Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-09-24

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Section THAT sections II and
II OF Article V. of the constitution
CT the State OF Idaho be and the
same are hereby repealed and an
nulled.
Section 2.-That Section of
Article V. Of the Constitution o. the
State of Idaho be amended TO read
as follows:
Section 2.-Thc juii:al POWERS
OF the State shall bs vested IN a
court for the trial Of impeachments,
supreme court, district courts,
courts Of Justices Of the peace, and
such other courts inferior to the SUI
preme courts as may be established
BY law for any Incorporated city.
town or village.
Section 3.-That Section II Of
Article v. Of the Constitution OF the
State of Idaho be amended to read
as follows:
Section 49, The salary o. the
justices of the Supreme Court, until
otherwise provided by the legisla-
ture. shall be four thousand dollars
each per annum, and the salary Of
the judges Of the district court shah
be a. otherwise provided BY Law.
and no Justice Of the Supreme Court.
or Judge Of tho district court, SHAH
be paid his salary. or any part
thereof. unless he shall FIRST have
taken and subscribed an oath that
there IL not In his hands any matter
In controversy not decided By him
which had been finally sub,nitted
tor his consideration ana determine
ton thirty days prior to tbs taxing
and subscribing such. oath.
Section 4.-That Section 20 Of
Article v. Of .tAA Consti. lion Of tn
state OF Idaho 30 amended to Rad
a follows:
Section 2o.-rhe District court
shall have original jurisdictio In
ell cases. both at law and IN equity.
and In all matters OF probate. set-
Element Of estates Of deceased per-
sons and appointment OF guar.iians,
end such appellate jurisdictson a
10 now and may hereafter he ION ftr.
rcd by law.
Section s.-That Section - IT
Article v. Of the Constitution Of the
State Of Idaho be amended to read AZ
follows:
Section 24.-Fsch county in the
State Of idaho shall be AMI cnrsti-
tute q iud:"lal district ani thee
shall be IN erch O. said .counti.s 4
district court. for each of which at
least one Judge shall be elected by
the qualified electors Of SAIL dis
trict at the general state election:
Provided. however. That any county
in which the total vote for COVER
nor at the last general election was
not at least two thousand votes,
shall be united with an adjoining
county in the election Of a Judge and
there shall be only one Judge elect
ed for said united counties until
said counties shall each have cast at
. general state election at least two
thousand votes for governor, and
until said time only one Judge shall
be elected for the following coun-
ties. to-wit: Boise and Ada, ona
Judge: Cassia and Lincoln, ora
Judge; Custer and Lemhi. one Judge:
Elmore and Blaine. one Judge; and
cwyhee and Canyon, one Judge:
Provided further. That when any
judicial district shall cast over eight
thousand votes for governor at any
general state election, an addition
al 1udga shall be elected therein
for each additional eight thousand
votes, or major part thereof, there
after In said district, any one or
more Of whom may hold court, and
there may be as many sessions Of
said court. at the same time, as
there are Judges thereof. The said
Judges shall choose from their own
rumber a presiding Judge, who may
be removed at their pleasure He
shall distribute the business Of the
court among the Judges thereof, ana
prescribe the order OF business. In
districts composed Of but one county
there shall be no terms Of court, Blu.
the court shall be open continuously
for the transaction of business. In
districts composed Of two counties |
the judges shall hold tho district |
courts OF both Of said counties In
accordance with such rules for the
dispatch OF business - he msy al
opt. ThA oourta nhall hA alva