Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-10-19

Section THAT sections IL and
u OF Article V. vi the constitution
CT the State OF Idaho be and the
same are hereby repealed aud an
nulled.
Section 2.-That Section OF
Article V. of the Consti tuition .: the
State OF Idaho be amended TO read
as follows:
Section 2.-Thc jui':ml powers
OF the State shall be VESTED IN Q
court for the trial Of impeachments.
u 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 Of Idaho be amended to read
rs follows:
Section 16.-T salary OF the
justices Of the Supreme Court, until
otherwise provided by the legisla-
ture. shall be four thousand dollars
each per annum, and the salary Of
said counties shall each have east at
tween said counties according to the
assesssd valuation OF their taxable
property to be determined by the as
aaaen1ent Of the preceding year, and
IL addition to said salaries there
the judges Of the district court shall
be as otherwise provided by law,
and no Justice of the Supreme Court,
or Judge Of tina district court, shall
be paid his salary, or any part
thereof, unless he shall 6rst have
taken and subscribed an oath that
there ls not in his hands any matter
in controversy not decided By him
which had been finally snb,aitted
for his consideration and determina-
tien thirty days prior to tho taxing
and subscribing such oath.
Section 4.-That Section 20 Of
Article v. Of the Constitution Of the
State OF idaho be amended to read
al follows:
Section 2o.-The district court
shaft have original jurisdiction in
ell cases. both at law and IN equity,
and in all matters Of probate. set
tlement of estates Of deceased per-
sons and appointment OF guardians.
and such appellate jurisdiction as
is now and may hereafter he ION Tor.
red by law.
Section 6.-That Section - If
Article v. Of the Constitution OF the
State Of Idaho be amended to read as
follows:
Section 24.-Fsch county in the
State Of Idaho shall be aah cacsti-
tute judicial district. ana III. e
shall be IN each @. said counti.s 4
trict at the general state election:
district court. for each Of which at
least one Judge shall be elected by
nor at the last general election was
not at least two thousand votes,
shall be united with an adjoining
the qualified electors OF sa!i dis
u 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, to-wit: Boise and Ada, one,
Judge; Cassia and Lincoln, ora
judge: Custer and 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 judga 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, and
there may be as many sessions OF
said court, at the same TINA, as
there are judges thereof. The sail
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
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 district
courts Of both OF said counties IN
with such rules fer Ne