The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-10-01
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF tn
STATE OF IDAHO,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
STATE OF IDAHO,
Section l. That Sections II and Fl OF
Article v. Of the Constitution of the State of
Idaho be and the same are hereby repealed
and annulled
Section 2. That section of Article Y. OF
the constitution of the state of Ia aho be
amended to read as follows:
Section ?. The judicial power OF the state
shall he vested in a court for the trial of inn
peachmentS, supreme court, district courts, |
courtsof justices of the peace, and such |
orthercourts inferior to the supreme courts as
may be established 10y law for any incor
porated city, town village.
Section 3. That section II OF article 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 an
num, and the salary of the judges of the dis
trict 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 an, part thereof. unless he shall
first have taken and subscribed an oath that
there is not in his hands any matter in con
troveTsy not decided by him which had been
finally submitted Tor his consideration and
determination thirty days prior to 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; Section 20 The
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IN all cases, both at law and in equity, and
IN all matters OF probate, settlement OF estates
OF deceased persons and appointment of
guardians, and such appellate jurisdiction as
is now and may hereafter be conferred by
law.
Section s. That Section - OF article v. OF
the constitution of the State OF Idaho be
county in the State of Idaho shall be and con
stitute Judicial district. and there shall be in
each of said counties district court. tor each
OF which ut least one Judge shall lie elected
by the qualified electors OF said district at the
general state election; PROVIDED, however,
That any county. in which the total vote for
governor 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 he only one Judge elect
ed Tor said united counties until said counties
shall each have cast at a general state elce.
| ton at least two thousand votes for goVeTneT
and until said time only one Judge shall be
elected ior the following counties, to wits
| liose and Ada, one Judge, Cassie and Lincoln,
one Judge; Custer and Lemhi one Judge:
Elmore and Blaine. one Judge, and Owyhee
and Canyon. one Judge, Provided Further,
| That when any Judicial district shall cast over
eight thousand votes for governor at any gen
cral state election an additional Judge shall
be elected therein Tor each additional eight
thousand votes, OF MAJOR part thereof. there.
after IN SAID district, any one OF more OF whom
may hold court, and there may bc as many
.csslons OF said conn. at the same time as
there are judges thereof. The said judges
shall choose from their own number presid
ing Judge, who may he removed at their
pleasure. lie shall distribute the business of
the count among the Judges thereof, and pres
crlbo the order OF business. In districts com.
posed of but one county there shall hc no
terms Of court. but the court shall he open
continuously ior 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 rule,
lur the dispatch OF business as he may adopt
The courts shall be always open Tor the al
ing OF papers, aud the Transaction of business
The term OF offices Of district Judges shall b,
four years from and after the first Monday oi
January next after their election. The prcsen,
incumbent IN each judicial district heretofore
existing shall be aud shall remain I'LL the cK
ptation OF his term Of office the Judge OF III,
new district wherein he resided when elect
cd or appointed. Al vacancies created by the
adoption OF these amendments shall be filled
n a special election called 10y the governor o
Idaho within ten DAYS after the canvass 81
the general election at which these amend
mcuts are adopted and held ia the SAID new
districts. upon giving thereof as provided for
n general election, and said Judges shall hold
said Offices until their successors are elected
sud qualified. The salary oi disiuc, Judge
shall be- Classified and based upon the vote
for governor a, the lat general election N
/ bee district immediately pfiotio the beginning
/ Of has term Of office and shall he classified Al
follows In district, having under lour thous.
, and votes. two thousand dollan per annum
, over -four thousand and no, mere than ~,
thousand votes. two thousand five hundrey
dollars per anuum. uv-t 80 thousand votes
three thousand dollars pei sunum. one hall
I o. which salary shall be paid cot by tho
/ state treasury aud the orihef hall Of which
!, salary shall he paid ou; hy the county OF eoun
! ties for which he Is elected 81 appointed. and
80 cases where one nudge Is provided Tor IN orr
4, than enc county. that portion OF his talar
, which is 70 De paid by the counties shall b
appofiioucd hstWesn sad counties according
. 20 the assessed valuation oi their taxable pro
, perry 20 be determined ~ the asse' smeni O
( the preceding year, and IN addition TO sane
, salaries ,hctc shall &c paid IN the same wa
q T. al disiriei judgcs the actual and neccssAr
, hotel and travelling expenses incurred b
them IN holding court M counties other thai
those IN which they reside.
, section o. That section II AIt,ele xvi
4 Of the Consuts,ion at the State Of Idaho b
, amended 10 read as ioiloWsi Section o. Tn
Legislature Nv general and uniform law
8 shalt provide ior thu election hlcnnally i
s each 81 The several counties OF the state. O
10 uoaniY commissioners. : sheriff count
q Treasurer. who Is ca oiiioio psblie admins