Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-10-28


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No 8.
A joint resolution 10 submit TO the elect
Il 0rs OF the State OF Idaho, for rejection
or approval an amendment TO section
four a. of article eighteen Q0 of the
constitution OF the State OF Idaho, re-
lating to the division and creation Of
counties.
Be it resolved by the Legislature Of the
State Of Idaho.
Section /. That section four ~ of ar
ticle eighteen 18) of the constitution OF
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
bred square miles, nor the valuation Of
| its 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 II. 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 O8) of the constitution OF the
State Of Idaho be 80 am ended as to pre-
scribe properly qualification for the
division and creation of counties?
Passed the House March l, 1897.
Passed the Senate March 6, 1897.
Approved March IL, 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 it resolved by the Legislature of the
state of Idaho:
Section 1. That section seven, of arti-
lie eighteen of the constitution of the
State of Idaho be amended to read as
Section VII. All county officers, and
deputies when allowed, shall receive, as
ull compensation for their services, fix
d annual salaries, to be paid quarterly
nut of the county treasury, as other ex-
'enses are paid.
All actual and necessary expenses, in
urred by any county officer or deputy,
n the performance OF his official duties,
hall be legal charge against the coun-
v, and may be retained by him out of
ny fees which may come into his
ands. All fees, which may come into
is hands from whatever source, over
nd above his actual and necessary ex-
enses, shall be turned into county
'easury at the end of each quarter. He
nall, at the end of each quarter, file
it'll the clerk of the Loard OF county
sworn statement, ac-
by proper vouchers, showing 1
| expenses incurred and all fees re-
lived, which must be audited by the
BARD as other accounts.
Section II. That section nine, of arti-
e eighteen OF the constitution of the /
ate of Idaho, be amended to read as
llows:
Section TX. The neglect or refusal of
iy officer or deputy to account for and
~ into the county treasury, any money
ceived, as fees or compensation, in ex-
SO of his actual and necessary ex-
'nses, incurred in the performance Of
s official duties. within ten days after !
S quarterly settlement with the county, +
all be felony. and the grade of the
ime shall be embezzement of public
nds, and punishable as provided for
CHI offenses.,
Section III. The questions to be sub
tted to the electors of the State at the /
xt general election, shall be as follows:
~. Shall section seven of article
,hteen, of the constitution be SO
tended, as to provide for the compen-
ion of all county officers by annual
aries instead of fees; and for the pay
mt OF the actual and necessary expen-
n. N