The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-10-22
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE

BE 1T RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
STATE OF IDAHO,
Section l. That Sections II and FL of
Article V. Of the Constitution of the State of
Idaho be and the same are hereby repealed
and annulled.
Section >. That section of Article v. of
the constitution of the state of Idaho be
amended to read as follows:
Section 2. The judicial power of the state
shall be vested in court for the trial of i'm
peachments, supreme court, district courts,
courtsof justices of the peace, and such
orthercourtS inferior to the supreme courts as
may be established by law for any incor
porated city, town or village.
Section 3. That section II of article of
the Constitution of the state of Idaho be
amended to read as follows: Section ~. The
salary OF the justices of the supreme Court,
until otherwise provided by the legislature,
shall be four thousand dollars each per an
mum, and the salary of the Judges of the dis
trict court shall be as otherwise provided by
law, and no justice OF the supreme court, or
Judge OF the district court, shall be paid his
salary, or any part thereof, unless he shall
Inst have taken and subscribed an oath that
| there is not in his hands any matter in con
troversy not decided by him which had been
finally submitted for his consideration and
determination thirty days prior TO the taking
and subscribing such oath
Section g. That section 20 OF article OF
the constitution of the State of Idaho be
amended to read as follows: Section 20 The
a.. IN
in all cases, both at law and in equity, and
IN all matters of probate, settlement OF estates
Of deceased persons and appointment OF
guardians, and such appellate jurisdiction as
is now and may hereafter be conferred by
law.
Section s That Section a of article v. of
the constitution of the State of Idaho be
amended to read as folows' Section a Each
county in the State OF Idaho shall be and con.
stitute judicial district. and there shall be IN
each OF said counties district court, Tor each
Of which az least ono Judge shall be elected
by the qualified electors OF said district at the
general state election: Provided, however.
That any county, in which the total vote for
governor at The last general election was not
| with an adjoining county in the election of
Judge and there shall be only one Judge elect.
ed for said united counties until said counties
shall each have cast at a general state elec.
tiun at least two thousand votes for governor.
and until said time only one Judge shall be
elected for the following counties, TO wit;
lioslc and Ada, one Judge; Cassie and Lincoln,
fat4. 4 4 L.. L. H.
hlmorc and Blaine, one Judge. and Owyhce
and Canyon. one Judge; Provided Further.
That when any judicial district shall cast over
eight thousand votes Tor governor at any gen.
cral state election, an additional Judge shall
be elected therein for each additional eight
thousand votes OF 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 cont, at the same time, as
there are Judges thereof The said judges
shalt choose from their own number ptcsid
my Judge, who may be removed at their
pleasure. He shall distribute the business Of
the count among the Judges thereof. and pres
crlbc the order Of business. In districts com.
posed Of but one county there shall be no
continuously for the Transaction OF business.
la distptls composed OF two counties the
Judge shall bold the district courts of both Of
said counties in accordance with such rules
Tor the dispatch IT business as he may adopt.
The courts shall be always open Tor the hl-
ing Of papcrs. and the Transaction Of business.
lhe term Of offices OF district judges shall be
and
January next after their election. The present
incumbent ia each judicial district heretofore
existing shall bc aud shall remain till the ex
plraliou Of his term Of office the Judge Of the
new district wherein he resided when elect
cd az appointed. All vacancies created by the
adoption Of these amendments shall bc filled
at special election called by the governor Of
Idaho, within ten days after the canvass Of
the general election at which these amend.
mcnlt pre- adopted. and held in the SAID new
districts, upon giving thereof as provided tor
"a general election. and said Judges shall hold
,aid office. until their successors are elected
and qualified The salary Of district Judge
shall be Classified and based upon the vote
ipf governor az the last general election IN
hs iuu,' Immediately puorto the beginning
4l h- isfm Of office aud shall be- classified az
iJiIya-. ln disuiel, having under four thous-
and votes. two thpufan1 dollar, per annum,
over io8, thousand ani not more than siN
thousand votes twD thousand five hundred
doliart per aunam. ,vcf SIS thousand votes.
three thousand dollars per aunuu one half
II ah.h salary shall he' paid out by the
state treasury ADD the orihcr half ct which
.aiag ,1ali he paid oui by the county OF coun
ues ~ Ahlch he elected 1f appointed. and
10 la.es where one JIige provided f0r m ote
thau one county. that portion Of his salary
ahI.h IS e. bs paid bY the counties shall be
arp1uiaut1 hct~een said counties according
90 ere asses sd valuation II their taxable pro-
ptry 20 le determined by the asse. smcnt IT
the preceding YEAR and In addition To- said
a'a'ie. there shall te paid ia ,be same way
lo ai' district .aiges the actual and necessary
1aiei and travelling expenses inquired by
ibcm .n holding court in counties other than
ihn~. in ahiththcy reside
Section o. That section o oi Article ayiu
~ iHe Constitution 1T the State % Idaho De
amended 90 tea1 as follows. Section o. The
Legislature by general and uniform LAYS.
shall provide lar the election h,ennaly ia
each 1T the several cosntes Of the state, OF
county oommesiancrs. sheriff. county
treasurer, who Is es-olhcio public adminisi.
traitor, q county superintendent OF puhhc ia
Nru1iiHu. a county assessor. who Is ex-oitcio
.f4v collector q s-srrrf,r .pl d. ..,,...,.., "a.