The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-09-25

been finally submitted for his consider
alton and determination thirty days
prior to the taking and subscribing such
oath
Sec. 4. That Section 90 of Article
V of the Constitution Of the State of
Idaho be amended to read as follows:
See. 20. The district court shall have
original jurisdiction in all cases, both
at law and in equity, and in all matters
of probate, settlement of estates of de
ceased persons and appointment of
guardians, and such appellate jurisdic.
ton as is now and may hereafter be
conferred by law.
Sec. 5. That Section "a of Article
of the Constitution of the State of
Idaho be amended to read as follows:
See. "a. Each county in the State of
Idaho shall be and constitute judicia'
district, and there shall be in each of
Of which at least one judge shall be
lected by the qualified electors of said
listrict at the general state election
Provided, however, That any county, in
which the total vote for governor at
the last general election was not at
,ast two thousand votes, shall bt
inited with an adjoining county in the
Election of a Judge and there shall be
only one judge elected for said united
counties until said counties shall each
have cast at general state election at
east two thousand votes for governor.
md until said time only one judge shall
be elected for the following counties
-owit: Boise and Ada, one Judge;
Cassia and Lincoln, one Judge; Custer
ind Lemhi, one Judge; Gilmore and
Blaine, one Judge; and Owyhee and
Canyon, one judge. Provided, further,
That when any judicial district shall
ast over eight thousand votes for gov
,rnor at any general state election, an
,dd itional judge shall be elected there
n for each additional eight thousand
totes, or major part thereof, thereafter
N 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 said judges shall choose
from their own number presiding
Judge, who may be removed at their
pleasure. He shall distribute the bust
Tess of the court among the judges
hereof, and prescribe the order of bust
ness. In districts composed of but one
county there shall be no terms of court,
nut the court shall be open continuously
COR the transaction of business. In
districts composed of two counties, the
Judge shall hold the district courts of
both of said counties in accordance
with such rules for the dispatch of bust
less as he may adopt. The courts shall
be always open for the filing of papers,
ind for the transaction of business.
rhe term of offices of district judges
shall be four years from and after the
irst Monday of January next after
their election. The present incumbent
n each judicial district heretofore ex
sting shall be and shall remain till
he expiration of his term of Office
the Judge of the new district wherein
he resided when elected or appointed
All vacancies created by the adoption
Of these amendments shall be filled at
l special election called by the gov
ernor of Idaho, within ten days after
The canvass of the returns of the gen
eral election at which these amend
nents are adopted, and held in the
said new districts, upon giving notice
thereof as provided for a general cleo
ton, and said judges shall hold said
,fiices until their successors are elected
and qualified. The salary of district
Judge shall be classified and based upon
the vote for governor ut the last gen
,ral election in his district Immediately
prior to the beginning of his term of
| office 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 thousand five
| hundred dollars per annum; over six
thousand votes, three thousand dollars
per annum; one-half of which salary
shall be paid out of 1.-THE state treasury
md 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 pro
vided for more than one county, that
portion of his salary which is to bt
paid by the counties shall be appor
Toned between said counties according
to the assessed valuation of their tax
able property to be determined by tht
assessment of the preceding year, ant
IN addition to said salaries there shall
be paid in the same way to all distric