Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-10-09

shall be four years from and after
the first Monday in January next
after their election. The present in
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 tho 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 the general election at which
these amendments are adopted, and
held in the said new districts, up
! OIL giving ootice thereof as provided
for q general election, and said
Judges shall hold said offites until
their successors are elected and !
ouslined. The salary Of district
Judge shall be classified and based
mon their vote for governor at thu
last general election in his district
Immediately prior to the beginning
/ Of his term Of once apd shall be
! classified as follows: In districts
having under four thousand votes, j
two thousand dollars per anndm;
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 annums one half OF
which salary shall he paid out o.
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
salarx 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
4 district judges the actual and nee
essary hotel and travelling expenses
incurred by them in holding court ir
I counties other than those in which
e they reside.
d Section 6.-That Section 8 Of Ar
ticle XVIII Of the Consultation Of the
{ State Of Idaho be amended to read as
j follows: ..a
Section 6-The 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, q sheriff. !
4 county treasurer. who IL ex-ofhci,
= public administrator; county su.
= perintendent Of public instruction;
e q county assessor, who is ex-of1cic
n tax collector; = coroner and = sur.
a veyor. The clerk Of the district
j court shall b .ex-efncio auditor and
/ recorder. No other county oflces
& shall be estahhshed. but the legisla.
ture. by general ald uniform laws
II shall provide for the election o.
70 such township. precinct and munich
d pal ofRcers a public eonvenienc,
may require. and shall prescribt
IT their duties and fix their terms O
m ONCE. The legislature shall provid,
y for the strict accountability o
= county, township, precinct and mu
= nicipal officers for all fees which
=. may be collected by, them. and To-
- all public and municipal money
which may BE- paid to them, Or ON
-, c;ally come into their possession
!. The county commissioners may EN-
!. ploy counsel when necessary. Tn
sheriff. auditor and recorder an,
he clerk OF the district court shall b.
a. empowered by the county commits
q toner's to appoint such deputies an
a clerical assistants as the business O
at their Offices may require: said depu
By ties and clerical assistants to receiv
IS such compensation as may be Axe
n: by the county commissioners. N
ty sheriff or county assessor shall
r. qualified to hold the term Of ofhc
as Immediately succeeding the term 70
81, which he was elected. The salar
ng and qualifications Of the count
nd school superintendent shall be a.
GU ed by law.
I'll Section These amendment
~ shall become operative on the secon
" Monday Of January, 1911. and q
NJ causes then pending In the probat
AL courts Of said counties and all ma,
m ters Of probate unsettled in said prt
-" bate courts, together with all tn
NS records Of said courts. shall b
8: transferred at said time to the sal
=" district courts of their respectiy
80 counties.
n! Section S.-The question to I
'"t submitted to electors Of the State. {
NY the next general election, shall be
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