Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-09-14

shall be four years from and after
| the first Monday in January next
| after their election. The present in
| cumbent in each judicial district
heretofore existing shall be and
| shall remain till the expiration Of
his term OF Office the Judge Of the
new district wherein he resided
when elected or appointed.
All vacancies created by the adop-
ton of these amendments shall be
filled at a special election called by
the governor Of Idaho, within ten
days after the canvass Of the returns
or the general election at which
| these amendments are adopted, and
held in the said new districts, up
Oh giving notice thereof as provided
for general election, and said
Judges shall hold said ofices until
their successors are elected and
qualified. The salary Of district
| Judge shall be classified and based
; upon their vote for governor at the
last general election in his district
Immediately prior to the beginning
OF his term of ONCE and shall be
| classified as follows: In districts
! having under four thousand votes,
two thousand dollars per annum;
over four thousand and not more
than six thousand votes, two thous
and five hundred dollars per annum;
over six thousand votes, three thous
and dollars per annum; one half of
which salary shall be paid out of
the state treasury and the other half
of which salary shall be paid out by
the county or counties for which he
! is elected or appointed. and in cases
where one Judge is provided for more
than one county, that portion OF his
salary which is to be paid by the
counties shall be apportioned be-
tween said counties according to the
assessed valuation Of their taxable
property to be determined by the as
sessment of the preceding year, and
in addition to said salaries there
shall be paid IN the same way to ali
district judges the actual and nee
essary hotel and travelling expenses
incurred by them in holding court If
counties other than those in which
they reside.
Section 6.-That Section s Of Ar
ticle XVIII of the Constitution of the
State of Idaho be amended to read as
/ follows:
Section 6-The legislature, by gen.
eral and uniform laws. shall provide
for the election biennially in each OF
the several counties of the state, OF
county commissioners, a sheriff.
county treasurer. who is ex-o1iici.
public administrator; county su
perintendent of public instruction;
a county assessor, who is ex-oiiicio
tax collector; coroner and sur
veyor. The clerk of the district
court shall be ex-oficio auditor and
recorder. No other county offices
shall be established, but the legisla.
ture, by general AID uniform laws,
shall provide for the election Of
such township. precinct and munich
pal officers as public convenience
may require, and shall prescribe
their duties and fix their terms of
| office. The legislature shall provide
for the strict accountability Of
county, township, precinct and mu
nicipal officers for all fees which
may be collected by them. and for
| all pubic and municipal moneys
which raay be paid to them, or off,
| cially come into their possession
The county commissioners may err
| ploy counsel when necessary. Th
sheriff. auditor and recorder ami
clerk OF the district court shall he
| empowered by the county commits
toner's to appoint such deputies an
clerical assistants as the business !,
their Offices may require; said danu
ties and clerical assistants to recaivc
such compensation as may be Hxod
by the county commissioners. y
sheriff or county assessor shall
qualified to hold the term of nT r. !
immediately succeeding tho term for
which he was elected The salary
md qualifications of tho COUNT
school superintendents shall be fix |
ID nv law r
Section These amendments
shall become operative on the second !
Monday OF January, 1911 ana all |
causes then pending in the proba, |
courts OF said counties and all mat |
tiers OF probate unsettled in said pr,
bate courts. together with all the
records of said courts, shall be |
transferred at said time to the said (
district courts OF their respective
counties. .-
Section S.-The question to be
submitted to electors of the State. a
the next general election, shall be
form as follows. to-wit:
Shall Sections II and 81 of Article
V OF the Constitution of the S-pte G
Idaho be repealad and ann,flle5 and