Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-10-08

Section THAT sections IL and
II OF Article V. Of the constitution
CT the State of Idaho be and tue
same are hereby repealed aud AN
nulled.
Section 2.-That Section 2 OF
Article v. of the Constitution o. the
State of Idaho be amended to read
as follows: 6
Section 2.-Thc juji:Ml pow ers
OF the State shall be ves:.j IN q
court for the trial Of impeachments.
u supreme court. district courts.
courts OF justices Of the peace, and
such other courts inferior to the su-
preme courts as may be established
BY law for any incorporated city.
town or village.
Section 3.-That Section II of
Article v. Of the Constitution Of the
State Of Idaho be amended to read
as follows:
Section 16.-The salary Of the
justices Of the Supreme Court, until
otherwise provided by the legisla-
ture. shall be four thousand dollars
each per annum. and the salary Of
the judges of the district court shall
be as otherwise provided BY law,
and no Justice of the Supreme Court.
or Judge Of tho district court, shall
be paid his salary. or any part
thereof. unless he shall arst have
taken and subscribed an oath that
there Is not in his hands any matter
IN controversy not decided BY him
vnlch had been finally submitted
Tor his consideration and deterniua-
ton thirty days prior to ths taxing
and subscribing such oath.
Section THAT Section 20 Of
Article v. of the Constitution Of the
State Of Idaho be amended to road
a. follows:
Section 2o.-The district court
shall have original Jurisdiction In
all cases. both at law and IN equity.
and in all matters Of probate. set
Element Of estates Of deceased per-
sons and appointment OF guardians,
and such appellate jurisdiction as
IL now and may hereafter he .on Tor.
red by law. r
Section 5.-That Section - If
Article v. Of the Constitution Of the
State of Idaho be amended TO read AZ
follows:
Section 24.-,Fech county in the
State of Idaho shall be AMI cnrsti-
tute a ,ud:cial district. ana thee
shall be n epch @ said counti.s 4
district court. for each Of which at
least one Judge shall be elected by
the qualified electors u sail DIS
trict at the general state election:
Provided. however, That any county
in which the total vote for COVER
nor at the last general election wal
not at least two thousand votes
shall be united with an adjoining
county in the election Of Judge and
there shall be only one Judge elect.
ed for said united counties until
said counties shall each have east n
general state election at least two
thousand votes for governor, and
until said time only one Judge shall
be elected for the following ooun'
ties, to-wit: Boise and Ada. ONT
Judge; Cassia and Lincoln. on:
Judge: Custer and Lemhi. one Judge;
Elmore and Blaine. one Judge: and
Cwyhee and Canyon, one Judge
Provided further. That when AM
judicial district shall cast over eigl:t
thousand votes for governor at an,
general state election an addition
al Judge shall be elected thereiy
for each additional eight thousan NJ
votes, or major part thereof. there
after In said district, any one o.
more Of whom may hold court, ant
there may be as many sessions o
said court. at the same time. a!
there are judges thereof. The sal.
judges shall choose from their owl
number a presiding Judge. who ma!
be removed at their pleasure. HI
shall distribute the business OF tn
court among the Judges thereof, an
prescribe the order Of business. II
districts composed Of but one count,
there shall be no terms Of court, bu
the court shah be bpen ooutinuousl
for the Transaction Of buSine9. 4
districts composed Of two countis
the judges shall hold the. dlstric
courts Of both AZ aid counties 3
accordance With. such rules for n
dispatch OF bushes a he nay d
ont. Tia courts sAaN BE- aawaV