The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-24
RE 1T RESOLVED BY THE LEGIsLATUREoF THE
STATE OF IDAHO,


SAID COURT.
RE 1T RESOLVED BY THE LEGIsLATuREo Or ihh
STATE OF IDAHO,
Section I. 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Idaho be and the same are hereby repealed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. IL
Section 4. That section of Article v. oil )
the constitution of the state OF ldaho De
amended to read as follows;
Section 2. The judicial power OF the state
shall be vested in a court for the tr'al OF I'M
peachments, supreme court, district courts
courtsof justices of the peace, and such
or,hercourts inferior to the supreme courts as
NAV be established by law for any incor-
porated city, town or village.
Section a. That section II OF article OF
the Constitution of the state OF Idaho be
| amended to read as iollows Section ~. The |
salary of the justices Of the supreme Courts |
until otherwise provided by the legislature, |
shall be four thousand dollars each per an
mum, and the salary of the judges OF the dis
trio, court shall be as otherwise provided by
law, and no justice OF the supreme court, OF
| Judge OF the district court, shall be paid his
salary. or an, part thereof. unless he sha'i
first have taken and subscribed an oa'h ""
there is not in his hands any matter III con
troversy not decided by him which had been
finally submitted ior his consideration and
determination thirty days prior to the taking
and subscribing such oath
Section 4. That section 10 OF article oil
the constitution OF the State oil Idaho be
- A..
amended TO read as foliows' Section 40 The
ds,ric, court shall have original jurisdiction
in all cases, both at law aud 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 he conferred by
law.
Section s That Section ~ oi article v. oil
the constitution OF the State OF Idaho he
amended 10 read AS followsi Section a Each
county IN the State OF Idaho shall be and con
stitutc judicial district, and there shall he in
+, each OF said counties district court. Tor each
b of which at least ono judge shall be elected
by the qualified electors OF said district at the
general state elections Provided. however,
That any county, in which the total vote ior
governor at the last general election was not
} at least two thousand votes, shall be united
: with an adjoining county In the election OF n
: Judge and there shall be only one Judge elect
!. ed for said united counties until said counties
n shall each have cast at a general state cleo
ton at leas, two thousand votes for governor.
and until said time only one Judge shall he
= elected ior the following counties, to witt
iiosie and Ada, one Judge, Cassie and Lincoln,
one Judge; Custer and Lemh' one judge
Elmore and Blaine, one Judge, and owyhee
and Canyon. one Judge, Provided Further,
That when any Judicial district shall cast over
eight thousand votes tor governor al any gen
d eral state election. an additional Judge shall
J, he elected therein for each additional eight
:. thousand votes. OF majoi part thereof, there
v after in said district, any one or more OF whom
Z may hold court. and there may be as many
, sessions OF said eonrt. at the same time. a'
there are judges thereof The said judges
shall choose from their own number apresid
ing Judge. who may be removed at Their
= pleasure. lie shall distribute the business ol
the court among the judges thereof. and pres
cribc the order Of business. In districts com
posed Of but one county there shall be nc
terms Of court. but the court shall be opei
continuously Tor the transaction Of business
In districts composed OF two counties tn
Judge Rball hold the distrie, courts OF both q
said counties In accordance with such rule
! for the dispatch oil business rs he may adop'
y The courts shall he always open for the iil
" ing OF papers, and the Transaction OF business
'" The term Of offices OF district Judges shall b
N four years from and after the first Monday a
- January next after their election. The presen
" ncumben, in each Judicial district hefeioior
> existing shall he and shall remain iill the ca
~ pifation Of his term Of Office the Judge OF th'
~ new district wherein he resided when elect
ed 81 appointed. All vacancies created 10y th
.Ie adoption Of these amendments shall be lille
of al special election called by the governor {
,s, Idaho within ten days after the canvass {
nd the general election at which these amend
on menis arc adopted, and held IN the said ne'
Of districts. upon giving thereof as provided 10
II, a general election. and said Judges shall hol
lac sara o'''oee u"''. ,h'" A"e'es1''. "s $3.50
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