Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-09-30

lDAHO:
Section THAT sections IL and
II Of Article v. Of the constitution
CT the State Of Idaho be and >tne
same are hereby repealed and an
nulled.
Section 2.-That Section Of
Article v. of the Constitution o: the
State Of Idaho be amended to read
- follows:
Section 2.-Thc juii:,ai powers
OF the State shall be ves:ej In a
court for the trial OF impsachments.
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 q Idaho be amended to read
as follows:
Section 16.-The salary Of the
justices Of the Supreme Court, until
otherwise provided by the legisls-
ture. shall be four thousand dollars
each per .annum. and the salary Of
tho judges OF the district court shall
be AZ 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 Arst have
taken and subscribed an oath that
there 10 not In his hands any matter
In controversy not decided BY him
which had been finally submitted
for bis consideration and determine
ton thirty days prior 70 the taxing
and subscribing such oath.
Section 4.--Thatr Section 20 q
Article v. Of the Constieu.ion Of the
State Of Idaho b amsndec to real
a. follows:
Section 2o.-The district court
shall have original Jurisdiction II
ell cases. both at law ana IN equity,
and in all matters Of probate. set
Element Of estates Of deceased PR,
sons and appointment Of guardians
end such appellate jurisdiction AZ
10 now and may hereafter he ION fer.
red by law. a. VS. !
/ Section S.-That Section - II
Article v. Of the Constitution Of the
State Of Idaho be amended 70 read AZ
| follows: 80 ]
Section 24.-Fsch county in the
State Of Idaho shall be AMI coBati-
tute a ,ud:"lal district. ami th~.e
shall be IN each c. said counti.s 4
district court. for each Of which at
least one Judge shall be elected by
the qualified electors cf ea!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 was
not at least two thousand votes.
shall be united with an adjoining
county In the election Of q Judge and
there shall be only one Judge elect
ed for said united counties until
said counties shall each have cast at
~ general state election at least two
i'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
Judge: Cassia and Lincoln. ora
judge: Custer ana Lemhi. one Judge;
Elmore 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 saii
judges shall choose from their own
number 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 diptriet
courts OF both Of said counties IN
accordance With such rules for Ne
dispatch Of business a. he Ds] al
.apt. TIN courts sAail - always