Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-10-17


dispatch OF business as he may ad-
OBJ. The courts snail be always
! open for the ming OF papers. and 10
the transaction of business. TIL,
! term OF Offices OF district Judges
shall be four years from and after
the first Monday in January next
after their election. The present In
! cumbent In each judicial district
heretofore existing shall be and
shall remain till the expiration OF
bis term OF ONCE the Judge OF the
new district wherein he resided
| when elected or appointed.
All vacancies created BY the adop-
ton Of these amendments shall b.
filled at a special election called by
the governor Of Idaho. within ten
days after the canvass Of the returne
or the general election at which
these amendments are adopted, and
held in the said new districts, up
Oh giving notice thereof as provided
for a general election. and said
Judges shall hold said ofices until
their SUCCESSORS are elected and
qualified The salary Of district
Judge shall be classified and based
upon their vote for governor at the
last general election in his distric'
Immediately prior to the beginning
Of his term Of ONCE and shall be
classified as follows: In districts
h,v;p1 ,pdor Fo,,r Thousand yotos
two thousand dollars per anndm,
over four thousand and not more
than six thousand votes, two thous
and five hundred dollars per annum,
over six thousand votes. three thous
and dollars per annum; one half OF
which salary shall be paid out of
the state treasury and the other half
of which salary shall be paid out by
the county or counties for which he
is elected or appointed, and In cases
where one judge is provided for more
than one county. that portion Of his
salary which Is to be paid by the
counties shall be apportioned be-
shall be paid IN the same way to al
essary hotel and travelling expenses
Provided, however. That any county
county in the election Of Judge and
in which the total vote for COVER
there shall be only one Judge elect
Section 8.-The question to be
counties other than those in which
they reside.
Section 6.-That Section of Ar
ticle AVIIl Of the Constitution OF III,
State Of Idaho be amended to read al
follows:
Section 6-The legislature, by gen.
eral and uniform laws. shall provide
for the election biennially in each o
the several counties Of the state. Of
county commissioners, a sheriff, !;
county treasurer, who Is ex-offici.
public administrator: . county su
perintendent Of public instruction;
q county assessor, who is ex-of1cio
tax collector; coroner and a sur
veyor. The clerk Of the district
court shall be ex-o@cio auditor AND
incurred by them in holding court II
recorder. No other county ofices
shall be established. but the legisla.
ture. by general AID uniform laws.
shall provide for the election OF
such township. precinct and munici
pal Officers ~ public convenience,
may require. and shall prescribe
their duties and fix their terms OF
ONCE. The legislature shall provid.
for the strict accountability OF
county. township. precinct and mu
nicipal officers for all fees which
may be collected by them. and TO,
all pubic and municipal moneys
which Lay be paid to them. Or on
cially come into their possession
The county commissioners may EN-
ploy counsel when necessary. TIL
sheriff. auditor and recorder AMI
clerk of the district court shall be
empowered by the county commits
toner's to appoint such deputies an
clerical assistants as the business O
their Offices may require; said depu
ties and clerical assistants to receive
such compensation al may be fixed
by the county commissioners. N,
sheriff or county assessor shall b
qualified to hold the term Of once
Immediately succeeding the term for
which he was elected. The salary
and qualifications Of the county
school superintendent shall be tx
ed by law.
Section These amendments
causes then pending In the probate
counties.
shall become operative on the second
tiers Of probate unsettled in said pro
bate courts. together with all the
records OF said courts, shall be
transferred at said time to the said
district courts Of their respective
Monday Of January. 1911. and all
courts Of said counties and all mat