Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-10-16

! ana Blame, one Judge, ana OWNnet an
Canyon, one Judge: Provided, further
That when any judicial district shal
cast over eight thousand votes for gov
ernor at any general state election, al
additional judge shall be elected there
in for each additional eight THOUSAND
votes. or major part thereof. thereafte
in said district. any one or more o
whom may hold court. and there may b.
\ as many sessions of said court al tn
same time as there are judges thereof
| The said judges shall choose from thei
own number a presiding judge. who ma.
he removed at their pleasure. He shall
| distribute the business of the cour
| among the judges thereof, and prescrib'
the order Of business. In districts com
posed of but one county there shall b.
no terms of court, but the court shall
be open continuously for the transaction
Of business. In districts composed o.
two counties the judge shall hold tbs
district courts Of both of said counties
in accordance with such rules for the
dispatch of business as he may adopt
The courts shall be always open for the
filing of papers, and for the transac-
ton of business. The term of offices OF
district judges shall be four years from
and after the first Monday of January
next after their election. The presen
incumbent in each judicial district here
tofore existing shall be and shall re-
main till the expiration of his term OF
office the judge of the new distric.
wherein he resided when elected or ap-
pointed All vacancies created by the
adoption of these amendments shall be
f.I ali h,
he governor of Idaho, within ten days
tfter the canvass of the returns of the
general election at which these amend
ments are adopted. and held in the said
new districts. upon giving notice there
Of as provided for general election
and said judges shall hold said offices
until their successors are elected ano
qualified. The salary of district judge
shall be classified and based upon the
vote for governor at the last genera,
election in his district Immediately prior
% the beginning of his term of Offict
md shall be classified as follows: In dis
tricts having under four thousand votes
two thousand dollars per annum; oven
four thousand and not more than sin
thousand votes, two thousand five hun
dred dollars per annum; over six thou
sand votes, three thousand dollars pei
annum, one-half of which salary shall
be paid out of the state treasury and
the other half of which salary shall be
paid out by the county or counties fol-
which he is elected or appointed. and il
cases where one judge is provided fol-
more than one county, that portion OF
his salary which is to be paid by the
counties shall be apportioned between
said counties according 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 judges the actual
md necessary hotel and travelling ex-
:ourt in counties other than those in |
which they reside.
See. 6. That section OF article IS OF |
he constitution of the state of Idaho /
'e amended to read as follows:
Section 8. The legislature by general
nd uniform laws, shall provide for the
lection biennially in each of the several
ounties of the state, of county com
nissioners a sheriff. a county treasurer
Tho is ex-officio public administra tor;
ounty superintendent of public instruc-
ion; a county assessor. who is ex-offieio
ak collector, a coroner and a surveyor
he clerk of the district court shall be
x-officio auditor and recorder. No Other
ounty offices shall be established but
he legislature by general and uniform
Tvs, shall provide for the election OF
UGH township. precinct and municipal
uire, and shall prescribe their duties
nd fix their terms of office. The leg
lature shall provide for the strict ac-
Of county, township, pre-
net and municipal officers for all fees
hich may be collected by them. and
n all public and municipal moneys
hich may be paid to them, or official
come into their possession. The coun
commissioners may employ council
hen necessary. The sheriff, auditor
nd recorder and clerk of the district
,urt shall be empowered by the county
to appoint such deputies
nd clerical assistance as the business
their offices may require; said depu-
rs and clerical assistants to receive
lch compensation as may be fixed by
10 county commissioners. No sheriff
county assessor shall be qualified 70
I'D the term of office Immediately sue
eding the term for which he was
ected The salary and qualifications OF
e county school superintendent shall
fixed by law.
Sec. Z. These amendments shall be-
me operative on the second Monday {
January, 1911, and all causes then
nding in the profile courts of said
unties and all matters of probate I'M
tiled in said probate courts, together
tn all the records of said courts shall
transferred at said time to the saio
strict courts of their respective coun-
IS.
sec 3. The question to be submitted
electors of the state, at the next gen
al election, shall be in form as follows.
wit: Shall sections IL and Fl of ar
lie ; of the constitution of the State
Idaho be repealed and annulled. and
,tions ,. II, 20 and "a of article ;. and
.tion 6 of article is of the constitution
the state of Idaho be so amended as
abolish the probate court and extend
; Jurisdiction of the district court to
matters of probate and to provide
the election and appointment OF
lges therefor and their salaries. and
provide for the terms of said courts
establish system of districts.
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