Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-09-09

IDAHO:
Section THAT sections II and
n OF Article V. of the constitution
CT the State of Idaho be and the
same are hereby repealed and an
nulIed.
Section 2.-That Section Of
Article V. OF the Constitution o: The
State OF Idaho be amended 10 read
as follows:
Section 2.-ThC jud':,a, POWERS
Of the State shall be ve,;.j IN a
court for the trial of impeachments,
a supreme court, district courts,
courts of justices of the peace, and
such other courts inferior to the SUI
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
as follows:
Section 16.-The salary o. 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
the judges of the district court shall
be as otherwise provided by law.
and no justice of the Supreme Court
or Judge of the district court, shall
be paid his salary. or any part
thereof. unless he shall FIRST have
taken and subscribed an oath that
there Is not in his hands any mater
IN controversy not decided by him
which had been finally submitted
for his consideration and determine
ton thirty days prior to tn, taking
and subscribing such oath.
Section 4.-That Section 20 Of
Article v. Of the Constitution Of the
State Of Idaho be amended to read
as follows:
: Section 20.-The district court
shall have original Jurisdiction in
oil cases. both at law and IN equity
and in all matters Of probate. set.
Element Of estates OF deceased per
sons and appointment OF guardians
nnd such appellate Jurisdiction a.
Is now and may hereafter he confer.
red by law.
Section 5.-That Section "A ~
Article v. Of the Constitution Of the
State Of Idaho be amended TO read as
follows:
Section 24.-Fsch county IN IN.
State of idaho shall be ant cnrsti.
tute a judicial district mt III. =,
shall be IN each C said count - /.
district court. for each OF which al
least one Judge shall be elected by
the qualified eiet.ors q sasi DIS.
trict at the general state election
Provided. however. That any county
in which the total vote for cover
nor at the last general election was
not at least two thousand votes
shall be united with an adjoining
county In the election OF a Judge and
there shall be only one Judge elect
cd for said united counties unit
said counties shall each have cast Al
y 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, one
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
efter in said district. any one OF
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 owr
rumber presiding Judge. who may
be removed at their pleasure. He
shall distribute the business Of tht
court among the judges thereof. am
prescribe the order of business. II
districts composed OF but one count,
there shall be no terms Of court. bu
the court shall be open continuous,'
for the transaction Of business. II
districts composed Of two countie
the Judges shall hold the ds.tric
courts OF both OF said counties J,
accordance with such rules so- M
dispatch Of business NJ he nav. sd
ont. The courts shall be Away,