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

80 'o' INC ming OF papers, and a.
the transaction Of business ~
term Of omcss Of. district ,u me
shall be four years from ana ..ses
the nrst Monday in January ne!
after their election. The press,. -.-'
cumbent In each judicial d,...,
heretofore existing shall ha
shall remain till the expira,,o, gag
his term Of ONCE the Judge q, w. :.
new district wherein he r,.,s ~.
when elected or anno,~ aeo
All vacancies created BY tn. 800
ton Of these amendments shall
Allied at a special election called ~
the governor Of Idaho, within -.
days after the canvass Of the retr.s.
or the general election at ~.
these amendments are adopted ~.
held In the said new districts nv
Oh giving notice thereof as prov,S.s
for q general election, and ..,s
Judges shall hold said Offices NM,
their successors are elected "a
qualified. The salary OF a distr,c,
Judge shall be classified and ba,.a
upon their vote for governor At ~.
last general election in his d,str,c.
Immediately prior to the beginn,n,
Of his term Of ONCE and shall No
classified as follows: In district.
having under four thousand vote,
two thousand dollars per amman.
over four thousand and not more
than six thousand votes, two thous.
and five hundred dollars per anuum.
over six thousand votes. three thous.
and dollars per annum; one half OF
which salary shall be paid out Of
the state treasury and the other half
of which salary shall be paid out by
the county or counties for which he
is elected or appointed, and in cases
where one Judge is provided for more
than one county, that portion Of his
salary which is to be paid by the
counties shall be apportioned be.
tween said counties according to the
assessed valuation Of their taxable
property to be determined by the as.
sessment of the preceding year, and
in addition to said salaries there
shall be paid in the same way to al,
district judges the actual and nee
essary hotel and travelling expenses
incurred by them in holding court in
counties other than those in which
they reside.
Section 6.-That Section 6 Of Al.
ticle XVIII Of the Constitution Of the
State Of Idaho be amended to read as
follows:
Section s-TAe legislature, by gen.
eral and uniform laws. shall provide
for the election biennially in each OF
tho several counties Of the state, Of
county commissioners. . sheriff, a
county treasurer, who IL ex-oficio
public administrator: Z county su.
perintendeAt Of public instruction;
county Assessor, who is ex-oficio
tax collector: q coroner and q sur.
veyor. The clerk Of the district
court shall be ex-ofcio auditor and
recorder. No other county oncss
shah be established, bat the legisla-
ture, by general AID uniform laws
shall provide for the election Of
such township. precinct and munich
pal officers a. public convenience
may require. and shall prescribe
their duties and fix their terms Of
ONCE. The legislature shall provide
tor the strict accountability Of
county. township, precinct and mu-
nicipal officers for all fees which
may be collected by them, and for
all public and municipal moneys
which may be paid to them, or on
cially come into their possession.
The county commissioners may en-
ploy counsel when necessary. The
sheriff. auditor and recorder AMI
clerk Of the district court shall be
empowered by tho county commits
toner's to appoint such deputies ami
clerical assistants as the business OF
their Offices may require; said depu-
ties and clerical assistants to receive
such compensation as may be fixed
by the county commissioners. No
sheriff or county assessor shall be
qualified to hold the term Of Office
Immediately succeeding the term for
which he was elected. The salary
and qualifications of the county
school superintsndents shall be fix
ed by law.
Section These amendment
shall become operative on the SECOND
Monday of January. 1911, and Oh
causes then pending in the probate
courts Of said counties and all mat
terS OF probate unsettled in said pro
bate courts, together with all the
records Of said courts. shall De
transferred at said time to the sala
district courts of their respective
Section 8.-The question to DC
to electors of the State a.
fha nov% Ooraro1 alon%}on shall be j.