The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-10-07

in the same way to all dis.ric
judges the actual and necessar,
hotel and travelling expenses in
CURED by them in holding cour
iu counties other than those il
which they reside.
| Section 6. That section 6 OF ar
ticle XVIII of the constitution O.
the state OF Idaho be amended to
read as follows: Section 6 Thu
legislature by general and uniform
laws, shall provide for the election
biennislly in each Of the several
counties OF the state, OF county
commissioners, sheriff, county
treasurer, who 10 ex officio public
administrator; county superin.
tendent Of public instruction; a
county assessor, who 10 ex officio
tax collector; a coroner and eur
vevor. The clerk OF the district
court shall be ex.oficio auditor
and recorder. No other county
Offices shall he esta Dlised, but the
legislature by general and uniform
laws, shall provide for the election
Of such township, precin.t and mu-
nicipal officers as public conven.
fence may require, and shall pre-.
scribe their duties and fix their
terms Of Office. The legislature
shall provide for the strlct account.
ability OF county. township, pre-
cinct and municipal officers for all
fees which may be paid to them,
and for. all public and municipal
moneys, with may be paid to
them, or officially come into then
possession. The county commits.
sioners may employ counsel when
necessary. The sheriff, auditor
and recorder and clerk oil the dis
trict court shall be empowered by
the county commissioners to appoint
such deputies and clerical assist
ance a. the business OF their Offices
may require; said deputies and
clerical assistants to receive such
compensation as may be fixed by
the county commissioners. No
sheriff or county assessor shall be
qualified to hold the term Of Office
Immediately succeeding the term
for which he was elect The sal.
AIRY and qualifications Of the coun.
.ty school supsrintendents shall be
6xsd by law.
Section 7. These amendments
shall become operative on the fret
Monday Of January, 1911, and all
causes then pending in the probate
courts OF said counties and all mat.
ters Of probate unsettled in said
probate courts, together with all
records ofsaid courts shall be trans.
ferred at said time TO the said dis
trict courts Of their respective
counties.
Section 8, The question to be
submitted 70 the electors OF the
state, 1T the next general election,
shall be IL form as follows, TO wit:
Shall sections II and 81 OF ar
ticle v OF the constitution OF the
state Of Idaho be repealed and an.
nulled, and sections 2. II, 20 and "a
Of Article v and section 8 OF Ar
ticls XVIII Of the constitution OF
the state Of Idaho DO so amended
a. to abolish the probate court and
extend the Jurisdiction Of the dis.
trict court to all matters Of pro
bate and TO provide for the election
and appointment Of judges there
for and their salaries, and to pro-
vide for the terms OF said courts
and establish q system Of districts
Section 8. The secretary Of
state IL hereby authorised to make
publication Of these constitutions
amendments In each county for at
least six consecutive weeks prior to
the next general election in not
less than ono newspaper OF general
circulation published in each
county. T.7