office by the General Assembly for such further time as
they may think fit, not to exceed the term for which he
was elected, by a resolution to be passed at the session
next preceding his attaining said age. In case of the in-
ability of either of said Judges to discharge his duties
with efficiency, by reason of continued sickness, or of
physical or mental infirmity, it shall bee in the power
of the (General Assembly, two-thirds of the members of
each House concurring, with the approval of the Gover-
nor. to retire said Judge from office.
REMOVAL OF JUDGES.

SEC. 4. 'Any Judge shall be removed from office by the
Governor, on conviction, in a Court of Law, of iucompe-
tency, of wilful neglect of duty, misbehavior in office, or
any other crime, or on impeachment according to this
Constitution, of the laws of this State; or on the address
of the General Assembly, two-thirds of each House con-
curring in such address, and the accused having been
notified of the charges against him, and having had op-
portunity of making his defence.

GOVERNOR TO APPOINT IN CASE OF VACANCY.
SEC. 5. After the election for judges, to be held as
above mentioned, upon the expiration of the term, or in
case of the death, resignation, removal, or other disquali-
fications of any judge, the Governor shall appoint a
person duly qualified to fill said office, who shall hold the
same until the next general election for members of the
General Assembly, when a successor shall be elected,
whose tenure of office shall bo the same, as hereinbefore
provided. (Amended by Act of 1880, chapter 417, and
ratified by the people in November, .1881.

JUDGES TO BE CONSERVATORS OF THE PEACE.
SEC. 6. All judges shall, by virtue of their offices, be
conservators of the peace throughout the State; and no
fees, or perquisites, commissions, or reward of any kind.
shall be allowed to any judge iu this State, besides his
annual salary, for the discharge of any judicial duty.

JUDGES DISQUALIFIED.

SEC. 7. No judges shall sit in any case wherein he may
be interested, or where either of the parties may be con-
nected with him, by affinity or consanguinity, within
such degrees as now are or may hereafter be prescribed
by law, or where he shall have been of counsel in the
case.