The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1910-10-06
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT MOI
Senate Joint Resolution No. s
Substitute for House Joint Resolution
No. ~
A JOINT RESOLUTION
BY Judiciary COMMITTEE.

to Section o OF Article Is of the Con-
stitution OF the State Of Idaho, SO as to
permit, ~ County Assessors to appoint
deputies and clerical assistance when so
empowered by the Board Of County
Commissioners. ~ Sheriffs to succeed
themselves, (s) County Assessors to
succeed themselves.
BE 1T RESOLVED BY THE LEGIS-
LATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO:
: Section /. That the sentence of Sec
tion 8, Article Is of the Constitution Of
the State OF Idaho, reading, "The sher-
iff, auditor and recorder and clerk of
the district court shall be empowered by
the county commissioners to appoint
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"
be amended by inserting before the
words auditor and Recorder" the
words, County assessors and ex-officio
tax collector"
Section 2. That that sentence of Sec
tion 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 Immediately sue
ceeding the term for which he was
elected" be and the same is hereby
amended, by striking therefrom the
words, cor county assessor"
Section 3. That the sentence OF Sec
ton 8, Article IS Of the Constitution of
the State OF idaho reading, mo sheriff
or county assessor shall be qualified to
hold the term Of Office Immediately sue
ceeding the term for which he was
elected" be and the same is hereby
amended, by striking out the words,
''sheriff orr
Section 4. In order to carry out the
provisions Of this resolution, three ques-
tons shall be separately submitted 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 asses
sors and ex officio tax collector to EN-
ploy deputies and clerical assistance
when so empowered by the Board of
County Commissioners.
2. Shall Section of Article l8 Of TIE
Constitution of The State of Idaho he so
amended as to remove the disqualifica.
tion OF county assessors to succeed them
selves
3. Shall Section 6 Of Article ls of the
Constitution of the State of Idaho be so
amended as to remove the disqualI6ca-
tions 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 sentence
therein involved shall read, ''The sher-
if, county assessor and ex-oficio tax
collector, auditor and recorder, and clerk
of the district court shall be empowered
by the county commissioners to appoint
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 a majority of the electors,
voting thereon, and the third be de-
feated, the said words, "or county as
SCISSOR" shall be stricken from the SEN
fences involved, and the sentence shall
read, "No sheriff shall be qualified to
hold the term of Office Immediately sue
ceeding 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 "sherif
or" shall be stricken from said sentence
and the sentence shall read, 'No county
assessor 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 questions
be carried by the requisite vote, said
sentence shall be stricken in its entirety
from the said Section 8, Article Is of the
Constitution of the State of Idaho.
Section 6. The Secretary of State ii
hereby authorized to make publication O
these constitutional amendments in eact
county for at least six consecutive weeks
prior to the next general election in mo-
less than one newspaper of general cir
culation published in each county.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO.
Senate Joint Resolution No. Z