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1880 History of Blair County - Johnstown, PA

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HISTORY OF ALTOONA AND lU.AlR ColNTV. 33iPIiTc follows ii hi,ulily coiiiidinu'iitary allusion to Jiidiic IMack.] Aswe have seen, oil April 5, 1849, the I'wciit y-fourtli District was created,(icoriic 'raylor, tlicii a yoim.u', '""t able lawyer <strong>of</strong> the lliiiitinu'-(lon har, was ai»i>oint('(l l)y ( Jovcriior .lolmstoii I'rcsidciit -Iiid.iic. Helu'ld liis first court in this c-ounty on the second Monday <strong>of</strong> July, 1849^the summer term lia\'in,-been ag-ain ehanu'cil back from June to July.Under this appointment he contiiitu'd to hohl court until ()ct(jberterm, 1851. In the meantime the amendment to the Constitutionhad been adopted (callcMl amendment <strong>of</strong> 1850) which provichnl for theelection <strong>of</strong> the Jud^-es <strong>of</strong> all the courts ;that their terms should lieten years ; that the terms <strong>of</strong> all Judg'es then in ottice should exi)ireon the first Monday <strong>of</strong> December followin,

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