Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-10-01

Section THAT sections IL an,
II OF Article V. of the constitution
OF the State of Idaho be and tn,
same are hereby repealed and an
nulled.
Section 2.-That Section 2 O
Article v. of the Constitution .. ID,
State Of Idaho be amended to reai
~ follows:
Section 2.-Thc jui':.al power,
| OF the State shall BE- vested IN q
court for the trial of impeachments
u supreme court. district courts
courts of Justices Of the peace. and
such other courts inferior to the gu.
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 bs amended to read
at follows:
Section 16.-T The salary OF the
justices OF the Supreme Court. until
otherwise provided BY tia lsxiala.
ture. shall be four thousand dollars
each per apnum, 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 IL notsin his hands any matter
In controversy not decided By him
which had been finally sub,nitted
for his consideration and deternina-
ton thirty days prior to tho taking
and subscribing such oath.
Section THAT Section - Of
Article v. Of the Consti.u Of the
State OF Idaho be amended to read
"a follows:
Section 20.-The district court
shall have original Jurisdiction In
oil cases, both at law and IN equity.
and In all matters of probate. set
Element Of estates Of deceased Der.
sons and appointment Of guarul,aNs
end such appellate jurisdiction al
is now and may hereafter he ION ter.
red by law.
Section I.-rhat Section ~ n
Article V. OF the Constitution Of The
State OF Idaho be amended to read Al
follows:
Section 24.-Fsch county in the
State Of Idaho shall be AMI corsti.
tute a iud:"ial district nnd thee
shall be IN each c. said COUNTIES 4
district court. for each Of which a
least one Judge shall be elected BY
the qualified electors Ut sa!d 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 wal
not at least two thousand votes
shall be united with an ADJOINING
county In tho election Of q Judge and
there shall be only one Judge elect
ed for said united counties until
said counties shall each have cast al
general state election at least twc
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
fudge: Cassia and Lincoln, ons
Judge: Custer and Lemhi. one Judge:
Gilmore 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 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
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, and
prescribe the order Of business. In
districts composed Of but one county
there shall be no terms Of court, bu.
the court shall be open continuously
for the transaction Of business. In
districts composed Of two counties
the Judges shall hold the district
courts OF both Of said counties IN
accordance With such rules Tor Ne
Dispatch Of business - he nsy a.
opt. Tn courts shall b always