The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-09-27
Constitutional Amendment No. /.
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO g.
Substitute for household Resolution No. 81
BY JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.

(SuDStit ute for household Resolution No. ~
BY JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
A Joint Resolution
PROPOSING THREE SEPARATE AMEND
MENrS TO SECTION OF ARTICLE Is OF
THE CONSTITUTION or THE STATE OF
IDAHO. so AS TO PERMIT. ~ COUNTY
ANb T3 wHES
so EMPOWERED BY THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, -(2l SHEER
THEMSELVES.
BE 1T RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE
of THE STATE OF IDAHO
SECTION |. That the sentence Of Section O.
Idaho, reading. The sheriff, Auditor ind Re-
corder and Clerk OF the District Court shall be
empowered by the County Commissioners 10
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 ty insert
ing before the words Auditor and Recorder"
the words. "Couoty Assessor and cx of1icio tax
collector"
| SECrION2. That the sentence OF Section 6.
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
mediately succeeding the term for which he
was elected" be and the same is hereby amen
ded. by striking therefrom the words ''or
SECTION 3. That the sentence OF Section g.
Article 10 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
mediatey succeeding the term for which he
was elected be and the same Is hereby amend
ed. by striking out the words. sheriff or
| SECTION L. In order to carry out the pro-
visions OF this resolution. three questions shall
he separately submitted to the electors OF the
State OF Idaho at the next general election,
which questions shall be us follows:
| U) Shall Section OF Article IS OF the Con-
stitution of Idaho be so amended as to author
| ze county assessors and ex -Offcio tax colec
when so empowered by the Board Of County
Commissioners
stitution OF the State OF Idaho be so amended
us to remove the dis-qualtcotions OF county
assessors TO succe themselves
e Shall Section OF Article IL Of the Con-
stitution OF the State OF Idaho 4e SO amended
as to remove the d's-Qualificatlons of sheriffs
TO succeed themselves =.
SECTION 3. In case the first question be
carried by the vote OF the majority of the cleo
tors voting thereon. the sentence therein it,
VOWED shall read, THE sheriff county assessor
and OK oflicio tax collector auditor and record
err. 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 US may be fixed by the county
In case the second question be carried by the
vote OF majority OF the electors, voting
thereon, and the third be defeated the said
words, ''Or county aSSeSSOrN shall be stricken
| from the sentence involved and the sentence
| shall read, No sheriff shall be qualified to hold
| the term OF Office immediately succeeding the
term for which he was elected" In 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 and
the sentence shat read. No county assessor
shall be qualified to hold term OF office immed
iately succeeding the term for which he was
elected" In case both the second and third
quest ons be carried by the requisite vote. said
sentence shall be stricken in its entirety. from
the said Section q. Article IL OF the Contsitu-
tiOn OF the state of Idaho.
SECTION q. 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 ,ulation published in
each county.