The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-10-03

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II Section 6. That section 6 OF ar
ticle XVIII Of the constitution o
the state OF Idaho be amended t
read as follows: Section 6 Tn,
legislature by general and uniform
laws, shall provide for the election
biennially in each Of the sevefaI
counties of the state, of county
commissioners, sheriff, a county
treasurer, VINO is exofficio public
! administrator; a county superin-
tendent Of public instruction.; a
county assessor, who is ex officio
tax collector; coroner and sur.
vevor. The clerk of the district
court shall be ex-ohicio auditor
and recorder. No other county
Offices shall be esta plistd, but the
legislature by general and uniform
laws, shall provide for the election
Of such township, precln t and mu-
nicipal officers as public conven.
fence may require, and shall pre-.
scribe their duties and fix their
terms Of Office. The legislature
shall provide for the strict account.
ability OF county, township, pre-
cinct and municipal officers for all
ices which may be paid to them,
and for all public and municipal
moneys, with may be paid to
them, or officially come into their
possession. The county commits
sioners may employ counsel when
necessary. The sheriff, auditor
and recorder and clerk OF the dis.
trict court shall be empowered by
the county commissioners to appoint
such deputies and clerical assist.
ance az the business OF their Offices
may require; said deputies and
clerical assistants to receive such
compensation as may be fixed by
the county commissioners. No
sheriff or county assessor shall be
qualified to hold the term of office
Immediately succeeding The term
for which he was elected The sal.
airy and qualifications Of the coun.
ty school superintendents shall be
6xed by law.
Section 7. These amendments
shall become operative on the fret
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
probate courts, together with all
records Of said courts shall be trans.
ferred at said time to the said dis
trict courts OF their respective
counties.
Section g. The question to be
submitted to the electors OF the
state, at the next general election,
shall be l., form as follows, to wit
Shall sections IL and 81 of ar
ticle V OF the constitution OF the
state Of Idaho be repealed and an.
nulled, and sections 2. II, 20 and "a
of Article v and section 6 of Ar
ticle XVIII Of the constitution OF
the state of Idaho be 80 amended
as TO abolish the probate court and
extend the jurisdiction of the dis.
trict court to all matters OF pro
bate and to provide for the election
and appointment of JUDGES there
for and their salaries, and to pro-
vide for the terms OF said courts
and establish a system of districts
Section 8. The secretary of
state is hereby authorized to make
publication Of these constitutional
amendments in each county for at
least six consecutive weeks prior to
The next general election in not
less than one newspaper of general
circulation published in each
county. TIL