The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-09-30

With an adjoining county in thu
election OF judge and there
shall be only On. judge elect.
ed for said united counties
until said counties shall each have
cast at d general state election at
leasr two thousand votes for gov.
ernor, aud uutil said time only
one Judge shall be elected for the
following counties to, wit; Boise
andAda, one Judge; Csssia and Lin
coin, one Judge; Custer and Lemhi,
one judge; Gilmore and Blaine, one
Judge; and Owyhee aud Canyon,
one judge; Provided, further,
That when any judicial district
shall cast over eight thousand
votes for governor at any general
state election, an additional Judge
shall be elected therein for each
additional eight thousand votea,
or major part thereof, thereafter
in said district, any one or more OF
whom may no d court, and there
may be a. many sessions of said
court, at the same time, a. there are
judges thereof. The said judges
shall choose from their own num-
Der a presiding Judge, who may be
removed at their pleasure. He
shall distribute the business OF the
court among the judges thereof,
and prescribe tho order OF business.
In districts composed Of but one
county there shall be no terms Of
court, but the court shsll be open
continuously for the transaction OF
business In diss,icts com posed Of
two counties tho judge shall hold
the district courts OF both OF said
counties in accordance with such
rules for the dispatch Of business
as he may adopt. The courts shall
always be open for tho fling 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 ju
dicisi district heretofore existing
shall be and shall remain till the
expiration Of his term OF office the
Judge Of the new district wherein
he reeided when elected or appoin.
ed. All vacancies created by the
adoption Of these amendments
shall be filled at y 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.
vided for q general election. and
said judges shall hold said Offices
until their sucoessors are elected
and qualified. The salary Of a
district judge shall be classified and
based upon upon the vote for gov
ernor at tho last general election
in his distric. Immediately prior to
the beginning Of his torn Of Office
and shall be classified 40 follows:
In districts having under four
Thousand votes, two thousand dol
lars per annuin; over four thous
and not moro than six thousand
votes, two thousand Ave hundred
dollars per annum; over six thous
and votes, three thousand dollars
per annum: one.half Of which sal.
airy shall b. paid out Of the state
treasury and the other half OF
which salary shall 10 paid GU, by |
the county or counties for which he
is elected or appointed. and in
cases where any judge is provided
Tor more than one countv, that por.
ton OF his salary which 10 10 be
paid by the counties shsll bs ap
portioned between said counties 40
cording to the assessed valuation
Of their taxable property, TO BE-
determined by the assessment Of
The preceding year. and In addition
10 said salaries thsre shall bs paid