The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-11-04
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO.
By judiciary Committee.

By judiciary Committee.
A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING
THREE SEPARATE AMENDMENTS
TO SECTION 6 OF ARTICLE Is OF
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE OF IDAHO. so AS To PER
NIT, (l) COUNTY ASSESStIiSS IT,
APPOINT DEPUTIES AND CLERI-
CAL ASSISTANCE WHEN SO EN-
csfIaTY G GO Tss HGHED % %
SIII.EIFFS TO SUCCEED THEM
SELVES. 90 COUNTY ASSESSOR.
State of Idaho:
Section /. That the sentence of Sec
ton 6, Article Is of the Constitution
Of the State of Idaho, reading, THE
sheriff. auditor and recorder and clerk
of the district court shall be empower
ed by the county commissioners to APP
p'int such deputies and clerical as
sistance as the business of their offices
may require, said deputies and cleri-
cal assistants to receive such compen-
sation as may be fixed by the County
Commissioners" be amended by insert
ing before the words Auditor and Re
corder," the word County assessor and
eX- officio tax collector"
Section 2. That that sentence OF
Il the State of Idaho reading, N
sheriff or county assessor shall b.
qualified to hold the term OF Office i'm
which he was elected" be and the san.
is hereby amended, by striking ther,
from the words, "or county assessor.
Section 8. That that sentence Of SCI
ton 6, Article IS of the Constitute
of the State of Idaho reading, N
sheriff or county assessor shall l.
qualified to hold the term of office i'm
mediately succeeding the term 70
same is hereby amended. by strikir-
tut tn words. sheriff or"
Section 4. In order to carry out tn
provisions of this resolution. thre.
questions shall be separately submittc
to the electors of the state of Idah
at the next general election, whict
questions shall be as follows:
l. Shall Section 8 of Article IS Q
the Constitution OF the State of Idah
be so amended as to authorize count.
assessors and ex-ofhcio tax collect or,
to employ deputies and clerical a
sistance when so empowered by I'll,
Board of County Commissioners.
2. Shall Section of Article Is ui
the Constitution of the State of Idahr
be SO amended as to remove the dis
qualification of county assessors l.
succeed themselves.
3. Shall Section of Article is of til,
Constitution of the State of Idaho b,
so amended as to remove the disquaii.
ilcations of sheriffs to succeed them
selves.
Section S. In case the first question
be carried by the vote of tie majorit
of the electors voting thereon, the sen
tence therin involved shall read, "Tho
sheriff, county assessor and eX-offiCi
tax collector, auditor and recorder, anu
clerk of the district court shall be EN-
powered by the county commissioner
to appoint such deputies and clerica.
assistance as the business of their of
fees may require, said deputies and
clerical assistant to receive such com.
pensation as may oe fixed by the coun-
~ commissioners"
In case the second question be car.
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electors, voting thereon, and the thirt
re defeated, the said words, "or county
assessor" shall be stricken from tn.
sentence involved, and the sentence
shall read, mo sheriff shall be qualified
to hold the term of office immediately
succeeding the term for which he wa.
elected" In case the third question b.
carried by the required vote, and the
second be defeated, the words, "sherifi
or" shall be stricken from said sen
tence and the sentence shall read, mo
county assessor shall be qualified to
hold the term of Office Immediately
elected" In case both the second and
third questions be carried by the re-
quisite vote, said sentence shall be
stricken in its entirety from the said
Section 6, Article Is of the Constitution
of the State of Idaho.
Section 6. The Secretary of State Is
hereby authorized to make publicatio
Of these constitutional amendments IN
each county for at least six consecu-
tive weeks prior to the next genera
election in not less than one newspaper
OF general circulation published H.
each county.