Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1908-12-03
WHO FOR JUDGE?
Amendment Providing for
Change in Judiciary Carries.
THIS GOuNTY A DISTRICT,
Another Election-Text of the
New Law.

And now Idaho county is to
have another election and a county
Judge, this being due to the adop-
ton of the constitutional amend
ment at the last general election,
said amendment providing for the
abolishme nt of the probate court
and merging the same with the
district court and making each
county separate judicial district
with it's own judge. This means
that hereafter Idaho, Nez Perez
and Latah counties, which consti-
tuted the second judicial district
with Judge steele on the bench,
will form three districts with a
judge for each.
The constitution as amended
directs the governor, within ten
days from the canvassing of the
returns, 10 issue call for a special
election of such judges but while
he may qualify and at once act as
judge in all matters to come before
the district court, the section of
the amen Ament regarding probate
courts state:
1.-The district court shall have
original jurisdiction in all cases,
both at la W and in equity, and in
all matter of probate, settlement
of estates of deceased persons and
appointment Of guardians and such
appellate jurisdiction as is now
and may hereafter be conferred by
law.
each county in the state of
Idaho shall be and constitute a
judicial district and there shall be
in each of said counties district
court, for each of which at least
one judge may be elected by the
qualified electors of said district at
the genel state election; provided,
however, that any county, in which
the total vote for governor at the
last gene raj election was not at
least two thousand votes, shall be
united tn an adjoining county
in the election Of a judge and there
shall be only one judge elected for
said INIT ed counties until said
counties o. hall each have cast at a
general state election at least two
thousand votes for governor, and
until said time only one Judge shall
be elected for the following coun.
ties, towits Boise and Ada; Cassia
and Lincoln, one judge; Custer
and Lemhi, one judge; Elmore and
Blaine, one judge; and Owyhee
and Canyo n, one judge; provided
further, that when any judicial
district shall cast over eight thous-
and votes for governor at any gen.
eral state election, an additional
judge shall be elected therein for
each additional eight thousand
votes, or major part thereof, there
after in said district, any one or
more Of whom may hold court,
aud there may be as many sessions
OF said cou TT, at the same time, as
there are judges thereof. The said
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 perscribe the order Of business.
In districts composed OF but one
county there shall be no terms of
court, but the court shall be open
con tinuously for the transaction of
business. In districts composed OF
two counties the judge shall hold
the djstrict courts Of both said
counties in accordance with such
rules for the dispatch Of business
as he may adopt. The courts shall
be always open for the filing OF