The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-11-07

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shall be only on judge elect
ed for said united counties
until said coun,iee shall each have
beast at a general state election al
least Two thousand votes for gov.
ernor, yand uutil said time only
one Judge shall be elected for the
following counties to wit: Boise
andAda, onejudge; Cassia and Lin
coin, one igdge; Custer and Lemhi,
one Judge; Gilmore and Blaine, one
fudge, and A0wyhes and Canyon,
one o. Judge; Provided further
That when any judicial District
Ishstl' cast over 1 eight thousand
votes for governor at any genera
state efsctionran additional Judge
shall be elected therein for each
additional eight thousand votee,
or major part thereof, thereafter
in said district, any one or more OF
whom may no d court, and there
may be as many sessions of said
court, at the same time, az there ar 9
judges thereof. The aaid judges
shall choose from their own num-
bera 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, but the court shall be open
continuously for the transaction Of
business .Insdistricss composed Of
two counties the Judge shall hold
the district courts Of both OF said
counties in accordance with such
rules for. theCdispatch, of business
a. 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
9January,next after their election
The present incumbent in each ju.
dicial district heretofore existing
shall be and shall remain till the
expiration of bis term OF Office the
Judge of the new district wherein
he resided when elected or appoint.
ed. All vacancies created by the
adoption Of these amendments
shall be filled at especial 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 hold in the said new districts,
opon'giving notice thereof as pro
vided for q general election, and
said judges shall hold said Offices
until their successors are electe d
and qualified. The salary of a
district judge shall be classified and
based upon upon the vote for gov
srnor at the last general election
in his district Immediately prio. to
the beginning Of his term of Office
snd shall DO classified as follows:
In districts having under four
thousand votes, two thousand dol
lars per annuln; over four ihcus
and not more than six thousand
votes, two thousand five hundred
dollars per snnum; over ak thous
and votes, three thousand dollars
per annum. one.halfof which sal.
ary shall 4 be paid out of the state
treasury and the other half Of
which salary shall he paid ou,gby
The county,or count ties for which he
. elected or appointed, and in
'ases whore any judge is provided
'or more than one county, tina. por.
lion Of bis salary which js, to be
paid BY the counties ,shall bs sp
portioned between said counties &C.
toathe assessed va luat ton
II their taxable property, to BE-
determined by the assessment OF
he preceding year, and in addition
% said salaries there sha II .be paid
p the same way TO ar distric.