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

haeI sud travelling expenses in
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IA oouut,rs other than those in
hlch lhry reside.
Section 6. That section 6 OF ar
tlcle XVIII of the constitution Of
u e state OF Idaho he amended tt
read as follows; Section 6 The
legislature by general and uniform
laws, shall provide for the election
benniaIly in each Of the several
counties OF the state, Of county
commission err, sheriff, a county
tteasurer, who il TX oflicjo pubic
administrator: "A county superin
fpndeni Of public instruction; a
County assessor, who is ex otficic
tax collector; coroner and SUR
We, or. The clerk Of the dieipel
,ourt shall be ex-ofiicio auditor
and recorder No other courtt
offices shall be esta blistd, but The
legislature by general and unlform
laws, shall provide for the election
OF such township, precrn and mu-
nicipal officers as public conven.
itnce may require, aud shall pre-
scribe their duties and fix their
terms OF office. The legitlatae
shall provide for the strict account
ability OF county, township, pre-
clnct and municipal officers ior all
lees which may he paid to them,
and for all public aud municip' ]
moneys, viii h may be paid e
them, or othci lily come into their
osse-sion The county commis.
-loners may employ counsel when
necessary The sheriff, auditor
and recorder and clerk OF the dis
hlct court shall be empoa cred by
the county commissioners to ppolnt
such deputies and clef;csi assist.
ance AZ the business OF their Offices
may require; SAID deputies and
clerical assistants to receive such
compensation as may be fixed b
tie county commissioners. NO
sheriff or county assessor shall he
qualified to hold the tenn OF Office
Immediately succeeding The term
for which he was ele, ted The sal
AIRY and qualifications Of the coun'
ty school superintendents shall be
fixed by law.
Section 7. These amendments
shall become operative on the first
Monday OF January, 1911, and all
causes then pending in the probate
courts OF said counties and all mat
tiers Of probate unsettled IN sald
probate courts, together with all
records Of said courts shall he trans.
ferred at said time to the said dis
trict courts Of their respective
counties.
Section s. The question TO he
submitted TO the electors OF the
state, at the next general election
shall be il form as follows, 20 wit:
Shall sections IL and II of ar
ticle V of the constitution OF the
state of Idaho oe repealed and an
nulled, and sections 2 II 20 aud "a
Of Article V and section 8 Of Al.
tice XVIII of the constitution OF
the state of Idaho be so amended
as to abolish the probate court and
extend The juritdiction Of the dis.
lrict court to all matters Of pro
bate and to provide for the electicn
and appointment Of iuagss tn. re.
for and their salaries, and to pro
vide for the terms Of said courts
and establish a system Of districts
Section 8 The secretary of
state is hereby authorized to make
publication OF these constitutional
amendments in each county for at
least six consecutive weeks prior to
the next general election in not
less than one newspaper of general
CIRCULATION published in each
county. 1i-1
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