The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-10-31


shall be only ON judge elect
ed for said united counties
4 until sad counties shall each hav,
cas- at general state election a
least two thousand votes for gov
ernor, and uutil said time only
one Judge shall be elected for thu
following counties to wit: Boise
and Ada, one Judge; Cassia and lin
coin, one judge; Custer and Lemhi
one Judge; Elmore and Blaine, one
Judge, and Owyhee and Canyon
ore Judge; Provided, further
That when any judicial district
4 shall cast over eight thousand
votes for governor at any genera
state election, an additional Judge
shall be elected therein for each
additional eight thousand votes,
or ma or part thereof. thereafter
! 10 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, as there are
judges thereof. The said Judges
shall CHI ose from their own num-
Der 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 In districts composed of
two counties the Judge shall hold
the district courts of both OF said
counties in accordance with such
rules for the diepatch of business
as he may adopt The courts shall
always be open for the filing of
pspsr,, 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 ia.
dicial district heretofore existing
shall be and shall remain till the
expiration of his 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 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 a general election, and
said judges shall bold said offices
until their successors are elected
and qualified. The salary of
district Judge shall be classified and
based upon upon the vote for gov
ernor at the last general election
in his district Immediately prio, to
the beginning OF his term of office
and shall be classified as follows:
In districts having under four
thousand votes, two thousand dol
lars per annum; over four thous.
and not more than six thousand
votes, two thousand five hundred
dollars per annum; over six thous
and votes, three thousand dollars
per annum. one.half of which sal
airy shall be paid out of the state
treasury and the other half of
which salary shall he paid ou' by
the county or counties for which he
is elected or appointed, and in
cases where any judge is provided
for more than one county,, that por.
ton of his salary which is to be
paid by the counties shall b. ap
portioned between said counties &C.
to the assessed valuation
Of their taxable property, to be
determined by the assessment of
the preceding year. and in addition
to said salaries there shall be paid |
in the same way to all district