Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-10-16

Section THAT sections IL and
Il OF Article V. of the constitution
CT the State of Idaho be and tue
same are hereby repealed and an
nulled.
Section 2.--That Section OF
Article V. of the Consti luton .. The
State of IdaLO be amended to read
q, follows:
Section 2.-Thc jui'cnl powers
OF the State shall be ve,,.j III a
court for the trial of impeachments,
supreme court. district courts,
courts of justices OF the peace, and
such other courts inferior to the SUI
preme courts as may be established
by law for any incorporated city,
town or village.
Section 3.-That Section II of
Article v. of the Constitution of the
State Of Idaho be amended to read
as follows:
Section 16.-The salary OF the
justices Of the Supreme Court, until
otherwise provided by the legisla-
ture. shall be four thousand dollars
each per annum. and the salary of
the judges of the district court shall
DO as otherwise provided by law.
and no justice Of the Supreme Court,
or Judge Of tho district court, shall
be paid his salary. or any part
thereof, unless hs SHALL Arst have
taken and subscribed an oath that
there is not in his hands any matter
IN controversy not decided By him
which had been finally snb,aittE
for his consideration and determina-
tion 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
IA follows:
Section 20.-The district court
shall have original Jurisdiction in
all cases. both at law and IN equity,
and in all matters OF probate. eet-
Element of estates Of deceased per-
sons and appointment Of guardians.
and such appellate jurisdiction as
is now and may hereafter he .onicr.
red by law.
Section 6.-That Section - If
Article v. Of the Constitution of the
State Of Idaho be amended to read as
follows:
Section 24.-,Esch county in the
State of Idaho shall be aah cnrsti-
tute ,ud."lal district ana th, %
shall be N each c. said counti.s 4
district court. for each Of which at
least one Judge shall be elected by
the qualified electors II sa,i DIS
trict at the general state election:
Provided, however. That any county
In which the total vote for COVER
nor at the last general election was
not at least two thousand votes.
shall be united with an adjoining
county in the election of a Judge and
there shall be only one Judge elect
ed for said united counties until
said counties shall each have cast at
D general state election at least two
thousand votes for governor, and
until said time only one Judge shall
be elected for the following coun-
ties, to-wit: Boise and Ada. one
Judge; Cassia and Lincoln. ora
judge; Custer and Lemhi, one Judge:
Elmore and Blaine, one Judge; AID
Cwyhee 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 addition
al judga shall be elected therein
for each additional eight thousa nd
votes, or major part thereof. there
after in said district, any one or
more of whom may hold court, and
there may be as many sessions OF
said court, at the same time. as
there are Judges thereof The SAIL
Judges shall choose from their own
rumher n presiding Judge. who may
he removed at their pleasure. He
shall distribute the business Of thr
court among the Judges thereof. and
prescribe the order Of business. II
districts composed Of but one county
there shall he no terms Of court. hu'
the court shall he onen contiuuousl'
for tho transaction Of business. T.
districts comuNsed Of two cauntie>
he iudres shall hold the district
courts Of both OF said counties n
accordance with such rules Cor IN
dispatch Of business as ne NAV ad
ont The courts shall he aiwar,