The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-09-23

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with an adjoining county in III
election OF Judge and Their
shall be only on. Judge cleo
ed for said united countie
until said counties shall each hav,
cast at d general state election a
least two thousand votes for gov
ernor, and uutiI said time only
one Judge shall be elected for the
following counties to wit: Boise
andAda, onejudge; Cassia and Lin
coin, one Judge; Custer and Lemhi,
one Judge; Elmore and Blaine, one
Judge, and Owyhee and Canyon
o1e Judge; Provided further,
That when any judicial district
shall cast. over eight thousand
votes for governor at any general
state election, an additional Judge
sl,tll be elected Their, in for each
ad Iitional eil hit thousand woes,
Or major part thereof, thereaf er
u SAID district, any ole or more Of
whom may no i court, and there
nl,y he Az many seseion. If said
G. lrt, NJ the saine llue, as there atf
dyes thereof The SAID Judge.
shall Oh )ose from Il cir own mum.
Ter a presiding judge, who may be
removed at their pleasure. He
shall distribute the business of he
court among the judges thereof,
and prescribe the order of business
In districts composed of but one
county there shall be no terms OF
court, but the court shall be open
continuously for the transaction OF
business In districts composed of
two counties the Judge shall hold
the district courts of both Of said
counties in accordance with such
rules for the dispatch of business
as he may adopt. The courts shall
always be open for the filing Of
papers, and for the transaction o.
business. The terms OF offices Of
district judges shall be four years
from and after the first Monday OF
January next after their election
The present incumbent in each il
dicial district heretofore existing
shall be and shall remain till the
expiration of his term OF office the
Judge of the new district wherein
he reeided when elected or appoin.
ed. All vacancies created by the
adoption of these amendments
shall be filled at special election
called by the governor OF Idaho,
within 10 days after the canvass OF
returns OF general election at which
these amendments are adopted.
AID held in the said new districts.
upon giving notice thereof as pro.
v ded for a general election, and
said judges shall hold said Offices
until their successors are elect, d
and qualified. The salary of
district Judge shall be classified and
based upon upon the vote for gov
efnor at the last general election
in his district Immediately prio to
the beginning OF his term of office
aud shall be classified as follows.
In districts having under four
thousand votes, two thousand dol
lars per annutn; over four the us
and not more than six thousand
votes, two thousand five hundred
dollars per annum; over six thous
and votes, three thousand 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 he paid on, by |
the county or counties for which he
is elected or appointed, and in
cases where any judge is provided
for more than one county, that por.
ton of his 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
10 said salaries there shall be paid