Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-10-30
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NO. IL.
House Joint Resolution No. 8.

by SeaWell and Ereehafer,
JOINT RESOLUTION TO BE SUB
MITTED TO THE ELECTORS OF
THE STATE OF IDAHO FOR RE.
LECTION Or APPkOYAL; PROPos
ING Nc THE II RI REPEAL .I1t OF SECTIONS
CONSTITUTION OF IDAHO, AM
PROPOSING AMENDMENTS Tc
SECTIONS SEC 2, Il, 70, AND p OF AR
TICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITu
TION OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
PROVIDING A DISTRICT COURT
T TfRn1 EAcH 4rs coqRTK e AM3 E *
ALL MATTERS OF PROBATE, AMI
PROVIDING FOR THE ELECTION
AND APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES
les. AND THE TERMS OF SAIL
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGIs
L4ATgRE OF THE STATE OF
Section !. That Sections II and p
of Article V of the Constitution of tn
State of Idaho be and the same are here
by repealed and annulled.
Section 2. That Section . of Articl,
| V of the Constitution of the State O.
Idaho be amended g read as follows
Section 2. The judicial power of tn.
state shall be vested in a court for tn.
trial of impeachments. a supreme court
district courts, courts of justice of TIL
peace, and such other courts inferior Il
he supreme courts as may be estab
ished by law for any Incorporated city
town or village"
Section 8. That Section IT of Articl,
y Of the Constitution Of the State o
.daho be amended to read as follows
Section II. The salary of the justice.
)f the supreme court. until otherwise
provided by the legislature shall be fout
Thousand dollars each per annunl, am
he salary of the judges OF the distric
court shall be as otherwise provided b,
taw. and no justice of the supreme court
or judge OF the district court, shall be
~ OF aptf Nor
ess he shall first have taken and sub
icribed an oath that there is not in hi
lands any matter In controversy not de
ided by him which had been finall
submitted for his consideration and de
ermination thirty days prior 10 tn
aking and subscribing such oath"
of the Constitution of the State
daho be amended to read as follows
Section 20. The district court shat
ave original jurisdiction in all case
matters of probate settlement of es
.ates of deceased persons and appoint
nent of guardians, and such appelIat
JURISDICTION as is nov, and may hereafte
Section 5. That Section "a of Articl
OF the Constitution of the State q
daho be amended to read as follows
II Idaho shall be and constitute a Judi
tial district, and there shall be in eacl
II said counties a district court. TO.
each of which at least one judge shal
ne elected by the qualified electors q
aid district at the general state elac
ion: Provided, however that any conn
y. in which the total vote for governo
At the last general election was not
least two thousand votes. shall be unite
With an adjoining county in the election
Of judge and there shall be only on
udge elected for said united eountics
until said counties shall each have cas-
It general state election at least tw,
thousand votes for governor, and unit
aid time only one judge shall be elect.
ID for the following counties fowl
Boise. and Ada. one Judge; Cassia onf
Lincoln, one Judge; Custer and Iemhi
one Judge; Gilmore and Blaine. on
udge: Owyhee and Canyon. one ind -
crowded. further, that when any iudi
sial district shall cs~t over eight thou
sand votes for governor at any general
state election. an additional judge shall