The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-09-26

Substitute for HOUSE JOINT RESO
LUTON NO 51


By COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING
TWO SEPARATE AMENDMENTS TO
SECTION OF ARTICLE IS OF THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
IDAHO SO AS "a TO MAKE
THE COUNTY TREASURER EX-OF-
FICIO TAX COLLECTOR, (2) TO
| PERMIT COUNTY TREASURERS TO
| APPOINT DEPUTIES AND CLERI-
CAL ASSISTANCE WHEN so EN-
| POWERED BY THE BOARD OF
| COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
| Be it resolved by the Legislature of the
State of Idaho.
Section 1. That that sentence of
Section of Article Is of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Idaho reading: 1.-The
Legislature by general and uniform laws
shall provide for the election biennially
| In each of the several counties of the
state, of county commissioners, a sher-
iff, a county treasurer, who is ex-of-
ficio public administrator, a probate
Judge, county superintendent of pub
lie instruction, county assessor, who
Is ex-officio tax collector, a coroner and
surveyor be amended by striking
out the words "who Is ex-officio tax col
lector" after the words "a county asses
sor" and inserting the words land also
ex-officio tax collector after the words
public administrator"
Section 2. That that sentence of Sec
ton of Article IS of the Constitution
of the State of Idaho reading: 1.-The
sheriff, county assessor and ex-officio
tax collector, auditor and recorder and
clerk of the District Court shall be en-
powered by the county commissioners
to appoint such deputies and clerical as
sistance as the business of their offic-
es may require; said deputies and cler-
ical assistants to receive such compen-
sation as may be fixed by the county
commissioners be amended by insert
ing after the word assessor the words
county treasurer
Section 3. In order to carry out the
provisions of this resolution two CD
questions shall be separately submitted
to the electors of the State of Idaho at
the next general election which ques-
ton shall be as follows:
l. .'Shall Section of Article IS of
the Constitution of the State of Idaho
be amended as to make the county
treasurer ex-officio tax collector"
2. "Shall Section 6 of Article IS of
the Constitution of the State of Idaho
be amended so as to authorize county
treasurers and ex-officio tax collectors
to employ deputies and clerical assist
ance when so empowered by the board
of county commissioners"
Section A. In case the first question
be carried by the vote of a majoriey of
the electors voting thereon, said SEN
tence of the Constitution of the State
of Idaho shall read: The Legislature
by general and uniform laws shall pro-
Al IN.
of the several counties of the State,
of county commissioners a sheriff, a
county treasurer who is ex-officio pub
lie administrator and also ex-officio tax
collector, probate judge, a county sup
erintendent of public instruction,
county assessor, a coroner and a sur
veyor.' In case the second question
be carried by the vote of the majority
of the electors voting thereon, said SEN
tence of the Constitution of the State
of Idaho shall read: 1.-The sheriff, coun-
ty assessor, county treasurer and ex-of-
ficio tax collector, auditor and record
er, and clerk of the District Court,
shall be empowered by the board of
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 compensation as may be
fixed by the county commissioners
Section 5. The Secretary of State is
hereby authorized and required to make
publication of these Constitutional
Amendments in each county of the State
for at least six (6) consecutive weeks
prior to the next general election in
not less than one C) newspaper of gen.
eral circulation published in each coun-
ty.
STATE OF IDAHO.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE