Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-09-19


, LATURE OF THE STATE OF
IDAHO:
Section THAT sections IL and
II OF Article V. Of the constitution
OF the State of Idaho be and tne
same are hereby repealed and an
nulled.
Section 2.-That Section 2 OF
Article V. of the Constitution o. The
State of Idaho be amended to read
as follows:
Section 2.-Thc jui':al pow rs
OF the State shall be ves:sj in q
court for the trial of impeachments,
supreme court. district courts,
courts of justices Of the peace, and
such other courts inferior to the su-
preme courts az 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 &c. The 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
the judges of the district court shah
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 drst have
taken and subscribed an oath that
there 10 not in his hands any matter
In controversy not decided By him
which had been finally submitted
tor his consideration and determine
tion thirty days prior to tbs taking
and subscribing such oath.
Section THAT Section 20 Of
Article v. Of the Consti. ton Of the
St1te Of Idaho be amended to read
a. follows:
) Section 20.-The district court.
shall have original Jurisdiction II
oil cases. both at law and IN equity.
and in all matters Of probate. set-l
tisAeRt 81 estates Of deceased per-
sons aad sppoiutment OF guardians,
and such appellate jurisdiction AZ
Is now and may hereafter he raptsr.
nd by law.
Section 6.-That Section ~ Of
Article v. Of the Constitution OF the
State Of Idaho be amended to read a.
follows:
Section 2A.-Fsch county In the
State Of Idaho shall be ami corsti-
tute tud:rial district. ana th~.e
shall be IN esch o: said counti.s a
district court. for each Of which at
Toast one Judge shall be elected by
the qualified electors Of ea!d dis
trict at the general state election:
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 Tor said united Counties until
said counties shall each have cast at
u general state election at least two
thousand votes for governor, and
until said time only one fudge shall
be siseted for the following coun-
ties. to-wit: Boise and Ada. ono
Judge: Cassia and Lincoln, ora
Judge: Custer and Esmhi, one fudge:
Fmore and Blaine. one Judge; and
cwyhss 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 Judge shall be elected therein
Tor each additional eight tkSusa nd
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 time. as
there are judges thereof. The said
judges shall choose from their own
number 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. -
districts composed Of two cour =
the judges shall hold the dist.1ct
courts of both Of said counties IN
accordance with such rules for the
dispatch Of business - he mag I'd.
opt. Tho courts shall be AWAY