Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-09-14

Section THAT sections II and
Il OF Article V. Of the constitution
Of the State of Idaho be and tue
same are hereby repealed and an
nulled.
Section 2.-That Section 2 of
Article V. of the Constitution OF the
State of Idaho be amended TO read
as follows:
Section 1.-The jui'c,a, powers
OF the State shall be ve,:.j in a
court for the trial of impeachments,
supreme court, district courts,
courts OF justices Of the peace, and
such other courts inferior to the su-
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 49, The salary o. 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 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 determine
ton thirty days prior to tn. taxing
and subscribing such oath.
|ss7s Section 4.-That Section 20 OF
Article v. Of the Constitution of the
State OF Idaho be amended to read
az follows:
Section 20.-The district court
shall have original Jurisdiction in
oil cases. both at law and IN equity.
and In all matters Of pfc5ara. set
Element of estates OF .decaascl per-
,
and such appellate jurisdiction as
is now and may hereafter be confer.
red by law.
Section 5.-That Section "a NJ
Article V. IT the Constitution of the
state Of Idaho be amended TO read as
follows:
Section "a. Each county in the
et'te NJ Idaho shall be aai cnrsti-
'u'n ini'"la! district AMI III. e
rhail he IN nach.o' said COUNT -
district court, for each Of which at
least one iudge shall be elected by
the qualified eleG.ors If sail dis
,trict at the general state election:
Provided. however, That any county
n 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
'Nnnty IN the election of Judge and
there shall be only one Judge elect
I'D for said united counties unit,
snid counties shall each have cast nj
. general state election at least two
thousand votes for governor, and
until said time only one Judge shall
Ne elected for the following coun.-
lies. to-wit: Boise and Ada, one
fudge: Cassia and Lincoln, ora
Judge: Custer and Lemhi, one Judge;
fillmore 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 anv
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
thnre ave judges thereof. The saii
Judges shall choose from their own
-umhcr p presiding Judge. who may
be removed at their pleasure He
shall distribute the business Of the
court among the Judges thereof. ami
rreecrihe the order Of business. In
districts r"-rrcsed Of but one county
there shall he no terms OF court, bu.
the court shall be open continuousl,
for the transaction Of business. In
distri".s composed OF two counties
the Judges shall hold the district
courts OF both Of said counties IN
accordance with such rules FOR the
dispatch Of business a. he ms1 ad-
c'' This courts shall be always