Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1885-01-15
COUNCIL BILL NO. 2.

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House 0 to ,. D. e. -. 1884. \ bill to
fix the bonds aud paths Of county offers.
The following are its provision.
Src-rios !. That all officers elected
to either of the lpl.owin. Offices, to wiz
County commissi oncrs, county sheriff,
county assessor md collector, probate
Judge, county treasurer, county surveyor,
justices of the peace and constable, shall
qualify aud enter upon the discharge of
the duties Of their rcspcctiuc Offices by
executing the bond. and taking the oath
a, hereinafter prescribed.
| C.2.-That sal! officers shall give
| bond ia the following sums, to.wit :
! County commissioners in the sun FIVE
thousand dollars each county sheriff in
the sum of ten thousand do!lofs; probate
judge two thousand dollars county treas
urer ten thou ana dollars. county asses-
scr and collector ten thousand dollars
county surveyor five hundred dollars !,
county coroner one hundred dollars /;
justices of the peace and constables one
thousand dollars each All official bonds
shall shall be e ccuted by the principal
and two or more surcties, and the bond
of the county commissioners shall be ap-
proved by the county recorder in office,
and all other bonds herein named shall
be approved by the board Of county com
n.issioncrs and endorsed by the chairman
of the board. All bonds shall be eondi-
toned for the faithful discharge of duty
on thespart of the official BY whom given
and shall be payable to the people of the
United States in tho Territory of Idaho.
Proutded, that IN the counties of Ada,
Alturas, Oneida and Nez Perez, the
county assesso n and collector aud county
treasurer shall each give bond in manner
and form herein prescribed in the sum
of fifteen thou sand dollars.
SEC. 3. That each and every county
and precinct officer shall before entering
upon the discharge of his duties take and
subscribe the following oath, to-wit;
| do solemnly swear that | am a male
citizen of the United States over the age
Of ;wenty-oHc years That | had actual
ly resided in Idaho Territory for the pc
Rod of four months and in this county
thirty days next preceding the date Of
my election Cor appointment). That ]
am not m eniber Of any order, sect OF
! organization which teaches, advises OF
encourages the practice Of bigamy or po
lygamy, OF any other crime defined by
law, as a duty or privilege resulting OIL
J arising from the faith or practice of suci
order, sect or organization. Or tina
Il teaches, connsels, encourages or advises
; any person OF persons to commit tn
crime of bigamy, or poiygamy or any 9th
z er crime defined by law as religion
Q duty. That am not bigamist or pc
% lygamist. That | do not either publicl,
OF privately teach, counsel encourage oil
o advise any person or persons to enter in
l. to biganous or polygamous relations o
g into the relation known as Mormon
J. Plural or Celestial Marriage" That
Sc regard the constitution Of the Unite,
IS States and the laws thereof, and of tn,
&c territory as interpreted by the courts a
10 the supreme law of the land, and tina
SIS | will support and uphold the same, tn
lie teachings of any order, sect OF organiza
a. ton to the contrary Notwithstanding, s
ID help me God.
OF SEC. t. That the county commission
ers of each county shall execute the bon
aud take the oath herein prescribed, be
i, fore the county recorder of the
respective countieson the md day of Jan
!, uary $ succeeding each general election
y provided, that should that day fall o
:. Sunday then they shall SO qualify en- tn
- day next succeeding, and shall on til
next Judicial day succeeding their quail
:. hcation, meet and organize by electin
!. one of their number chairman, and sha
% on that day accept the bonds herein r.
quired of the other county officers, an
:. the chairman of the board shall admin,
= ter the oath herein prescribed, to each {
y said officers, and shall cause them to sui
: scribe the same.
. SEC. 5. If from any cause the con
b. missioners should fail to qualify at tn
~ time herein prescribed, and for the perio
!, of ten days after the time herein iixet
II. then 1t shall be the duty of the count
:: recorder to notify the Governor of tn;
:, fact The Governor shall thereupon al
point a sufficient number of persons ,
:; constitute full board of county con
!, misioners, who shall meet within fl,
;, days after being notified of their appoin