If no court fliould have been held during the quarter, there fliall be no dedudion.
There fliall moreover be a Court of Im- peachments to confiil: of three members of the Council *of State, one of each of the fuperior Courts of Chancery, Common Law, and Admiralty, two members of the houfe of delegates and one of the Senate, to be chofen by the body refpeftively of [ 421 i which they are. Before this court any member of the three branches of government, that is to fay, the governor, any member of the council, of the tvi^o houfes of legiflature, or of the fuperior courts, may be impeached by the governor, the council, or either of the faid houfes or courts, and by no other, for fuch mifbeha- viour in office as would be fufficient to remove him therefrom: and the only fen- tence they fliall have authority to pafs ftiall be that of deprivation and future incapacity of office. Seven members Ihall be requi- fite to make a court, and two thirds of thofe prefent mud concur in the fentence»
Los delitos cognoscibles por este tribunal no lo serán por ningún otro, y serán jueces del hecho así como jueces de la ley.
Los justicios o jueces de los tribunales inferiores ya establecidos, o que en adelante se establezcan, serán nombrados por el gobernador, con el consejo del consejo de estado, y desempeñarán sus cargos mientras observen buena conducta, o durante la existencia de su tribunal.
Por quebrantamiento de la buena conducta, serán juzgados conforme a las leyes del país, ante el Tribunal de Apelaciones, el cual será juez de los hechos tanto como de la ley.
La única sentencia que tendrán autoridad para dictar será la de destitución e incapacidad futura para el cargo, y dos tercios de los miembros presentes deberán concurrir en dicha sentencia.