Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-09-24

| term OF Omcee 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
his term Of office the Judge of the
new district wherein he resided
when elected or appointed.
All vacancies created by the adop-
ton Of these amendments shall be
Allied at a special election called by
the governor Of Idaho, within ten
days after the canvass of the returns
| or tho general election at which
these amendments are adopted. and
held in the said new districts, up
OIL giving notice thereof as provided
for general election, and said
Judges shall hold said Offices 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 district
! Immediately prior to the beginning
, OF his term Of ONCE and shall be
classified as follows: In districts
having under four thousand votes,
two thousand dollars per annum;
over four thousand and not more
than six thousand votes, two thous-
and five hundred dollars per annum;
CT Nd
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-
tween said counties according to the
assessed valuation of their taxable
property to be determined by the as
sessment Of the preceding year, and
in addition to said salaries there
shall be paid IN the same way to al,
district Judges the actual and nee
essary hotel and travelling expenses
incurred by them in holding court ir
counties other than those in which
they reside.
Section e.-That Section 8 Of Ar
ticle XVIII Of the Constitution OF the
State Of Idaho be amended to read an
follows:
Section S--Ths legislature. BY gen.
sral and uniform laws. shall provide ,
for the election bisnnially in each OF
the several counties OF the stats. OF
county oommiusioners. sheriff. u
county treasurer. who b sx-0mcit
public administrator: . county, %.
lperintendent Of public instruction;
. county assessor. who h ex-omoio /
tax collector; coroner and sur
veyor. The clerk of The district
court shall b ex-olaeio auditor ana |
recorder. No other county oAees
shall be established. but tho leSisla-
tuFe. By general a:aA uniform laws.
shall provide for the election Of |
such township. precinct ana munich
pal omcers ~ pubic convenience
may requirs. ana .shall prescribe !
their duties and M their terms Of |
once. The legislature shall provide |
for the strict accountability Of
county. township. precinct and mu
nicipAl omcers for all fees which
may be, collected BY them, and for |
all pubic and municipal moneys
which may be paid to them. Or on
cially come into their possession
Tho county commissioners may EN-
ploy counsel when necessary. Tn !,
sheriff. auditor and recorder AMI I
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 of1ces may require; said depu-
ties and clerical assistants to receive
such compensation as may be fixed
by the county commissioners. Ne
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 superintendents shall be ax-
ed by law.
Section These amendments
shall become operative on the second
Monday Of January. 1911, and all Il
causes then pending in the probate
courts Of said counties and all mat
ters 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
counties.
Section S.-The question to be
submitted to electors of the State, at
the next general election. shall be i
form as follows, to-wit:
Shall Sections IL and 81 of Article
v of the Constitution NJ the State n |