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

term of Offices of district judges
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.
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 thu general election at which
these amendments are adopted, and
held in the said new districts. up
oil giving notice thereof as provided
for a 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 office 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;
and dollars per annum; one half or
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 all
district judges the actual and nee
essary hotel and 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 tn
State of Idaho be amended to read a.
follows:
Section 6-The legislature. by gen.
eral and uniform laws. shall provide
for the election biennially in each o.
the several counties Of the state. of
county commissioners, q sheriff,
county treasurer, who is ex-Ofhci
public administrator; q county su
perintendent of public instruction;
a county assessor, who is ex-oficio
tax collector; a coroner and q sur
veyor. The clerk of the district
court shall be ex-ofacio auditor and
recorder. No other county Offices
shall be established, but the legisla
ture. by general and uniform laws,
shall provide for the election OF
such township. precinct and munich
pal ofacers az public convenience
nay require, and shall prescribe
their duties and Ak their terms
'ffice. The legislature shall provid
FOR the strict accountability O.
county, township. precinct and m
oicipal oficers for all fees which
nay be collected by them, and for
Ill public and municipal moneys
which may bs paid to them, or ON.
sally come into their possession
The county commissioners may en-
ploy counsel when necessary. IT.
sheriff. auditor and recorder AMI
clerk of the district court shall be
empowered by the county commits
toner's to appoint such deputies an
clerical assistants as the business
their Offices may require; said depu
ties and clerical assistants to receive
such compensation as may be fixed
~ the county commissioners. n
'herih or county assessor shall
1ualified to hold the term Of offc.
Immediately succeeding the term for
| which he was elected. The salary
md qualifications of the county
school superintendent shall be fix
| cd by law.
Section These amendments
shall become operative on the second
Monday OF January. 1911, and all
| causes then pending in. the probat'
courts of said counties and all mat
tiers Of probate unsettled in said pre-
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, at
the next general election. shall be !
form as follows. to-wit:
Shall Sections II and 81 of Article
V Of the Constitution of the State q