The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1910-09-29

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NO. 1.
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 8.
Substitute for House Joint Resolution
No. O.
BY JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
PROPOSING THREE SEPARATE
AMENDMENTS TO SECTION s OF
ARTICLE Is OF THE CONSTITU-
TION OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
SO AS TO PERMIT, (1) COUNTY
ASSESSORS TO APPOINT DEPU-
TIES AND CLERICAL ASSISTANCE
WHEN SO EMPOWERED BY THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSION
ERS; (2l SHERIFFS TO SUCCEED
THEMSELVES; (3) COUNTY AS
SCISSORS TO SUCCEED THEM
SELVES.
Be 1T RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLA-
LATURE OF THE STATE OF
IDAHO:
SECTION /. That the sentence OF
Section 6, Article 18 OF the Constitu-
tion of the State of Idaho, reading,
THE sheriff, auditor and recorder and
clerk OF the district court shall be en-
powered by the county commissioners
to appoint such deputies and clerical
assistance as the business OF their Of
gees may require, said deputies and
clerical assistants to receive such COM
pensatiOn as may be fixed by the Coun-
ty Commissioners" be amended by in
sorting before the words Auditor and
Recorder" the words, County asses
zor and ex-officio tax collector
Section 2 That that sentence of
Section 6, Article Is 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
mediately succeeding the term for
which he was elected" be and the
same is hereby amended, by striking
therefrom the words, 'or county as
sessor.e
Section 8. That that sentence of
Section g. Article Is of the Constitution
OF the State of Idaho reading No sher-
III or county assessor shall be quail
fled to hold the term of office immedi-
ately succeeding the term for which he
was elected" be and the same is here
by amended, by striking out the words
sheriff orr
Section 4. In order to carry out the
provisions of this resolution, three
questions shall be separately submit
ted to the electors of the State of
Idaho at the next general election,
which questions shall be as follows:
l. Shall Section of Article Is of
the Constitution of the State of Idaho
be so amended as to authorize county
assessors and ex-officio tax collectors
to employ deputies and clerical assist
ants when SO empowered by the Board
of County Commissioners.
2. Shall Section of Article IS of
the Constitution of the State of Idaho
be so amended as to remove the dis
qualification of county assessors to
succeed themselves.
3. Shall Section of Article IS of the
Constitution of the State of Idaho be so
amended rs to remove the disqualified
tons of sheriffs to succeed themselves.
Section 5. In case the first question
be carried by the vote of the majority
of the electors voting thereon, the SEN
tence therein involved shall read 1.-THE
sheriff, county assessor and 'ex-officio
tax collector, auditor and recorder, |
and clerk of the district court shall be
empowered by the County Commission
ers to appoint such deputies and cleri-
cal assistance as the business of their
fOAAiSNo AHIy 1c4ufles Sd1u uSpulIeS anu
clerical assistants to receive such COM
pensation as may be fixed by the coun-
dy commissioners.
In case the second question be car
Tied by the vote of a majority of the
electors. voting thereon, and the third
be defeated. the said words. "or coun-
ty assessor. shall be stricken out from
the sentence involved, and the sentence
shall read, No sheriff shall be quail
fled to hold the term of office imme-
diately succeeding the term for which
he was elected =
In case the third question be carried
by the required vote, and the second be
defeated the words sheriff orr shall
be stricken from said sentence and the
sentence shall read. mo county asses
sor shall be qualified to hold the term
of office Immediately succeeding the
term for which he was elected" In
case both the second and third ques-
fions be carried by the requisite vote,
said sentence shall be stricken in its
entirety from the said Section s, Arti- |
Gle IL of the Constitution of the State |
of Idaho.
Section 6. The Secretary of State is |
hereby authorized to make publication |
of these constitutional amendments in |
each county for at least six consecu-t