Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-09-08


Section THAT sections II and
q of Article V. of the constitution
Of the State OF Idaho be and the
same are hereby repealed and an
nulled.
Section 2--That Section ? OF
Article " of the Constitution o. the
State of Idaho be amended TO read
as follows:
OF the State shall be ves:rj in a
court for the'-trial of impeachments.
a supreme court. district courts,
courts of justices OF the peace. and
such other courts inferior to the su-
preme courts as may be established
by law for any incorporated city,
town or village
Section 3.-That Section II OF
Article " Of the Constellation of the
State OF Idaho be amended to read
as follows:
Section 16-The salary q, 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 shall
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 first have
taken and subscribed an oath that
there IL not in his hands any matter
in controversy not decided by him
which had been finally submitted
for his consideration and determina-
ton thirty days prior to tn, taking
and subscribing such oath.
Section 4.-That Section 20 of
Article v. OF the Constitution Of the
State OF Idaho be amended to read
as follows:
Section 20.-The district court
shall have original Jurisdiction in
all cases. both at law and IN equity,
and in all matters of probate. set
Element of estates of deceased per-
sons and appointment OF yua:.ia Ans
end such appellate Jurisdiction as
is now and may hereafter he confer.
red by law.
Section 5.-That Section - nj
Article v. Of the Constitution Of the
State OF Idaho be amended to read 1t
follows:
Section 24.-Fs oh county In tht
State of Idaho shall be and corsti
tute a tud.ria! district AMI III. Z
shall be IN cnch o. said counti.s 4
district court. for each of which al
least one Judge shall be elected b,
the qualified elet'ors CT sa.i dis
trict at the general state election
Provided. however. That any county
In which the total vote for COVER
nor at the last general election wa
not at least two thousand votes
shall be united with an adjoining
county In the election Of a Judge AM
there shall be only one Judge elect
ed for said united counties unit
said counties shall each have cast a
general state election at least tw'
thousand votes for governor, AM
until said time only one Judge shall
be elected for the following coun
ties, to-wit: Boise and Ada. on
Judge: Cassia and Lincoln, or
| Judge: Custer and Lemhi. one Judge
Flmore and Blaine. one Judge; Az,
Cwyhee and Canyon. one Judge
Provided further. That when an
judicial district shall cast over eig,:
thousand votes for governor at an
general state election. an addition
al judge shall be- elected therei,
for each additional eight thousan
votes. or major part thereof. there
after in said district, any one q
more of whom may hold court. an
there NAV be as many sessions n
said court at the same time. a
there are Judges thereof. The sal
Judges shall choose from their ow
rumber nresiding Judge, who ma
he removed at their pleasure. Fl
shall Distribute the business ~ III
court among the Judges thereof an
rrescrihe the order Of business
districts connosed Of but one count
tha~e shall no M terms ot court hu
IRE court shall, he omen contiuuoue'
sA~ the transaction 1T h,,siness. 7
issat~to.e covnnosnd ~ t~vo ~cuutsr
tha fNd~os ~haN hold the Sset-,S
courts ~ both Of said COUNTIES 7
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ont. The courts shall be alway