The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1910-11-03
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT MOI
Senate Joint Resolution No. s
Substitute for House Joint Resolution
No. o.

By Judiciary Committea.
A JOINT REs0IUTION


Proposing three seperate amendments
to Section 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 sol
empowered by. the Board Of County
Commissioners. (2) Sherifs to succeed
Themselves y3)t Cg9nty Assessors toI
succeed themselves.
BE 1T RESOLVE Ri BY THE LEGIS-
LATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
Section l.. That the sentence of Sec
ton 8, Article l8iQfthe Constitution of.
the State Of Idaho, reading, 'The sher-
1T, 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 ofstheir ofices-may-reeuire,
said deputies and clerical assistants to
receive such compeusationra may be
fixed by the County, Commissionefs,'' y.
be amended BY inserting before the
words 'iAuditor and Recorder" the
words, fCoqntys assessors and ex-ofiico
tax c6llertor.e
Section 2. That That sentence Of Sec
ton 6, Articleil api the CONSTITUTION 81
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,"s be and the same is hereby
amended, BY striking therefrom the
words, "or county assessor,
Section g. That the sentence Of Sec.
tion6, Article is Of the Constitution Of
the State of Idaho reading, "No sheriff
ior.county afsessonghall 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;
"steriff orr.
Section 4, In order to carry out the
prgyisions Of this resolution, three quess
3tions shall be separately submitted to
the. electors Of the State Of Idaho at the
next general election, which questions
slrall' be as follows;
l. Shall Section Of Article Is Of the
4 Constitution Of tlg4 State of Idaho be so
amended as to hut horize county asses
/, sors and ex'oficiql tax collectors to EN-.
ploy deputies and clerical assistance
when SO empowered by the Board of
County Commissioners. est
2. Shall Section 6 Of Article Is Of TIE
Constitution Of the State of Idaho be so
amended as to remove the disqualified
tion OF county assessors to succeed them
selves.
g. Shall Section of Article Is Of the
Constitution of the State OF Idaho be so
amended as to remove the disqualfca-
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, thessaid words, cor county as
SCISSOR" shall be stricken from the SEN
fences involved, and the sentence shall
read, mo sheriff shall be qualified tc
hold tire 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
orr 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" Ii
case both the second and third questions
be carried by the requisite vote, sale
entence shall be stricken in its entirety
from the said Section 6, Article Is of thu
Constitution of the State OF Idaho
Section 6. The Secretary of State i
herebyauthorized to make publication Q
these constitutional amendments in eacl
county for at least;six consecutive week
prior to the next general election in no
less than one newspaper of general cir
cuaton published in each county.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO.