PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE PRINTER'S NO. 789
No. 752 Session of 1995
INTRODUCED BY SHAFFER, RHOADES, BELL, HART, CORMAN AND FISHER, MARCH 10, 1995
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, MARCH 10, 1995
A JOINT RESOLUTION 1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth 2 of Pennsylvania, further providing for trial by jury and 3 waiver of this right. 4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 5 hereby resolves as follows: 6 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of 7 Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI: 8 That Article I, section 6, be amended to read: 9 § 6. Trial by jury. 10 Trial by jury shall be as heretofore, and the right thereof 11 remain inviolate. The General Assembly may provide, however, by 12 law, that a verdict may be rendered by not less than five-sixths 13 of the jury in any civil case. Furthermore, in criminal cases 14 the accused may waive the right to a jury trial only with the 15 consent of the Commonwealth. 16 Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General 17 Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the
1 Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to 2 comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article 3 XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the 4 required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in 5 which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after 6 passage of this proposed constitutional amendment. 7 (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this 8 proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the 9 Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the 10 advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the 11 Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required 12 advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such 13 newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of 14 this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the 15 Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment 16 to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first 17 primary, general or municipal election occurring at least three 18 months after the proposed constitutional amendment is passed by 19 the General Assembly which meets the requirements of and is in 20 conformance with section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of 21 Pennsylvania. C3L83JAM/19950S0752B0789 - 2 -