Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-09-12
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STATE OF IDAHO.
PROCL1M1TION FOR A
GENERAL ELECTION,
By the Governor.

than ninety days after the date OF admission
ior the election OF Representative in Con
County, Township and other officers created
and made elective by the Constitution; and
WHEREAS II is provided in the aforesaid Ac;
of Congress that the law for the registration of
voters of Idaho shall be enforced at the firsi
election held under the Constitution; now
THEREFORE, BY authority vested in me as
Governor, and in compliance with the Act of
Congress admitting into the Union the State oi
Idaho, and under the provisions of the Consti.
tuition OF the State of Idaho, do hereby direct
ana proclaim that an election shall be held by
the usual voting places. or in such places as
may be provided in each precinct on the LIST
| DAY OF october, 1890, for the purpose of elect
Ing the following officers, namely:
A Representative in Congress for the unex.
| plred term OF the Fffty-hrst Congress- and a
Representative in the Fiftysecond Congress.
4 Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary
OF state, State Treasurer, State Auditor Attor.
| ney-General. superintendent OF Public Instruc-
uqn' ana three &c Justices Of the Supreme Court
trict Judge and one District Attorney, said Ju-
dicial Districts being composed as follows:
| The First Judicial District consists of the
| Counties OF Shoshone and kootenai
The Second District consists of the Counties
of Latah. Nez Perez and Idaho
| The Third District consists of the Countias of
washington, Ada, Boise and Owyhee
| Inc Fourth District consists of the Counties
OF Cassia, Elmore, Logan and Alturas.
| The Fifth District consists of the Counties of
Bear Lake Bingham Oneida, Custer and Lemhi
Inc following County officers shall be elect
ca. nnameiy; Three County Commissioners.
Sherlf, county treasurer, who is cx-o1fcio
Public Administrator; "a Probate Judge who is
eX-olhcio County superintendent of Public In
structlon; County Assessor, who /, ex Otico
! Tax Collector; Il Clerk of the District Cont
who is ex oficio Auditor and Recorder: n
County Surveyor and County Coroner.
Two Justices OF the Peace and one Constable
! shall be elected in each precinct
Ihere shall he elected eighteen Senators and
thirty-six members of the House of Represen-
| fftfi fter tl..V
the state OF Idaho, by districts as follows:
The First Senatorial District, consisting of
| the County of Shoshone two Senators
| The Second District, consisting OF the Conn
| ties OF kootenal ana Latlh, one senator.
Inc Third District, consisting of the Counties
| of Nez Perez and Idaho, one Senator
| The Fourth District, consisting of the Conn
ties of Nez Perez and Latah, one Senator
! The Fifth District, consisting of the County
oil Latah, one Senator.
| The Sixth District, consisting of tha County
| OF Boise, one Senator.
| The Seventh District, consisting of the Couutv
! OF custer, one Senator.
The Eighth District, cons sting OF the Comfy
| OF Lemhi, one senator
The Ninth District, consisting of the Countv
| OF Logan, one Senator.
The Tenth District, consisting of the Cauntv. os
Bingham, one Senator.
The Eleventh District, consisting of the Conn.
ties OF Bear Lake, oneida and bingham one
Senator.
The Twelfth District, consisting OF the Coun-
ties of Owyhee and Cassia, one senator
The Thirteeeth District, consisting of tho
County OF Elmore, one Senator.
The Fourteenth District, consisting of the
county OF Alturas, one senator.
The Fifteenth District, consisting of the
County of Ada, two Senators.
The sixteenth District consisting of the
County of Washington, one Senator
Representatives in the Legislature shall he
elected in Districts and Counties, as follows:
The County OF Ada, three Representatives
Inc Counties OF Ada and Elmore one Repre-.
sentative.
The County of Alturas, two Representatives.
The County of Boise two Representatives
The County OF Bear Lake, one Representative
The County of Bingham, three REPRESENTATIVES
The County OF Cassia, one Representatives
The County of Custer. two Representatives.
This County of Elmore, one Representative
The County of Idaho, one Representative
:, The Counties OF Idaho and Nez Perez, one
Representative.
The County OF Kootenai, one REPRESENTATIVE
The County OF Latah, two Representatives
The Counties of Kootenai and Latah one
The County OF Logan. two Representatives.
The County of Lemhi, two Representatives
Inc Inc County OF Nez Perce, one Representative
The County OF Oneida. one Representative
The County of Owyhee, one Representative
=. The County of Shoshone, four Representa-
tives
The County OF Washington, two Representa.
tives
The Counties of Bingham, Logan and Altur-
as, one Representative.
The Representatives in Congress, Governor
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Secretary OF State State
Auditor, State Treasurer, Attorney General Su-
Perintendent Of Public Instruction and the
Justices OF the supreme Court shall be elected
by the electors of the State at large
The District Judges and District ATTORNEYS
shall be elected by the electors OF their respect
i've districts.
All State and District officers uust onolis,
and enter upon the discharge of their respect.
i've duties within thirty days after they have
been declared elected, as provided in the Con
stitution.
All County and Precinct officers shall assume
the duties of their respective offices on the see
ond Monday in January, 1891, as provided by
Act of Congress.
In pursuance of the provisions of the Consti
tuition, all officers elected at the first election
held after the admission of Idaho, shall hold
their offices until the Legislature shall provide
by law for the election OF their successors and
until such successors are elected and qualified
The several Boards of County Commission.
erS Will assemble at the County Seat of their
respective Counties on the 2sth day of July.
1870, and will proceed to order an election To he
held on the LIST day of October, 1880 for the
election of all officers, State, District CountH
and Precinct, and members of the Legislature
ana member oil Congress, as herenbefore pro-
vided; and shall cause notices thereof to he
given in the manner and for the length of
time provided by the laws of the Territory in !
cases of general elections for Delegates to Con
gress and County and other officers Said cleo. |
ton shall he conducted in all respects in the |
same manner as provided by the laws of the |
Territory for general elections, and the returns
thereof shall be made and canvassed in the |
same manner and by the same authority as
but the returns for Members of Congress and |
all State and District officers and members nj |
the Legislature shall be made to the Secretary
of the Board of Canvassers. The Governor |
Secretary. Controller and Attorney-General.an
the President of the Constitutional Convention
or majority of them, shall constitute board
OF Canvassers TO canvass the vote for Members
of Congress, State and District officers. and
members of the Legislature, and they shall is
sue certificates of elections to all persons elec-
ted to said offices severally.
The Canvassing Boards of the several conn.
ties shall issue certificates of election TO the
several persons found by them to have been
elected to the several County and Precinct Of
fees.
The act for the admission of Idaho into tho
Union of States provides that 1.-THE law Of the
Territory OF Idaho for the registration of voters
shall apply to the first election of State district
and other officers held after the admission OF
Idaho" In compliance with the above provis.
ion for the enforcement of the Registration
Law OF Idaho at the first election held \ flor tho
admission of Idaho n State the County Com
missioners in each County will appoint Regis
trars for each election precinct in their respect
I've Counties. and Will provide the Registrars
with all necessary books and blanks for the
purpose OF registration as provided by law
The Constitution of the State of Idaho pro.
vldes that the election shall be held not later
than ninety days after the admission Of the
territory as state The time intervening be
fore the election being less than that contem-
plated by the Registration Act will, therefore
require change of time and dates for registra,
ZION by the Board of County Commissioners of
each County. The spirit and intent of the Reg
lstration Law must be complied with
The attention of County Commissioners. Reg.
strars and Judges of Election Is called TO an
act of the Fifteenth Session of the Idaho Leris-
azure. approved January %, 1889 entitled IAN
Act To amend Section sol, Revised Ststntas III
IDAHO" which law must be enforced bv Regis
rars and Judges Of Election Attention is also
invited to Section three 81, Article Six (6), suf-