Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-10-21
'rsviad Constitutional Amendments.

~ "A jOlut ICuViuSiOu W uttUluit " lilo CICSs
3 ors OF the State Of Idaho, for rejection
. or approval an amendment to section
four ~ Of article eighteen (O Of til
constitution Of the state OF Idaho, re
Iating to the division and creation 0
counties.
Be it resolved by the Legislature OF til,
State OF Idaho.
Section /. That section four "a of ar
tice eighteen Qs Of the constitution o.
the State OF Idaho be amended to read
AS follows:
Section ~. No new counties shall be
established which shall reduce any
county to an area of less than four hun
dred square miles, nor the valuation OF
it's taxable property to less than one
million dollars. Nor shall any new coun-
ty be formed which shall have an area Of
less thar four hundred square miles and
taxable property of less than one mil
lion dollars, as shown by the last preyi-
GUS assessment.
Section III. The question to be sub
mItted to the electors Of the State at the
next general election shall be in form as
follows: Shall section four ~ of article
eighteen QS) OF the constitution OF the
State OF Idaho be SO amended as to pre-
scribe a properly qualification for the
division and creation of counties?
Passed the House March !, 1897.
Passed the Senate March 6, 1897.
Approved March ~, 1897.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No 10.
A joint resolution to submit to the elect
ors Of the State OF Idaho for approval
or rejection, amendments TO sections
seven, eight and nine, OF article
eighteen OF the constitution OF the
State Of Idaho, relating TO the compen-
sation OF county officers.
Be 1t resolved by the Legislature OF the
state of Idaho:
Section l. That section seven, of arti-
Gle eighteen of the constitution of the
State OF Idaho be amended to read as
follows:
Section VII. All county officers, and
deputies when allowed. shall receive, as
full compensation for their services, fix
ed annual salaries, to be paid quarterly
out of the county treasury, as other ex-
penses are paid.
All actual and necessary expenses, in
CURED by any county officer or deputy,
in the performance of his official duties,
shall be legal charge against the coun-
tv, and may be retained by him out of
any fees which may come into his
hands. All fees, which may come into
his hands from whatever source, over
and above his actual and necessary ex-
Denses, shall be turned into a county
at the end Of each quarter. He
hall, at the end of each quarter, file
With the clerk OF the Loard OF county
commissioners. a sworn statement, ac-
ompanied by proper vouchers, showing
u expenses incurred and all fees re-
eived, which must be audited by the
'oard as other accounts.
Section III. That section nine, of arti- 4
lie eighteen OF the constitution OF the !
tate OF Idaho. be amended to read aa
blows:
Section TX. The neglect or refusal of
ny officer or deputy to account for and
ay into the county treasury, any money
sceived, MS fees or compensation, in ex-
sss of his actual and necessary ex-
enses, incurred in the performance OF
is official duties. within ten days after
is quarterly settlement with the county, 3
,all be felony. and the grade of the
line shall be embezzlement of public
Inds, and punishable as provided for
lch offenses.
Section Ill. The questions to be SUBJ
tilted to the electors of the State at the
Ext general election, shall be ms follows:
~. Shall section seven of article
ghteen, of the constitution be 80
nended, as TO provide for the compen-
tion of all county officers by annual
laries instead of fees; and for the pay
ent Of the actual and necessary expen-
8 of such officers instead of mileage?
(2). Shall section nine OF article
,hteen OF the constitution be so
,ended as to make it felony for any
unity officer as deputy to neglect or re-
SO to pay into the county treasury all
IS in excess of his actual and necessary
penses.
Passed the House March s, 1897.
Passed the Senate March 8. 1897.