Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-09-19

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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 once the Judge Of the
| new district wherein he resided
when elected or appointed.
All vacancies created by tho 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
OIL giving notice thereof as provided
for q general election, and said
Judges shall hold said omces 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 ia 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 al,
district Judges the actual and nee
eseary hotel ana travelling expenses
incurred by them In holding court ir
counties other than those in which |
they reside.
Section 6.-That Section 6 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. q sheriff. v
county treasurer. who IL ex-onlcio
public adninistrakor; . county su,
perintendent Of public instruction:
. county assessor, who il ex-omcio /
tax collector; coroner and q sur
veyor.. The clerk Of the district I
court shall be ex-omsie auditor and I
recorder. No other county onces
shall be established, but the legisla-
ture. by general, and uniform laws,
shall provide fer the election Of
such township. precinct and munich
pal oncers ~ public convenience
may require, and shall prescribe
their duties and az their terms of
once. The legislature shall provide
for the strict accountability of
county. townahlp. precinct and mu.
nicipal omcers for all fees which
may be collected BY them, and for |
all public and municipal moneys
which may b paid TO them. or ON
cially come into their possession.
The county commissioners may emf.
ploy counsel when necessary. Thu
.herin, auditor and recorder 1n1
clerk OF the district court shall be
By the county commits
loners to appoint such deputies ant
clerical assistants 40 the business OF
their ofi1ces may require: said dspu-
ties and clerical assistants to receive
such compensation as may be fixed
BY the county commissioners. No
sheriff or county assessor shall b.
qualified to hold the term Of once
Immediately succeeding the term for
which he was elected. The salary
md qualifications Of the county
school superintendents shall be flx-
I'd by law. Y
Section 1~Thesss amendments
shall bscorne operative on the second
of January. 1911, and all
causes then pending in the probate
courts Of said counties and all mat
ters Of probate unsettled in said pro
bate courts. together with all the
records Of said courts, shall be
transferred at said time to the said
district courts Of their respective
countieA
SSctleA S.-The question to be
subnaltted to electors OF the State. at
the next general election, shall be i.
form as follows, to-wit:
Shall Sections II and 81 OF Article