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he shall have attained the age of seventy years, and not

after.

SEC. 4. Any Judge shall be removed from office by the

Removal of
Judges

Governor on conviction in a court of law, of incompetency,

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of willful neglect of duty, misbehavior in office, or any

other crime; or on impeachment according to this Consti-

tution, 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 had opportunity of making

his defence.

SEC. 5. In case of the death, resignation, removal, or

Provisioned in case
of death, &c.

other disqualification of a Judge of any Court of this

State, except of the Orphans' Courts, the Governor, by

and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall there-

upon appoint a person duly qualified to fill said office until

the next general election thereafter, whether for Members

of the General Assembly or County officers, whichever

shall first occur, at which time an election shall be held as

herein prescribed for a Judge, who shall hold said office

for the term of fifteen years, and until the election and

qualification of his successor.

SEC. 6 All Judges shall, by virtue of their offices, be

Judges to be Con-
servators of the

conservators of the peace throughout the State, and no

Peace

fees or perquisites, commission or reward of any kind, shall

No fees to Judges.

be allowed to any Judge in this State, besides his annual

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salary or fixed per diem for the discharge of any Judicial

1 Md. 868.

duty.

SEC. 7. No Judge shall sit in any case wherein he may

Judges disquali-
fied &c

be interested, or where either of the parties may be con-

1852, ch. 253.

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.

SEC 8. The General Assembly shall provide for the trial

Trial of caused on
. disqualification.

of causes in case of the disqualification of the Judge

1852, ch 68.

of the Superior Court of Baltimore city, the Court of

1853, ch. 299 4 425.

Common Pleas, the Circuit Court of Baltimore city, and

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1858, ch 316 & 428.

the Criminal Court of Baltimore, and also in case of the