The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-10-07

two thousand votes, shall be unitet
with an adjoining county in tn
election OF a judge and Their
shall be only ont judge elect
ed for said united counties
until said counties shall each hav'
cast at a general state election q
least two thousand votes for gov
ernor, and uuti said time only
one judge shall be elected for thu
following counties to wit: Boise
andAda, one judge. Caesia and Lin
coin, one judge; Custer and l,emhi
one judge; Gilmore and Blaine, on.
Judge; and Owyhee and Canyon
one judge; Provided, further
That when any judicial district
shall cast over eight thou- and
votes for governor at any genersl
state election, an additional Judge
ehall be elected therein for each
additional eight thousand votes,
or major part thereof, thereafter
in said district, any one or more oil
whom may no d court, and there
may be as many sessions OF said
court. at the same time, az there are
judges thereof. The said judges
shall choose from their own mum
! her a presiding judge, who may be
removed at their pleasure. He
shall distribute the business Of the
court among the judges thereof
and prescribe the order Of business
In districts compossf.soi bat one
county there shall be no terms OIL
court, but the court shalt DO open
continuously for tho transaction. o.
business In districts omposed o.
two counties the judge shall hold
the district courts OF both OF said
counties in accordance with such
rules for the dispatch OF business
as he may adopt. The courts shall
always be open for the filing Of
papers, and for the transaction oil
business The terms OF offices Of
district judges shall be four years
from and after the first Monday oil
January next after their election
The present incumbent In each ia
dicial district heretofore existing
shall be and shall remain till the
expiration OF his term OF Office the
Judge of the new district wherein
he resided when elected or appoint.
ed. All vacancies created by the
adoption Of these amendments
shall be filled at special election
called by the governor OF Idaho,
within 10 days after the canvass Of
returns Of general election at which
these amendments are adopted,
and held in the said new districts,
upon giving notice thereof as pro-
vided for general election, and
said judges shall hold said Offices
until their successors arc elected
and qualified. The salary Of q
district Judge shall be classified and
based upon upon the vote for gov
ernor at the last general election
in his district Immediately prior TO
the beginning OF his term OF Office
and shall be classified as follows:
In districts having under four
thousand votes, two thousand dol
lars per annuln; over four thous.
and not more than six thousand
votes, two thousand Ave hundred
dollars per annum; over six thous.
and votes, three thousand dollars
per annum. one.half OF which sal.
airy shall be paid ont Of the state
treasury and the other half OF
which salary shall 10 paid out by
the county or counties for which he
is elected or appointed. and In
cases where any judge 10 provided
for more than one countv, that por-
ton OF his salary which is to be
paid by the counties shall bs sp-
portioned between said counties &C.
cording to the assessed valuation
Of their taxable property, to be
determined by the assessment Of
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