The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-03-02

fishing such new county, nor shall
any new county be established which
shall reduce any county to an area
of less than four hundred square
miles, nor the valuation of its taxa
BILE property to less than one million
dollars. Nor shall any new county
be formed which shall have an area
of less than four hundred square
miles and taxable property of less
than one million dollars, as shown
by the last previous assessment.
SECTION 2. The question to be
submitted to the electors of the state
at the next general election shall be
as follows, towit:
Shall Section Of article XVIII
of the constitution of the State of
Idaho be so amended as to prohibit
the establishment of 4 new county
unless majority of the qualified
electors of the territory proposed to
be included in such new county shall
vote in favor thereof?
SECTION 8. The secretary of
state is hereby authorized to make
publication of said constitutional
amendment in each county, in one
newspaper of general circulation
published in the county for six con-
secutive weeks prior to said general
election, the price of said publica-
tion not to exceed the sum of fifteen
dollars for each paper.
RESOLUTION NO. 9.
BY Christensen.
To be submitted to the electors of
the State of Idaho for rejection or
approval, proposing an amend
ment to Section 8, Article XVIII |
Of the constitution of Idaho, and |
relating to the division of counties
and the creation of new counties.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LECIsLA-
TURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO:
SECTION /. That Section 8 Of
Article XVIII of the Constitution of
The State of Idaho be amended to ,
read as follows:
SECTION 8. No county shall be
divided nor any new county created
lnless upon petition of Z majority
# the qualified electors of the county !
ought to be divided or out Of which ;
new county is sought to be created, o
nd unless two-thlrds of the quail
ed electors of the county voting on n
ne proposition at special election "
allied for the purpose shall vote in p
lvor of such division of the county fc
r such creation of 4 new county. ii
UGH petition shall be addressed and az
to the board of county tn
who shall fix and tn
.signate the lines upon which the IT
unity is to be divided and the as
'undariss of the new county sought of
be created. No person shall vote tn
any speeial election Who has not Gu
sided in the county six months and m;
the precinct ninety days A no
oPosition to divide county or to col
.ate a new county shall not be oft
omitted more than once in four dol
ars. When any part of tina county aft
stricken off and attached to an the
Ier county, the part stricken off anC
IL be held to pay its ratable pro- it
ton Of all then existing liabilities or
the county from which it is taken. ser
SECTION 3. The question to be vid
mitted to the electors of the state futI
he NEXT general election shall be viii
follows: mu.
hall Section 8 Of Article XVIII the
he constitution Of Idaho, be so acc
.nded as to prohibit the division =
county or the creation of new
nty unless upon petition of a :
ority of the qualified electors of
county sought to be divided or |Ail
of which new county is sought 81
. created, and unless tvo-thirds For
be qualified electors of the county F,
ng on the proposition at a spec appl