The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-09-19

two thousand votes, snail hp niili, q
with an adjoining county in III
election Of n judge and there
Oh II tie only on Judge eject.
ed for said united counties
until said counties shall each have
cast at A general stale election al
least two thousand votes for gov.
ernor, and uutil said time only
one Judge shall be elected for the
following counties TO wit: DO use
and Ada, one judge, Cafsia aud IN.
coin, one Judge; Cusier and Len'h',
one Judge; Gilmore and Blaine, ole
Judge; and Owyhee and Canyon,
one Judge; Provided, further,
That when any judicial district
hall cast over eight thou and
votes for governor at any general
state election, an additional judge
shall be elected therein for each
additional eight thousand votes,
or major part thereof, thereafter
in said district, any one or more OF
whom may hold court, and there
may be % many sessions OF said
court, at the same time, as there are
Judges thereof. The said judge
skallchooss from their own nun
Der presiding judge, who may BE-
removed at their pleasure. He
.hsll distribute the business of iht
court among the judges thereof,
and prescribe the order OF business
IN districts composed OF but ore
county there shall be no terms O.
court, but the court shall be ope'.
continuously for the transaction o.
business In districts composed Of
two counties the judge shall hold
the district courts of both OF said
countiesin accordance with such
rules for the diepatch OF business
as he may adopt. The courts shall
always be open for the filing Of
pa pers, and for the transaction Of
business. The terms Of offices #
district judges shall be four year,
from and after the first Monday o.
January next after their election
The present incumbent in each ia
dicisl district heretofore existing
shall be and shall remain till the
Expiration of bis. term Of office the
Judge OF the new district wherein
he resided when elected or appoint
| cd. All vacancies created by the
adoption OF these amendments
shall be filled at a special election
called by the governor of Idah",
within 10 days after the canvass Of
re nrns of general election at which
these amendments are adopted,
au,! held in the SAID new districts,
unon giving notice thereof as y 0.
v:ded for general election, ard
said judges shall hold said Offices
until their successors are elect d
and qualified. The salary of a
district Judge shall be classified and
based upon upon the vote for gov
ernor at the last general election
in his district i'm media.ely prio: to
the beginning of his term of Office
and shall be classified as follows.
In districts having under four
thousand votes, two thousand dol
lars per annum; over four thous
and not more than six thousand
votss, two thousand five hundred
dollars per annum; over ak thous
and votes, three thoueand dollars
per ,annum: one.half of which sal.
airy shall be paid out Of the state
treasury and the other half Of
which salary shall be paid ou' by
the county or counties for which he
10 elected or appointed, and in
cases where any judge is provided
for more than one county,, that por.
ton Of bis salary which is to be
paid by the counties shall be ap
portioned between said counties &C
cording to the assessed valuation
Of their taxable property, to be
determined by the assessment Of
the preceding year. and in addition
to said salaries there shall be paid