The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-10-20
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NO. 1.


A. Joint Resolution Proposing three
separate amendments to section
of article 18 of the Constitution
of the State of Idaho so as to per-
NIT CD County Assessors to ap-
point deputies and clerica assis-
lance when so empowered by the
Board of County Commissioners
CD Sheriffs to succeed themselve.
CD County Assessors to succeed
themselves.
Be it resolved by the legislature of
the State of Idaho
Section l That the sentence of
Section 6, Article Is of the Consti-
tuition of the State of Idaho, read
ing "The Sheriff, Auditor and Rec
order and Clerk of the district court
shall be empowered by the county
commissioners to appoint such depu-
ties and clerical assistance as the
| business of their offices may re-
quire, said deputies and clerical as
sistants to receive such compensa-
ton as may be fixed by the County
Commissioners, be amended by in
sorting before the words Auditor
and Recorder" the words, County
assessor and ex-officio tax collector
Section O. That that sentence of
Section 6, Article Is of the Con-
stitution of the state of Idaho read
ing, mo sheriff or county assessor
shall be qualified to hold the term
term of office Immediately succeedin
the term for which he was elected"
be and the same is hereby amended
by striking therefrom the words, 'oI
county assessor"
Section g. That that sentence of
Section 6, article Is of the Consti-
tuition of the State of Idaho reading,
No sheriff or county assessor shall
be qualified to hold the term of af-
flee Immediately succeeding the tern
for which he was elected" be and
the same is hereby amended, by
striking ,ut fLe words sheriff or.
Section A. In order to carry out
the provisions of this resolution,
three questions shall be separately
submitted to the electors of the
State of Idaho at the next general
election, with cquestions shall be
as follows:
1. 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 as
sistance 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 disqualification of county asses
sors to succeed themselves.
3. Shall Section 6 of Article Io
of the Constitution of the State of
Idaho be so amended as to remove
the disqualification of sheriffs to
succeed themselves.
Section 5. In case the first ques-
ton be carried by the vote of the
majority of the electors voting there.
on the sentence therein involved
shall. read, 1.-THE sheriff, county as
SCISSOR and ex-officio 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 compensa
ton as may be fixed by the county
commissioners:
In case the second question be
carried by the vote of majority
Of the electors voting thereon, and
the third be defeated, and said word,
or county assessor" shall be
stricken from the sentence in :
and the sentence shall
read, mo sheriff shall be quail
fled to hold the +erm of office
succeeding the term for
which he was elected. ," In case tn
third question be carried by the re-
1uired vote, and the second be de-
ieated. the words "sheriffs or" shall
be stricken from said SEN
.ence and the sentence shan
,ead, mo county assessor {
shall be qualified to hold t |
.erm of office Immediately succeed
ng the term for which he was cleo y
ed" In case both the second and
bird questions be carried by the re-
luisite vote, said sentence shall be
stricken in it's entirety from the said
Section 6, article 18 of the Consti-
uti n of the State of Idaho.
Section g. The Secretary of State
S hereby authorized to make pub
ication of these constitutional amen