The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-10-03

with an adjoining county in the
election Of a Judge and there
shall be only on. 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 gov.
ernor, and uutil 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; Gilmore 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 general
state election, an additional Judge
shall be elected therein for each
additional eight thousand votes,
or major part thereof, thereafter
in said district, any one or more Of
whom may no d court, and there
may be as many sessions Of said
court, at the same time, a. there are
judges thereof. The said judges
shall choose from their own num-
Der presiding judge, who may be
removed at their pleasure. He
shall distribute the business OF the
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 com posed 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 fling of
papers, and for the transaction of
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 ia
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 resided when elected or appoint.
%. All vacancies created by the
adoption Of these amend ments
shall be filed at q 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,
and held in the said now districts, |
upon giving notice thereof as pro.
vided for general election. and
said judges shall hold said Offices
until their successors are elected
and qualified. The salary Of a
district judge shall be classified and
based upon upon the vots for gov
ernor at the last general, election
In his district Immediately prio- to
the beginning OF his term OF Office
and shall be classified as follows:
In districts having under four
thousand votes, two thousand dol
lars per annu,n; over four thous.
and not more than six thousand
votes, two thousand five hundred
1ollars per annum; over six thous
ind votes, three thousand dollars
per annum. one.half Of which sal.
Try shall be paid out Of the state
and the other half OF
which salary shall te paid out by
he county or counties for which be
9 elected or appointed, and in
Eases where any judge 10 provided
or more than one county,, that por.
ion OF his salary which 10 TO be
paid by the counties shall b. ap
between said counties ac
'ording to the assessed valuation
II their taxable property, to be
determined by the assessment of
he preceding year. and In additio >
said salaries there shall b pal !