciary. Supreme court, the judges elected for fifteen years; courts of oyer and terminer and general jail delivery in the counties, held by judges of the supreme court and court of common pleas; a court of common pleas in each judicial district, which may not include more than five counties, the presiding judge to hold his office for ten years, the associates for five years; a court of quarter sessions and orphans’ court for each county, held by judges of the common pleas; a register’s court for each county, composed of the register of wills and judges of the common pleas; and courts held in the several townships, wards, and boroughs, by justices of the peace or aldermen elected by the voters therein, for five years.  Judges of the supreme court are elected by the people of the state at large; others are chosen in the districts or counties over which they preside.