Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-09-12


Section THAT sections II and
II of Article V. OF the constitution
CT the State Of Idaho be and the
same are hereby repealed and an
nulled.
Section 2.-That Section 2 of
Article V. of the Constitution o. the
State Of Idaho be amended TO read
as follows:
Section 2.-The judi:ai pow ers
OF the State shall be vested In
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
be as otherwise provided by law,
and no Justice of the Supreme Court.
or Judge Of the district court. shall
be paid his salary. or any part
thereof. unless he shall nrst have
taken and subscribed an oath that
there ia not in his hands any matter
In controversy not decided BY him
which had been finally submitted
for his consideration and determina-
ton thirty days prior to tbs 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
a. follows:
Section 20.-The district court
shall have original Jurisdiction in
ell cases, both at law and IN equity.
and in all matters Of probate. set
Element Of estates Of deceased per-
sons and appointment OF gua.i'ans.
end such appellate jurisdiction as
Is now and may hereafter he confer.
red by law.
Section 5.-That Section - If
Article v. of the Constitution OF the
State of Idaho be amended to read az
follows:
Section 24.-Fsch county in the
State Of Idaho shall be aad corsti-
tute a judicial district. ana thee
shall be N erch o. said coMnti.s a
district court. for each Of which at
least one Judge shall be elected by
the qualified electors CT 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
u 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: and
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 judge shall be- elected therein
for each additional eight thonsa 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
number a presiding Judge. who may
be removed at their pleasure. He
shall distribute the business Of the
court among the judges thereof, ana
pvescribe the order Of business n
districts composed Of hut one county
there shall be no terms Of court. bu.
the court shall be omen eontinuousl,
for the transaction ~ husiness. Ir
districts composed ~ Two counties
the Judges shall mold. IRE district
! courts Of both Of said COMMITTEES n
accordance with such miles FOR the
dispatch Of business N he msy ad-
mt. r~a ccuvts sh." ~ alwsvs