Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-09-28

Section THAT sections IL and
Fl OF Article Va Of the constitution
OF the State of Idaho be and the
same are hereby repealed and an
nulled.
Section 2.-That Section 2 OF
Article V. of the Constitution O. The
State of Idaho be amended TO read
as follows:
Section 2.-Thc jud':nl powers
OF the State shall be vested In q
court for the trial OF impeachments,
u supreme court, district courts,
courts of justices Of the peace. and
such other courts inferior to the su-
preme courts as may be established
by law for any incorporated city,
town or village.
Section 3.-That Section II of
Article v. Of the Constitution Of the
State Of Idaho be amended to read
as follows:
Section 16.-The salary Of the
justices Of the Supreme Court, until
otherwise provided by the legisla-
ture, shall be four thousand dollars
each per annum. and the salary Of
the judges OF the district court shall
be as otherwise provided by law,
and no justice Of the Supreme Court.
or Judge Of the district court. shall
be paid his salary, or any par
thereof, unless he shall arst have
taken and subscribed an oath that
there is not in his hands any matt.r
In controversy not decided by him
which had been finally submitted
for his consideration and determine
ton thirty days prior to the taxing
and subscribing such oath.
Section 4.-That Section 20 az
Article v. Of the Constitution Of the
State Of Idaho be amended to read
a. follows, ... :
Section 2o.-The district court
shall have original Jurisdiction In
all cases, both at law and IN equity,
and in all matters Of probate. set
Element Of estates Of deceased per-
sons and appointment Of guardians.
end such appellate jurisdiction as
is now and may hereafter be confer
red by law.
Section 6.-That Section "a IT
Article v. Of the Constitution Of the
State of Idaho be amended to read as
follows:
Section 24.-Fsch county In the
State of Idaho shall be aad corsti-
tute iud:"lal district. ana thee
shall be IN each c. said counti.s
district court, for each of which at
least one judge shall be elected by
the qualified electors u sa!i dis
trict at the general state election:
Provided. however, That any county
In which the total vote for COVER
nor at the last general election was
not at least two thousand votes,
shall be united with an adjoining
county in the election Of a Judge and
there shall be only one Judge elect
ed for said united counties until
said counties shall each have cast at
a general state election at least two
thousand votes for governor, and
until said time only one Judge shall
be elected for the following coun-
ties. to-wit: Boise and Ada, one
Judge; Cassia and Lincoln. ons
Judge: Custer and Lemhi, one Judge;
Elmore and Blaine. one Judge; and
cwyhee and Canyon, one Judge;
Provided further. That when any
Judicial district shall cast over eight
thousand votes for governor at any
general state election. an addition
al Judge shall be elected therein
'or each additional eight thousand
iotes, or major part thereof, there
'fter in said district, any one or
more Of whom may hold court, and
here may be as many sessions of
'aid court. at the same time, as
here are Judges thereof. The sail
Judges shall choose from their own
lumber presiding Judge, who may
'e removed at their pleasure. He
hall distribute the business of the
curt among the Judges thereof, and
prescribe the order of business. In
districts composed Of but one county
here shall be no terms Of court, bu.
he court shall be open continuously
or the transaction Of business. In
districts composed Of two counties
he judges shall hold the district |
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