Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-09-08


cumbent in each judicial district
heretofore existing shall be and
shall remain till the expiration of
his term Of ONCE the Judge OF the
new district wherein he resided
when elected or appointed.
All vacancies created by the adop-
ton OF these amendments shall be
filled at special election called by
the governor OF Idaho, within ten
days after the canvass OF the returns
or tho general election at which
these amendments are adopted, and
held in the said new districts, up
OIL giving notice thereof as provided
for a general election. and said
judges shall hold said ofIlces until
their successors are elected and
qualified. The salary Of a district
Judge shall be classified and based
upon their vote for governor at the
last general election in his district
Immediately prior to the beginning
OF his term of ONCE and shall be
classified as follows: In districts
two thousand dollars per annum;
over four thousand and not more
than six thousand votes, two thous
and FIVE hundred dollars per annum;
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 all
district judges the actual and nee
essary hotel and travelling expenses
incurred by them in holding court ir
counties other than those in which
they reside.
Section 6.-That Section 6 Of Ar
ticle XVIII of the Constitution of the
State Of Idaho be amended to read as
follows:
Section 6-The legislature, by gen.
eral and uniform laws, shall provide
for the election biennially in each of
the several counties of the state, of
county commissioners, sheriff, 4
county treasurer. who is ex-of1cio
public administrator; a county su-
perintendent of public instruction;
q county assessor, who is ex-of1cio
tax collector; q coroner and a sur
veyor. The clerk Of the district
court shall be ex-officio auditor and
recorder. No other county ofices
shall be established. but the legisla-
ture, by general and uniform laws
shall provide for the election Of
such township, precinct and munich
pal officers as public convenience
may require. and shall prescribe
their duties and fix their terms of
ONCE. The legislature shall provide
for 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 ofn-I
cially come into their possession
The county commissioners may EN-
ploy counsel when necessary TIL
sheriff. auditor and recorder ami
clerk OF the district court shall be
empowered by the county commits
toner's to appoint such deputies ant
clerical assistants as the business
their Offices may require: said depu-
ties and clerical assistants to receive
such compensation as may be fixed
by the county commissioners. NJ
sheriff or county assessor shall b
qualified to hold the term of Office
Immediately succeeding the term for
which he was elected The salary
and qualifications Of the county
school superintendent shall be fix
ed by law.
Section These amendments
shall become operative on the second
Monday of January, 1911, and all
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 be
transferred at said time to the said
district courts Of their respective
counties.
Section S.-The question to be
submitted to electors of the State, at
the next general election, shall be
form as follows. to-wit:
Shall Sections II and 81 OF Article
V Of the Constitution of the State g
| Idaho be repealed and annulled and
Sections 2, II. 20 and "a OF Art'-'
V, and Section 6 Of Article XVIII Of
the Constitution ~ tho State ~ Ida