The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-10-15
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
NO. II.
House Joint Resolution No. 3
By SeaWell and Freehafer.

by ocdW6ll anu fTGGudlGI.
A JOINT RESOLUTION TO BE SUB
MITTED TO THE ELECTORS OF
THE STATE OF IDAHO FOR RE-
LECTION OR APPRVAL; PROPOS-
ING THE REPEAL OF SECTIONS
II AND II OF ARTICLE V. OF THE
CONSTITUTION OF IDAHO, AND
PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO
SECTIONS 2, II, 20 AND "a OF AR
TICLE ", AND SECTION OF AR
TICLE XVIII. OF THE CONSTITU-
TION OF THE STATE OF IDAHO,
PROVIDING A DISTRICT COURT
FOR EACH COUNTY AND Elk
TENDING ITS JURISDICTION TO
ALL MATTERS OF PROBATE,
AND PROVIDING FOR THE ELEC-
TION AND APPOINTMENT OF
JUDGES THEREFOR, AND THEIR
SALARIES, AND THE TERMS OF
SAID COURTS.
BE 1T RESOLVED BY THE LEGIS-
LATURE OF THE STATE OF
IDAHO:
Section 1. That Sections II and 81
of Article " of the Constitution of the
State of Idaho be and the same are
hereby repealed and annuuel.
Section 2. That Section 2 of Article
V. of the Constitution of the State of
Idaho be amended to read as follows:
Section 2. The judicial power of the
state shall be vested in a court for the
trial of impeachments, supreme
court, district courts, courts of justice
Of the peace, and such other courts in
ferior to the supreme courts as may
be established by law for any incor-
porated 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 II. 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 dis
trict court shall be as otherwise pro-
vided by law, and no justice of the SUI
preme court or judge of the district
court, shall be paid his salary or any
part thereof, unless he shall first 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 submitted for
his consideration and determination
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
have original jurisdiction in all cases,
both at law and in equity, and in all
matters of probate, settlement of es-
tates of deceased persons and appoint
ment OF guardians, and such appellate
jurisdiction as Is now and may here
after be conferred by law"
Section 5. That Section "a of Arti-
Gle V. of the Constitution Of the State
of Idaho be amended to read as fol-
lows: Section "a. Each county in the
State Of Idaho shall be and constitute
judicial district, and there shall be in
each of said counties a district court,
for each of which at least one Judge
shall be elected by the qualified cleo
tors of said district at the general
state election +: Provided, however,
that any county, in which the total
vote for governor at the last general
election was not at least two thousand
votes, shall be united with an adjoin-
Ing county In the election of a Judge
and there shall be only one Judge
elected for said united counties until
said counties shall each have cast at
a general state election at least two
thousand votes for governor, and until
said time only one Judge shall be
elected for the following counties, to-
wit: Lincoln, one Judge; Gustav and
Lemhi. one Judge; Gilmore and Cam
yon, one Judge; provided, further, that
when any judicial district shall cast
over eight thousand votes for governor
at any general state election, an addi-
tional judge shall be elected therein
for each additional eight thousand
votes, or major part thereof. there
after In said district, any one or more
or more Of whom may hold court. and
there may be a. many sessions Of said
court at the same time - there are
judges thereof The said judges shall