Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-10-16
CONSTITUTIONAL, AnEENDnHENT
NO. IL,
House Joint Resolution No. 8.
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"A JOINT RESOLUTION TO BE Sub
T THE Stars II or Of Ip klSSi FoF re- a.
ING t TIE AZ REPEAL Ala oF ST. sEcTio e9 Il
AND u OF ARTICLE v OF THE
CONSTITUTION OF IDAHO. AND
SECTIONS 2. II, 20, AMI. "A OF AR
TICLE XVII OF THE coNsTITU-
PROVIDING A DISTRICT COURT
TENDING ITS JuRIspI6TioN 70
ALL MATTERS OF PROBATE, AND
PROVIDING FOR THE Election
AND APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES
THEREFOR, AND THEIR sALAR-
BE IT r RESOLVED BY THE LEGIs-
LATuRE OF THE STATE OF
section 1. That Sections II and q
of Article v of the Constitution of the
State of Idaho be and the same are here
by repealed and annulled.
Section 2 That Section 2 of Article
" of the Constitution of the State of
Section 2 The judicial power of the
state shall be vested in a court for tn.
trial of impeachments, a supreme court,
peace, and such other courts inferior to
the supreme courts may be eStab-
lished by law for any Incorporated city,
Section 8. That Section II of Article
v of the Constitution of the State Of
Idaho be amended to read as follows
Section II. The salary of the justices
of the supreme court, until otherwise
provided by the legislature, shall be four
thousand dollars each per annun, anu
the salary of the judgesi 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 part thereof, un-
less he shall first have taken and sub
scribed an oath that there is not in his
cided by him which had been finally
submitted for his consideration and de-
termination thirty. days prior 70 the
taking and subscribing such OATH
Section 4. That Section 20 of Article
of the Constitution of the State Of
Idaho be amended TO read as follows
have original jurisdiction in all cases
both at law and in equity, and in al!
tates of deceased persons and appoint
ment of guardians, and such appellate
jurisdiction as is now and may hereafter
Section 5. That Section "a OF Artfcl,
" of the Constitution of the State O.
Idaho be amended to read as follows
of Idaho shall be and constitute a judi
cial district, and there shall be in eact
of said counties district court. Tor
each of which at least one judge saal
be elected by the qualified electors o.
said district at the general state eIae=
ton: Provided, however, that any couB
ty in which the total vote for governor
at the last general election was not al
least two thousand votes, shall be unit &c
with an adjoining county in the election
of a judge and there shall be only on
Judge elected for said united counties
until said counties shall each have cas-,
at a general state election at least two
thousand votes for governor, and until
said time only one judge shall be elect
ed for the following counties, to-wit:
Boise and Ada, one judge; Cassia aud
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 cart over eight thou
sand votes for governor at any general
state election, an additional judge shall