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ceding their election or appointment in the judicial circuit,
as the case may be, for which they may be respectively
elected or appointed. They shall be not less than thirty
years of age at the time of their election or appointment,
and shall be selected from those who have been admitted to
practice Law in this State, and who are most distinguished
for integrity, wisdom and sound legal knowledge.

SEC. 3. The Judges of the said several Courts shall be
elected in the Counties by the qualified voters in their
respective Judicial Circuits, as hereinafter provided, at the
general election to be held on the Tuesday after the first
Monday in November next, and in the City of Baltimore,
on the fourth Wednesday of October next. Each of the
said judges shall hold his office for the term of fifteen years
from the time of his election, and until his successor is
elected and qualified, or until he shall have attained the age
of seventy years, whichever may first happen, and be re-
eligible thereto until he shall have attained the age of
seventy years, and not thereafter; but in case of any Judge
who shall attain the age of seventy years whilst in office,
such Judge may be continued in 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. ID case of the inability of any of said Judges to dis-
charge his duties with efficiency, by reason of continued
sickness, or of physical or mental infirmity, it shall be in
the power of the General Assembly, two-thirds of the
members of each House concurring, with the approval of
the Governor, to retire said Judge from office.

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

SEC. 5. After the election for Judges, as hereinbefore
provided, there shall be held in this State, in every fifteenth
year thereafter, on the Tuesday after the first Monday in
November of such year, an election for Judges as herein