Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-20
SIX-YEAR Term
PLAN APPROVED
IN RESOLUTION
County Commissioners Go
on Record in Favor of
Number of Changes
Convention Adjourns.

Slx-year terms for county commits
| sionefs the classification OF counties,
the raising of the salary Of the coun-
| " attorney 10 not more than $4,000
year; the amendment of the revenue
| laws so as to do away with the ex-
enp'ion except as to widows and sol
| diers; changes In the primary laws 50
as To require the voter 10 ask for the
ballot of his own party, and similar
changes are recommended by the state
association of county commissioners
whose session adjourned late yester-
day afternoon
In a series OF resolutions drawn up
by committee appointed for that
purpose, the commissioners summed
up the work of their three days SEES
sion. They urged the legislature ana
instructed their legislative COMMITTEES
to work for changes III the presan.
statutes that would better conditions
in their respective counties over the
state. They demanded tax commits
sion with powers q examine corpora
tion books on the order suggested by
Governor Hawley AT the special ses-
sion Of the legislature last winter
For Skye Terms.
The commissioners believe that tho
counties would receive better service
were the officers of the various boards
elected for year terms SO that there
Nould DC no absolute change or county
government every two years, They
think that such a change produces
poor results for the counties and that
the board does not have tile time to
work out any definite line 81 policy
before the political uphealal co1aes
and they arc out Of Office.
Following out the suggestion Of
Judge Charles r Mccarthy some time
ago, they recommended that enact
ments of the law be made at the next
session Of the legislature enabling the
commissioners to pay not more than
$4,000 to the coanty attorney for The
services that he rcuders. 1t WAS
brought out at the meeting the amount
IF Work that is expected Of tile lesal
adviser Of the eunty and the insa-
nificant salary that he receives for his
services.
The commissioners also favor tie
assessment of real estate every two
years instead Of annually and urge the
repeating or tie exemption except az
to widows and old soldiers whose
property does hot exceed $4,000 In
such cases they would allow an eX-
emption OF S1oon on the assessed Vaiue |
Of the property involved.
The fact that the county Surveyor
Is now largely ii figure head and ina \
his salary is such as to prevent Inn /
from putting ia much time for tire |
county las drawn forth a resolution 10
tile effect that the legislature shoell \
enable The commissioners to pay him /.
not more than s15o0 year.
The Primary Law.
The association also stands FOR a I
declaration Of party standing at the I
primary elections md ask for legisla /
ton that will require the voter to ask I
for his aHn party ballot whom he en
tefs the polls. They would have tie ,
auditor print only enough ballots I
equal 10 the total registration plus .
% per cent Of that of tie previous 4
election
The committee N charge Of the reso-
futions is also against tie section of 4
tie lam That enables u board 10 make \
changes whore. III IT, judgment, the as
sessments are So grossly wrong as to t
show thai mistake has been made.
The section providing fer supplies fer (
the county officers II also i source Of /
trouble and Is urged repealed.
All high tension lines would he re-
quired 70 place suitable network under
their wires for tho protection Of tho
public aud the prevention Of accidents. 4
Purchasers OF state lands would be as
spssed for the full cash value OF the
properly in the same way that all .