Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-10-09
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
MO. IL.
House Joint Resolution No. 8
BY SeaMell and Ereeha fer

ny GSdWGil ana fIGeHaIeF.
\ JOINT RESOLUTION no BE SUB
THE STATE or IDAHO FoR RE
ING. THE REPEAL OF SECTIONS II
AND y OF ARTICLE V or THE
GGoHHsTiTUTIoN OF IDAHo. AND
TICLE v. AND SECTION or AR
TIGLE XVIII OF THE CoNsTITU-
PROVIDING DISTRICT COURT
FOR EACH COUNTY AND Elk
PROVIDING FOR THE ELECTION
AND APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES
THEREFOR, AND THEIR SALAR-
les. AND THE TERMS OF SAIL
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGIs-
LATURE OF THE STATE OF
Section l. That Sections II ana 81
# Article Y of the Constitution of the
state of Idaho e'and the same are here.
~ repealed and annulled.
Section 2. That Section 2 of Article
Y of the Constitution of the State o.
IDAHO be amended to read as follows
state shall be vested in a court for TIN
rial of impeachments, a supreme court
district courts, courts of justice of the
}eace. and such other courts inferior tc
he supreme courts as may be estab-
ished by law for any Incorporated city
own village"
Section g. That Section II of Article
z of the Constitution of the State o
daho be amended to read follows
Section II. The salary of the justices
II the supreme court, until otherwise
provided by the legislature shall be -four
thousand dollars each per annum, ant
he salary of the judges of the district
court shall be as otherwise provided by
aw, and no justice of the supreme court.
n judge OF the district court, shall be
aid his salary, or any part thereof, un.
ess he shall first have taken and sub
scribed an oath that there is not in his
lands any matter in controversy not de
ided by him which had been finally
unlimited for his consideration and de,
erminat1on thirty days prior TO thu
aking and subscribing such OATH
Section A. That Section 20 of Articl
Y of the Constitution of the State o
daho be amended to read as follows
iave original Jurisdiction in all case
9th at law and in equity, and in al
'atters of probate settlement of Ps
ates of deceased persons and appoin;
nent of guardians, and such appell1t
Jurisdiction as is now and may hereafte
De conferred by law"
Section s. That Section "a of Artici
Z of the Constitution of the State
IDAHO be amended to read as follows
Section "a. Each county in the Stat
If Idaho shall be and constitute a judi
Of said counties a district court, TO
Zach of which at least one Judge STA
said district at the general state ela,
ion: Provided, however, that any cou.
ty, in which the. total vote for governo
at the last general election was not a
least two thousand votes. shall be unit
with an adjoining county in the electie
of a judge and there shall be only on
Judge elected for said united COUNT.
until said counties shall each have cas-
at a general state election at least tw
thousand votes for governor. and unit
said time only lone Judge shall be cleo
ed for the following counties. to-wit
Boise and Ada, one Judge; Cassia an
Lincoln, one Judge; Custer and Iemh
one Judge; Gilmore and Blaine, on
judge; Owyhee and Canyon, one judge
provided, further, that when any Judi
cia1 district shall cael over eight thou
sand votes for governor at any genera
state election. an additional judge shall