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


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.
All vacancies created by the adop-
ton Of these amendments shall be
filed 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 a general election, and said
Judges shall hold said offices until
their successors are elected and
qualified The salary Of district
Judge shall be classified and based
upon their vote for governor at thu
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 anndm;
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 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 al:
district Judges the actual and nee
essary hotel and travelling expenses
incurred by them in holding court I,
counties other than those in which
they reside.
Section s.-That Section 6 Of Ar
ticle XVIII Of tho Constitution Of tn
State Of Idaho be amended to read as
follows:
section 6-The legislature, by gen
eral and unitorm laws, shall provide
for the election bienaialiy In each o.
the several counties Of the state, o,
county commissioners. . sheriff.
county treasurer, who II ex-ofhct
public administrator: = county su
perintendeAt Of public instruction;
q county assassor. who II ex-o@cio
tax collector; . coroner and Q sur.
veyor. The clerk oe the district
court shall 10 ex-oAcie auditor and
recorder. No othsr eoaanfy o0ces
shall be esaaAhshed. but the legisla.
ture. by general AID unifarm laws.
shall provids for the election OF
such township. precinct and munici
pal odaoess - public convenieno.
may require. and shall prescribe
their duties ana dx their terms O.
once. The legislature shall provide
for the strict accountability Of
county. township. precinct and nv
nicipal officers for an fees which
may be- collected by them. and for
all public and municipal moneys
which may be paid TO them, Or ON
c;ally como into their possession
The county commissioners may EN-
ploy counsel when necessary. TIL
sheriff. auditor and recorder and
clerk of the district court shall be
empowered by the county commits
toner's to appoint such deputies ant
clerical assistants as the business O
I their Offices may require; said depu
ties and clerical assistants to receive
such compensation as may be fixed
by the county commissioners. NJ
sheriff or county assessor shall b
qualified to hold the term Of off,,e
immediately succeeding the term fol
which he was elected. The salary
and qualifications Of the county
school superintendent shall be TX.
ed BY law.
Section 7.-Thess amendments
shall become operative on the secont
Monday of January. 1911. and al
causes then pending In the probat,
courts Of said counties and all mat
ters Of probate unsettled in said pro
bate courts. together with all tn,
records Of said courts, shall b,
transferred at said time to the sait
district courts Of their respsctiv,
counties.
Section S.-The question to b,
submitted to electors Of the State, a
the next general election. shall be
form a. follows, to-wit: