The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-10-08
BE 1T RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
STATE OF IDAHO,

STATE Or lDAhO, Or
Section l. That Sections II and FL OF tie
Article V. OF the Constitution OF the State OF c.
Idaho be and the same are hereby repealed C
and annulled. ss
Section T. That section of Article v. OF
the constitution of the state of Id aho be e.
amended to read as follows; ii
Section p The judicial power OF the state S
shall be vested in a court for the trial oil I'm c
peachments, supreme court, district courts, a
courtsof justices of the peace, and such q
orthercourts inferior to the supreme courts as I
NAV be established by law for any moor 4
porated city, town or village. l.
Section \. That section II of article v OF
the Constitution Of the state OF Idaho be
amended to read as follows: Section II. The
salary of the justices of the supreme Court
until otherwise provided by the legislature,
shall be four thousand dollars each per an
nun, 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, OF
| Judge OF the district court, shall be pad ms
salary. or any part thereof, unless he shall
| first have taken and subscribed an oath thai
| 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 sIeh oath.
Section 4. Tina, section 10 OF article oil
the constitution OF the State OF Idaho be
amended To read as tollo~si Section 40 The
district court shall have original jurisdiction
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 & That Section - OF article v. OF
. the constitution OF the State OF Idaho be
amended Ia read as tollows Section "a Each
county IN the State OF Idaho shall be and con
( sti,ute judicial district and there shall be in
[ each OF said counties district court, Tor each
7 OF which at least one Judge shalt be elected
by the qualified electors of said district at the
general state election; PROVIDED, however,
. That any county, in which the total vote tor
+ governor ut the last general election was not
J.. at least two thousand votes, shall be united
$ with an adjoining county IN the election OF a
s Judge and there shall be only one Judge elect
J. ed lot said united counties until said counties
shall each have east at a general state cleo
:. ton at least two thousand votes Tor governor
and until said time only ono Judge shall be
T. elected for the following counties, to W.T.
Bosic and Ada, one Judge; Cassie and Lincoln
ID one nudge; Custer and lemhi one Judge
II Flmore and Blaine. one Judge. and Owyhe'
J. and Canyon. one judge; Provided Further
;, That when any judicial district shall cast owe
~ | 4 L.. al zen
, eral state election. an additional Judge shall
be elected therein for each additional cigh
" thousand votes, OF major part thereof, there
X after in said district, any one OF more oil whon
s. may hold court. and there may be as man
~ sessions OF said conrt. at the same time, a
~ there are Judges thereof. The said Judge
" shalt choose from their own number presid
nd ne Judge, who may be removed al incl
pleasure. lie shalt distribute the business
the court among the judges thereof, and pres
orbe the order OF business. In districts con
posed of but one county there shall he n
D" terms of court but the court shall be ope
continuously ior the transaction OF bushes
In districts composed OF two counties u
Judge shall hold the district courts oil both
-. said counties in accordance with such rul
-. lot the dispatch of business as he may adoI
A., The courts shalt be always open Tor the u
ma ing OF papers, and the fansaetion OF bushes
rhc term OF offices Of district Judges shall
inuf wears from and after the first Monday
80, January next after their election. The prese
as incumbent in each judicial district heTetoio
-. existing shalt be and shall remain till the c
,., piration OF his term OF office the Judge OF I
new distrc, wherein he resided when eIe'
Cd CT appointed. All vacancies created by I
i'll adoption OF these amendments shall be I'LL
a., at special election called by the governor
49,. Idaho. within ten days after the canvass
- the general election at which these amen
li,p nis are adopted, and held IN the SAID n'
4 a, districts, upon giving thereof aspronded
.,,g 4 general election, and said Judges shall h'
l., said offices until their successors arc elect
-, and qualified The salary Of district Iud
,,,,, shall be- classified and based upon the VI
49,, tof governor at the last general election
ms di.,rir, Immediately prior To- the beg mn
t,, II hts tern o, office aad shalt hc classified
ta4 follows. la districts having under iuur tho
-. and votes, two thousand dollar per anna
..., aver four thousand and not more than
80. thousand votes. Two thousand tive humid
49, d,liars p~t annttn. over sik thousand Yol
-. three thousand dollars pet aanam; one h
Of which salaD shall be paid out by
-, state treasury aud the ofthet hall OF ~h
.4l., salary shall he pa,d cat by the county Or 90
..-t ftrs i1r ah,eh hc ~ elected appointed.
-, IN cases where one nudge Is provided toe M
-, chan one ruanty that portion OF his sal
=. which 1, 70 bic paid BY the counties shall
~ auparitausd between said counties Aeeurs
-. 4, the assessed yalu.lion 81 their taxable
lot, pcrty o. be determined ~ the Asse sn'en
.,,3 the preceding yrar aud m addition 10
a., salaries there shall be pad N the same
,,-.i to al district Judges the actual and neoes
~ -. hotel and travelling expenses incurred
-. them in holding eoar m counties other
-. those in which they reside,
ia,eiy section o That section . OF Artele
lr,trd .ftbe Constitution ~ the State OF ldah'
5unt, amended to read a. iellossi Section D.
Legislature bY general aud uniform
mnteA ,baii provide iof the election hsennail'
a, the each 81 the several counties of the stat
~. Ia county commissioners. a sheriff, CO
en- OF tfrassrCr, Who IS ca -oitieho public adm
ho he traitor, eoaaty superintendent OF publ
sss.,rs s,ruciion: county assessor. who 10 exc