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The county of Washington shall elect four members, and shall be divided into two districts, as follows:

The boroughs of Burgettstown, Canonsburg, Claysville, East Washington, Hous ten, McDonald, Midway, Washington, West Alexander, and West Middletown; and the townships of Blaine, Buffalo, Canton, Cecil, Chartiers. Cross Creek, Donegal, East Finley, Hanover, Hopewell, Independence, Jefferson, Morris, Mount Pleasant, North Franklin, Robinson, Smith, South Franklin, South Strabane, and West Finley, shall constitute the first district, and elect two members.

The residue of the county of Washington, not included in the first district, shall constitute the second district, and elect two members.

The county of Wayne shall elect one member.

The county of Westmoreland shall elect six members, and shall be divided into two districts, as follows:

The boroughs of Bolivar, Cokeville, Derry, Donegal, Latrobe, Ligonier, Livermore, Mount Pleasant, New Alexandria. New Florence, Seward, and Youngstown: and the townships of Cook, Derry, Donegal, Fairfield, Ligonier, Loyalhanna, Mount Pleasant, Saint Clair, and Unity, shall constitute the first district, and elect three members

The residue of the county of Westmoreland, not included in the first district, shall constitute the second district, and elect three members.

The county of Wyoming shall elect one member.

The county of York shall elect three members, and shall be divided into three districts, as follows:

The city of York shall constitute the first district, and elect one member.

The boroughs of Dillsburg, Dover, Franklintown, Goldsboro, Hanover, Hellam Lewisberry, Manchester, Mount Wolf, New Salem, North York, Spring Grove, Wellsville, West York, Wrightsville, and York Haven; and the townships of Carroll, Conewago, Dover, East Manchester, Fairview, Franklin, Heidelberg, Hel lam, Jackson, Manchester, Monaghan, Newberry, North Codorus, Paradise, Penn. Spring-Garden, Springettsbury, Warrington, Washington, and West Manchester, shall constitute the second district, and elect one member.

The residue of the county of York, not included in the first or second districts, shall constitute the third district, and elect one member.

Section 2. The foregoing apportionment is based on the United States decennial census of one thousand nine hundred and twenty. Any township, borough or ward, created since such census and not specificially provided for by this act, shall form a part of the district to which the territory comprised within such township, borough, or ward, is allotted by the provisions of this act, according to the political division existing at the time of such census.

Section 3. The first election under this act shall be held at the general election in the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-two.

The Members of the House of Representatives now in office shall continue in such office until the expiration of their respective terms. *** All other acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.

APPORTIONMENT OF THE STATE INTO JUDICIAL DISTRICTS.

(Act of May 25, 1921, P. L. 1163.)

Section 1 Be it enacted, &c., That the judicial districts of the Commonwealth shall be numbered, composed, designated, and shall each have the number of judges, respectively, as follows:

The first district shall be composed of the city and county of Philadelphia, and shall have fifteen judges, learned in the law, in the common pleas, and five judges, learned in the law, in the orphans' court, and such judges of the muni cipal court as now or may hereafter be provided by law.

The second district, of the county of Lancaster, and shall have two judges, learned in the law, in the common pleas, and one judge, learned in the law, in the orphans' court.

The third district, of the county of Northampton, and shall have three judges, learned in the law, in the common pleas.

The fourth district, of the county of Tioga, and shall have one judge, learned in the law.

The fifth district, of the county of Allegheny, and shall have fourteen judges, learned in the law, in the common pleas, and three judges, learned in the law, in the orphans' court, and such judges of the county court as now or may hereafter be provided by law.

The sixth district of the county of Erie, and shall have two judges learned in the law, in the common pleas, and one judge, learned in the law, in the orphans'

court.

The seventh district, of the county of Bucks, and shall have one judge, learned in the law.

The eighth district, of the county of Northumberland, and shall have two judges, learned in the law.

The ninth district, of the county of Cumberland, and shall have one judge, learned in the law.

The tenth district, of the county of Westmoreland, and shall have three judges, learned in the law, in the Common Pleas, and one judge, learned in the law, n the orphans' court.

The eleventh district, of the county of Luzerne, and shall have five judges, learned in the law, in the Common Pleas, and one judge, learned in the law, in the orphans' court.

The twelfth district, of the county of Dauphin, and shall have three judges, learned in the law.

The thirteenth district, of the county of Greene, and shall have one judge, learned in the law.

The fourteenth district, of the county of Fayette, and shall have two judges, learned in the law, and one judge, learned in the law, in the orphans' court.

The fifteecuth district, of the county of Chester, and shall have two judges, learned in the law.

The sixteenth district, of the county of Somerset, and shall have one judge, learned in the law.

The seventeenth district, of the counties of Union and Snyder, and shall have one judge, learned in the law.

The eighteenth district, of the county of Clarion, and shall have one judge, learned in the law

The nineteenth district, of the county of York, and shall have two judges, learned in the law.

The twentieth district, of the counties of Huntingdon, Bedford, and Mifflin, and shall have one judge, learned in the law.

The twenty-first district, of the county of Schuylkill, and shall have three judges. learned in the law, in the common pleas, and one judge, learned in the law, in the orphans' court.

The twenty-second district, of the county of Wayne, and shall have one judge, learned in the law.

The twenty-third district, of the county of Berks, and shall have two judges, learned in the law, in the common pleas, and one judge, learned in the law, in the orphans' court.

The twenty-fourth district, of the county of Blair, and shall have one judge, learned in the law.

The twenty-fifth district, of the counties of Cameron, Clinton, and Elk, and shall have one judge, learned in the law.

The twenty-sixth district, of the county of Columbia, and shall have one judge, learned in the law. The county of Montour shall be attached to this district. The twenty-seventh district, of the county of Washington, and shall have two judges, learned in the law, in the common pleas, and one judge, learned in the law, in the orphans' court.

The twenty-eighth district, of the county of Venango, and shall have one judge, learned in the law.

The twenty-ninth district, of the county of Lycoming, and shall have one judge, learned in the law.

The thirtieth district, of the county of Crawford, and shall have one judge, learned in the law.

The thirty-first district, of the county of Lehigh, and shall have two judges, learned in the law.

The thirty-second district, of the county of Delaware, and shall have two judges, learned in the law, in the common pleas, and one judge, learned in the law, in the orphans' court.

The thirty-third district, of the county of Armstrong, and shall have one judge, learned in the law.

The thirty-fourth district, of the county of Susquehanna, and shall have one judge, learned in the law.

The thirty-fifth district, of the county of Mercer, and shall have one judge, learned in the law.

The thirty-sixth district, of the county of Beaver, and shall have two judges, learned in the law.

The thirty-seventh district, of the county of Warren, and shall have one judge, learned in the law. The county of Forest shall be attached to this district.

The thirty-eighth district, of the county of Montgomery, and shall have two judges, learned in the law, in the common pleas, and one judge, learned in the law, in the orphans' court.

The thirty-ninth district, of the county of Franklin, and shall have one judge, learned in the law.

The fortieth district, of the county of Indiana, and shall have one judge, learned in the law.

The forty-first district, of the counties of Juniata and Perry and shall have one judge, learned in the law.

The forty-second district, of the county of Bradford, and shall have one judge, learned in the law.

The forty-third district, of the counties of Monroe and Pike, and shall have one judge, learned in the law.

The forty-fourth district, of the counties of Wyoming and Sullivan, and shall have one judge, learned in the law.

The forty-fifth district, of the county of Lackawanna, and shall have three judges, learned in the law, in the common pleas, and one judge, learned in the law, in the orphans' court.

The forty-sixth district, of the county of Clearfield, and shall have one judge, learned in the law.

The forty-seventh district, of the county of Cambria, and shall have two judges, learned in the law, and one judge, learned in the law, in the orphans' court.

The forty-eighth district, of the county of McKean, and shall have one judge, learned in the law.

The forty-ninth district, of the county of Centre, and shall have one judge, learned in the law.

The fiftieth district, of the county of Butler, and shall have one judge, learned in the law.

The fifty-first district, of the counties of Adams and Fulton, and shall have one judge, learned in the law.

The fifty-second district, of the county of Lebanon, and shall have one judge, learned in the law.

The fifty-third district, of the county of Lawrence, and shall have one judge, learned in the law.

The fifty-fourth district, of the county of Jefferson, and shall have one judge, learned in the law.

The fifty-fifth district, of the county of Potter, and shall have one judge, learned in the law.

The fifty-sixth district, of the county of Carbon, and shall have one judge, learned in the law.

And in all cases where a county is or shall be attached to a contiguous district, the qualified voters of said county shall be entitled to vote for the judge or judges

Section 2. The nomination of judges which the qualified electors of any county are entitled to elect of themselves, unconnected with any other county or district, shall be made, held, and conducted, and the returns of votes cast at primary elections for the nomination of such judges shall be made, computed, canvassed, and certified, as now or may be hereafter provided by law.

Section 3. Returns of votes cast in all such counties at the municipal elections for all judges shall be made out by the prothonotary of the court of common pleas of such county, under direction of said court or of the judge or person or persons authorized by law to receive and compute returns in such counties, at its, his, or their meeting to receive and compute the returns of the preceding municipal election. Such returns shall be properly attested by the seal of said court. One of such returns shall be filed and entered in the office of the prothonotary of such Another of such returns such prothonotary shall enclose in a sealed envelope, and direct and immediately mail to the Secretary of the Commonwealth. It shall also be the duty of the prothonotary to deliver a copy of such return to each person elected judge at such municipal election.

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Section 4. In case of the election of a judge or judges in any judicial district composed of two or more counties, or of a single county to which one or more counties is or are attached, as provided by this act, on the day of the sitting of the court or of the judge, person or persons, authorized by law to receive and compute returns in each of such counties, the prothonotary of the court of common pleas shall open, and, in its, his, or their presence, shall make out a return of all votes cast at the preceding municipal election, within each county, for every person voted for as judge. Such return shall be properly attested by the seal of said court. The court or judge or person or persons receiving and compating returns shall thereupon appoint one of the judges of election in said County to take charge of such return and produce the same at a meeting of the judges so appointed in each of the counties comprising said district.

Section 5. In all judicial districts composed of two or more counties, the county commissioners of each county shall appoint one of the judges of elections of such county to take charge of the returns of all votes cast at any primary election in said county for any candidate or candidates for the monination of judge of the courts of said district.

Section 6. In all judicial districts composed of two or more counties, the persons appointed as return judges to compute the vote cast at any municipal or primary election for any judges of the courts of such districts shall meet and cast up the several returns of the counties composing the district on the Tuesday next following the day on which the official computation of the county returns in all of such counties shall have been completed. Such meetings shall be held at the courthouse of one of the counties, taking said counties alternately in alphabetical order.

Section 7. The return judges, having met and cast up the votes of their respective districts, shall execute, under their hands and seals, a general and true return of the whole district, which in case such return is of a municipal election, shall be deposited with the prothonotary of the county wherein the return is executed, or, in case the return is of a primary election, with the county commissioners of such county. Immediately upon the receipt of such return, the pro thonotary or county commissioners, as the case may be, shall make copies of such return, and shall transmit one copy thereof, properly certified, to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, and the other copy or copies, also certified, to the person or persons receiving the highest number of votes cast at the preceding municipal or primary election for the office or offices for which the election was held or the nominations were made in the district.

Section 8. Every return judge shall receive, out of the treasury of his proper county, the sum of ten dollars, for each day actually employed in computing such vote, and, in addition thereto, shall receive ten cents for every mile necessarily traveled in going to and from the place of meeting.

Section 9. In all judicial districts, at the municipal election next preceding the expiration of the term of any judge now or hereafter commissioned, the qualified electors of any county or counties composing such district shall elect a successor to such judge to serve as provided by law.

Section 10. In all districts in which, by the provisions of this act, two or more judges are provided, one of said judges shall be the president judge of said district, and the other or others shall be the additional law judge or judges thereof. The judge of said districts whose commission shall first expire shall be the president judge thereof, except when the president judge has been or shall be reelected, in which case he shall continue to be president judge. The said additional law judge or judges shall possess the same qualifications which are required by the Constitution and laws for the president judge of said district, and shall hold his or their office for a like term and by the same tenure, and shall have the same powers, authority, and jurisdiction, and shall be subject to the same duties, restrictions, and penalties, as the president judge of said district.

Section 11. In all cases where, by the provisions of this act, a district heretofore consisting of more than one county is divided into two or more districts, and in all cases in which counties are transferred from one district to another, the judge now in office shall continue to serve until the expiration of his term of office as judge of the district which, by this act, is given the same number as that of the district in which the said judge has heretofore served. At the municipal election next preceding the expiration of the term of office of any such judge, the electors of the county or counties composing such district shall elect a judge to serve as provided by law.

Section 12. In all districts in which the office of additional law judge or the office of orphans' court judge is created by the provisions of this act, the Governor shall appoint a person, learned in the law and otherwise legally qualified, and commission him as additional law judge or orphans' court judge of such district, as the case may be, to serve until the first Monday of January, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-two.

Section 13. ***All other acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.

Nothing in this act shall be construed to repeal any of the provisions of an act, approved the fifth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and eleven, entitled, "An act to establish a county court for the county of Allegheny, and prescribing its powers and duties; regulating the procedure therein, and providing for the expenses thereof," or the amendments thereto; nor to repeal any of the provisions of an act, approved the twelfth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and thir teen, entitled, "An act establishing a court for the county of Philadelphia, prescribing its jurisdiction and powers; providing for the service of its writs, process, or warrants by the proper officers of the county or city of Philadelphia; regolating the procedure therein, and appeals therefrom, and providing for the expenses thereof," or the amendments thereto.

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