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 farther 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 pre-
ceding his attaining said age. In case of the inability of any
of said Judges to discharge his duties with efficiency, by
reason of continued sickness, or of physical or mental infirm-
ity, 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 incompetency,
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 concurring in such
address, and the accused having been notified of the charges
against him, and having had opportunity of making his
defense.

SEC. 5. After the election for Judges, as hereinbefore pro-
vided, 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
provided; and in case of death, resignation, removal or dis-
qualification by reason of age or otherwise 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 term of office shall be the
same as hereinbefore provided, and upon the expiration of
the term of fifteen years, for which any Judge may be