lishes the distinction between actions at law and suits in
equity.]

[Sidenote: Feigned issues abolished.]

SECTION 1. The distinctions between actions at law and suits in equity,
and the forms of all such actions and suits, shall be abolished; and
there shall be in this State but one form of action for the enforcement
or protection of private rights or the redress of private wrongs, which
shall be denominated a civil action; and every action prosecuted by the
people of the State as a party against a person charged with a public
offense, for the punishment of the same, shall be termed a criminal
action. Feigned issues shall also be abolished, and the fact at issue
tried by order of Court before a jury.

[Sidenote: Division of Judicial powers.]

SEC. 2. The judicial power of the State shall be vested in a Court for
the Trial of Impeachments, a Supreme Court, Superior Courts, Courts of
Justices of the Peace, and such other courts inferior to the Supreme
Court as may be established by law.

[Sidenote: Trial court of impeachment.]

SEC. 3. The Court for the Trial of Impeachments shall be the Senate. A
majority of the members shall be necessary to a quorum, and the
judgment shall not extend beyond removal from and disqualification to
hold office in this State; but the party shall be liable to indictment
and punishment according to law.

[Sidenote: Impeachment.]

SEC. 4. The House of Representatives solely shall have the power of
impeaching. No person shall be convicted without the concurrence of
two-thirds of the Senators present. When the Governor is impeached, the
Chief Justice shall preside.

[Sidenote: Treason against the State.]

SEC. 5. Treason against the State shall consist only in levying war
against it, or adhering to its enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No
person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two
witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court. No
conviction of treason or attainder shall work corruption of blood or
forfeiture.

[Sidenote: Supreme court justices.]

SEC. 6. The Supreme Court shall consist of a Chief Justice and four
Associate Justices.

[Sidenote: Terms of the supreme court.]

SEC. 7. The terms of the Supreme Court shall be held in the city of
Raleigh, as now, unless otherwise provided by the General Assembly.

[Sidenote: Jurisdiction of supreme court.]

SEC. 8. The Supreme Court shall have jurisdiction to review, upon
appeal, any