Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-10-23
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
no. II.
House Joint Resolution No. 3

By Seawell and Freehafer.
. MfT rT 70 THE l'i EL &C : OF IF
THE STATE OF IDAHO FOR RE.
JECTION OR APPROVAL; PRoPOS.
ING THE REPEAL OF SECTIONS il
AND y OF ARTICLE OF Thu
PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO
SECTIONS ?, IL, 20, AND "a OF AR
TICLE Y, AND SECTION OF AR
PROVIDING A DISTRICT COURT
FOR EACH COUNTY AND EN-.
TENDING ITS JURISDICTION To
ALL MATTERS OF PROBATE. AMI
AND APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES
THEREFOR, AND THEIR SALAR-
les. AND THE TERMS OF SAIL
BE IT RESOLVED BY TIE LEGIs.
I.ATuRE OF THE STATE OF
IDAHO:
section |. That Sections Il and 81
of Article V of the Constitution of Tho
state of Idaho be and the same are here
by repealed and annulled.
Section ?. That Section . of Articl,
v of the Constitution of the State o.
Idaho be amended TO read as follows
Section >. The judicial power of the
state shall be vested in court for the
trial of impeachments. supreme court
district. courts. courts of justice of the
peace, and such other courts inferior t6
lished by law for any incorporated city
town or village"
Section 8. That Section Il of Artiel.
of the Constitution of the State o
Idaho be amended to read as follows
Section II. The salary of the justice.
of the supreme court, until otherwise
provided by the legislature. shall be fou,
thousand dollars each per annum, AM
the salary of the judges of the distrie
court shall be as otherwise provided by
law, and no justice of the supreme court
or Judge of the district court, shall BIZ
ratd his salary, or any part thereof un
less he shall first have taken and sub
scribed an oath that there is not in hi,
hands any matter in controversy not de
eided by him which had been fn3ll.
submitted for his consideration and de
termination thirty days prior 10 tn,
taking and subscribing such oath"
Section 4. That Section 20 of Articl'
v of the Constitution of the State
idaho be amended TO read as follows
Section 20. The district court shal
have original Jurisdiction in all cases
both at law and in equity, and in al
matters of probate. settlement eff es
tates of deceased persons and appoint
ment of guardians, and such appellat
jurisdiction as is now aud may hereafte
be conferred by law"
Section 5. That Section "a OF Articl
V of the Constitution of the State q
Idaho be amended 10 read as follows
Section ~. Each county in the Stat
of Idaho shall be and constitute a judi
c1ai district. ana theTe snail De IN eact
of said counties a district court. TO.
each Of which at least one judge shal
be elected by the qualified electors q
said district at the general state elec
ton: Provided, however, that any coun
", in which the total vote for governor
at the last general election was not
least two thousand votes, shall be unit,
with an adjoining county in the election
of a judge and there shall be only on
judge elected for said united eountie-
until said counties shall each have cas-
at a general state election at least tw,
thousand votes for governor, and unti1
said time only one Judge shall he elect
ed for the following counties. to-wit
Boise and Ada. one judge. Cassta and
Lincoln. one judge; Custer and Lemhi,
one judge: Elmore and Blaine. one
judge owyhee and Canyon. one judge;
provided further, that when any judi
cial district shall cact over eight thou
sand votes for governor at any general
state election. an additional Judge shall