The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-10-28

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shall be only on Judge elect
ed for said united counties
until said counties shall each have
cast at general stale election at
least two Thousand votes for gov.
ernor, and uutl said time only
one Judge shall be elected for the
following counties to wit: Bose
sndAda, onejudge; Cassia and Lin
C In, one Judge; Custer and Lemhi,
ne Judge; Gilmore and Blaine, one
Judge; and Owyhee ard Canyo' =,
10 9 Judge; Provided, further,
That when any judicial district
shall cast over eight thousand
votes for governor at any general
State election, an additional Judge
8 iall be elected therein for each
additional eli! hit thousand votes,
0 major part thereof, thereafter
in said diptrict, any one or more OF
whom may ho d court, and there
may be as many sessions Of said
curt, at the same time, rs there are
] ,dges thereof The said Judges
thall Oh Jose from Il cir own mum.
ler presiding Judge, who may be
removed at their pleasure. He
shall distribute the business of The
C 'urt among the judges thereof,
and prescribe the order Of business.
In districts composed OF but one
County there shall be no terms OF
court, but the court shall be open
continuously for the transaction OF
business In districts composed of
two counties the Judge shall hold
tuo ulctilCt CUuftb VI uOtH VI sdlu
counties in accordance with such
rules for the dispatch of business
as he may adopt. The courts shall
always be open for the filing of
papers, and for the transaction of
business, The terms OF Offices Of
district judges shall be four years
from and after the first Monday OF
January next after their election
The present incumbent in each ia.
dicial district heretofore existing
shall be and shall remain till the
expiration of his term of Office the
Judge of the new district wherein
be resided when elected or appoint
ed. All vacancies created by the
adoption of these amendments
shall be filled at special election
called by the governor of Idaho,
within 10 days after the canvass of
returns Of general election at which
these amendments are adopted,
and held in the said new districts,
upon giving notice thereof as pro
vlded for a general election, and
said judges shall hold said offices
until their successors are electt d
and qualified. The salary of
district judge shall be classified and
based upon upon the vote for gov
ernor at the last general election
in his district Immediately prio to
the beginning OF his term of office
and shall be classified as follows:
In districts having under four
thousa nd votes, two thousand dol
lars per annuln; over four thcus
and not more than six thousand
votes, two thousand five hundred
dollars per annum; over six thous
and votes, three thousand dollars
per annum: one-half of which sal
airy shall be paid out OF the state
treasury and the other half Of
which salary shall he paid GU BY
the county or counties for which he
is elected or appointed, and in
cases where any judge is provided
for more than one county,, that por
ton Of his salary which is to he
paid by the counties shall b, ap
portioned between said counties &C
cording TO the assessed valuation
OF their taxable property, TO he
determined by the assessment Of
the preceding year. and in addition
to said salaries there shall be paid
in the same way to all district