The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1910-10-06
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

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No. ~
BY JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
PROPOSING THREE SEPARATE
AMENDMENTS TO SECTION s OF
ARTICLE IS OF THE CONSTITU-
TON OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
so AS TO PERMIT, a. COUNTY
ASSESSORS TO APPOINT DEPU-
TIES AND CLERICAL ASSISTANCE
WHEN so EMPOWERED BY THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSION
ERS; ~ SHERIFFS TO SUCCEED
THEMSELVES; go COUNTY AS
SCISSORS TO SUCCEED THEM
SELVES.
LATURE OF THE STATE OF
IDAHO:
SECTION /. That the sentence of
Section 6, Article is of the Constitu-
ton 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
sor 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 inn
mediately succeeding the term for
which he was elected be and the
same is hereby amended, by striking
therefrom the words, cor county as
SCISSOR"
Section 8. That that sentence of
Section 6, Article Is of the Constitution
of the State of Idaho reading mo sher-
if or county assessor shall be quail
fed 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 or"
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 6 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.
g. 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 tC
succeed themselves.
g. Shall Section of Article Is of the
Constitution of the State of Idaho be sc
amended as 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 'The
sheriff, county assessor and ex-officiC
| 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 theil
offices may require, said deputies ant
clerical assistants to receive such com
| pensation as may be fixed by the coun
| ty commissioners"
| In case the second question be car
ried by the vote of a majority of Thu
electors, voting thereon, and the thirt
be defeated, the said words, "or coun
| ty assessor" shall be stricken out from
| the sentence involved, and the sentenc
/ shall read, NO sheriff shall be quail
fed to hold the term of office imme
diately succeeding the term for whicl
he was elected.
In case tie third question be carrie
by the required vote, and the second b
! defeated, the words sheriff or" shall
be stricken from said sentence and th
sentence shall read, mo county asses
sor shall be qualified to hold the terri
of office Immediately succeeding tn
term for which he was elected" L
case both the second and third ques
tons be carried by the requisite vote
said sentence shall be stricken in it
entirety from the said Section 6, Art
Gle 10 of the Constitution of the Stat
of Idaho.
Section 6. The Secretary of State
hereby authorized to make publicatio
of these constitutional amendments
each county for at least six consecr
tive weeks prior to the next gener;
election in not less than one newsps
per of general circulation published
each county.