Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-10-08
General Election Decentralization


governors office.
To the Voters of Idaho, Greeting:
Whereas, the laws of the state OF
Idaho provide that general election
the state, for the election OF
state, county and precinct officers, shall
be held on the Tuesday following the
first Monday in November, A. d., 1904;
Now. therefore, by virtue OF authority
vested in me as governor, and in COM
pliance with the constitution and laws
Of the state of Idaho, 1 do hereby direct
and proclaim that general election
shall be held by the qualified electors
of the state of Idaho, at the established
voting places within this state.
On Tuesday, the 9th day of November
A. D. 1904
for the election of the following Of
ficers:
ELECTORS
Three presidential electors.
CONGRESSMAN
One representative to the Fifty
Ninth Congress-.
STATE OFFICERS
One governor. one lieutenant gov
ernor, one secretary of state, one attor-
ney general, one state auditor, one state
treasurer, one superintendent OF pubic
instruction, one inspector of mines, ana
one judge of the supreme court
LEGISLATIVE OFFICERS
Senate
The several counties of the state one
senator each.
House of representatives
The several counties OF the state
members, as follows:
Ada, four. Nez Perce' Jour-
Idaho, three. Canyon, three'
Bannock, three. Oneida, three.
Kootenai, three. Cassia, one.
Bear Lake. two. Owyhee, one.
Iatah, three. Custer. one.
bingham. three. Shoshone, four.
I.emhi. one. Gilmore, one.
blaine. two. Washington. two.
/ Lincoln. one. Fremont, FOUR.
| Boise, one.
COUNTY AND PRECINCT
OFFICERS
| In each county Of the state of Idaho
a sheriff, a county treasurer, who Is
ex- officio public administrator,
county assessor who Is ex-ofticio ta'
collector, a probate judge, a count!
superintendent of public instruction
county attorney, coroner, a surveyor
three county commissioners, each o
whom shall be an elector of the dis
trict he represents, two justices OF tn
peace and one constable in each pre-
cinct. and in and for the county of FL
more a clerk of the district court, wh
Is ex-officio auditor and recorder, t
fill an unexpired term.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Also, that the following amendmer
to the constitution Of the state
Idaho be voted on at said election, to
: wit:
Amendment to section 10 of article
:. Section 10. The board of count
!, commissioners shall consist OF thr'
!, members. whose terms of office sha
: be four years, one of whom shall
elected at the regular election In ls'
:, for a term Of four years and two sha
= be elected at the same election for
term Oh TWO years aiu SASiA
;. shall be elected for term of four yea
n at the regular election thereafter.
"A The question to be submitted to
~ electors of the state of Idaho at sa
A. election shall be as follows. to-wit:
IN Shall section 10 of article IL OF I
no constitution of the state of Idaho
IN SO amended as to permit the coun
ch commissioners to be elected Tor tel
of four years?
g. In testimony whereof, I have hel
DIS unto set my hand and caused to be
mt fixed the great seal Of the state. dc
ez at Boise, the capital of Idaho, this i
ok day of September, A. d. 1904, ana
independence of the United States
" America, the one hundredth and tw'
,e- ty-ninth. J. L. MonniSoN'
~ (SeaD Governor
SO, Attest:
rs; WILL H. GIBSON.
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