Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-09-25

SECTION /. That Sections II and 81
ofsArticle v of the Constitution of the
| State of dab be and the same are here
by repealed and annulled.
Section 2. That Section 2 of Article
" of the Constitution of the State of
Idaho be amended TO read as follows.
state shall be vested in a court for the
trial of impeachments, a supreme court,
district courts, courts of justice of the
peace, and such other courts inferior to
the supreme courts as may be estab-
lished by law for any Incorporated city,
town or village.
Section g.. That Section II of Article
v of the Constitution of the State of
Idaho be amended to read as follows:
Section IL. The salary of the justices
of the supreme court, until otherwise
provided by the legislature, shall be four
thousand dollars each per annum, and
the salary of the judges of the district
court shall be as otherwise proyidsd 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
hands any matter in controversy not de-
cided by him which had been finally
submitted for his consideration and de-
.ermination thirty days prior to the
taking and subscribing such oath"
Section 4. that Section 20 of Article
v Of the Constitution of the State of
idaho be amended to read as follows:
Section 20. The district court shall
a v original jurisdiction in all cases
both at law. and in equity. and in all
matters of probate, settlement Of ies-
tates of deceased persons and appoint
ment of guardians, and such appellate
Jurisdiction as is now and may hereafter
be conferred by law
Section 5. That Section "a of Article
v of the Constitution of the State of
Idaho be amended to read as follows:
Section "a. Each county in the State
of Idaho shall be and constitute a judi
cial district, n there shall be in each
of said counties a district court, foI
each OF which at least one judge shall
be elected by the qualified electors OF
said district at the general state elee-
tion: Provided, however, that any coun-
tg, In which the total vote for governor
at the last general election was not a
least two thousand votes, shall be united
with an adjoining county in the election
of a Judge and there shall be only one
Judge elected for said united counties
until said counties shall each awe cas-
at a general state election at least two
thousand votes for governor, M until
said time only one judge shall be elect
ed for the following counties, to-wit:
Boise. and Ada, one Judge; Cassia and
Lincoln, one judge; Custer and Lemhi.
one Judge; Gilmore and Blaine. ont
judge; Owyhee and Canyon one Judge
provided, further, hat when any judi
cial district Shall c5est over eight thou
sand votes for governor at any general
state election, an additional judge shall
be elected therein for each additional
GikHL llOuSdHQ VOLeSt OF mdJOF part
thereof, thereafter in said district, an.
one or more of whom may hold court
and there may be as nan sessions OF
said court, at the same time, as there
are judges thereof. The said judgef
shall choose from their own number G
presiding judge, who may be remove
at their pleasure. He shall distribute
the business of the court among thu
Of business. In districts composed o
but one county there shall be no termt
Of court. but the court shall be open
continuously for the transaction o
business. In districts composed of twt
the Judge shall hold the distric
both of said counties in ac-
cordance with such rules for the dis
patch Of business as he may adopt. Tit
courts shall be always open for the
filing of papers, and for the transaction
Of business. The term of offices o
judges shall be four years fror
and after the first Monday of Januar.
next after their election. h presen
Incumbent in each judicial district here
tofore existing shall be and shall re
main till the expiration of his term o
office, the judge of the new distric
he resided when elected or az
pointed. All vacancies created by tn
adoption of these amendments shall b
allied at a special election called by tht
governor of idaho, within ten days afte
the canvass Of the returns of the gen
eral election at which these amendment
are adopted, and held in the said nev
upon giving notice thereof q
provided for a general election, and saie |
shall hold said offices until theii |