The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-10-18

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO {

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. g.
Substitute for House Joint Resolution No. e.)
BY JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
A Joint Resolution
PROPOSING THREE SEPARATE AMEND
MENrS TO SECTION OF A RTICLE lS OF
THE con STIrUTION or THE STATE or
IDAHO. so As TO PERMIT % COUNTY
AsSEsSoHS 70 APPOINT DEPUTIES
SO EMpOW Erred by THE BOARD or
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, G) SHER-
ItFS TO SUCCEED THEMSELVES. (3)
COUNTY ASSESSORS TO SUCCEED
THEMSELVES.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE
OF The STATE OF IDAHO
SECTION /, That the sentence Of Section s.
Article IL of the Constitution OF the State of
Idaho, rendng. The Sheriff. Auditor and Re-
cordcr and Clerk OF the District Court shall be
empowered by the County Commissioners to
appoint such deputies and clerical assistance
Us the business of their offices may require
said deputies and clerical assistants to receive
such compensation as may be fixed by the
County commissioners be amended ty insert
ing before the words Auditor and Recorder
The words, County Assessor and ex oflcio tax
collector
SECTION ,. That the sentence OF Section g.
Article ~ OF The Constitution OF the State of
Idaho reading. NO sheriff or county assessor
shall be qualified TO hold the term OF office i'm
mrdiately succeeding the term for which he
was elected be and the same is hereby amen
ded by striking therefrom the words. or
county assessor
! SttIioN 3. Ihdf the sentence of Section &.
| Article Is OF the Constitution of the state of
| Idaho reading No sheriff or county assessor
shall be qualified TO bold the term of office i'm
mcdialely succeeding the term for which he
was elected be and the same is hereby amend
ed, by striking out the words. sheriff or
| SECTION 1. In order to carry out the pro-
visions of this resolution. three questions shall
| be separately submitted to the electors OF the
State OF Idaho at the next general election.
which questions shall be AS follows.
CD shall Section of Article Is of the Con-
| amended "A \
| ize county assessors and eX-ofcio tax collec
tors to employ deputies aDdolerlcal assistance
wnen SO empowered 10y the Board of County
Commissioners
Cd Shall Section 8 of Article Is of the Con
situation CT the State OF Idaho be amended
rs to remove the qualifications of county
| assessors to succe d themselves
| @ Shall Section OF Article Is of the Con
stitution the state of Idaho be so amended
as TO remove the dis-qual, hcations of sherifis
to succeed themselves
SECTION 5. In case the first question be
carried by the vote of the majority of the elec-
tors voting thereon. the sentence therein in
VOWED snail read The sheriff county assessor
and eN otlicio tax collector, auditor ana record
er, and clerk of the district court shall be en-
powered by the county commissioners to APP
| point such deputies and clerical assistance as
the business of their Offices may require. said
deputies and clerical assistants to receive such
compensation as may be fixed by the county
commissioners
In case the second question be carried by the
vote OF u majority of the electors voting
thereon, and the third be defeated the said
words, ''or county assessor shall be stricken
from the sentence involved, and the sentence
shall read, No sheriff Shall be qualified to hold
the term OF ONCE immediately succeeding the
term for which he was elected" la case the
third question be carried by the required vote,
aud the second be defeated the words sheriff
orr shall be stricken from said sentence aud
the sentence shatl read. NO county assessor
shall be qualified 70 hold term OF otfice immed-
lately succeeding the term for which he was
elected In case both the second and thi ri
quest ons be carried by the requisite vote. said
sentence shall be stricken in its entirety from
the said Section g. Article Ia OF the Contsitu-
ton OF the STATE OF Idaho.
SECTION o. The Secretary OF State is
hereby authorized to make publication of these
constitutional amendments in each county for
at least six consecutive weeks prior to the
next general election In not less than one
newspaper of general cir ulaton published in
each county.