Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-10-31

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-OFFICIO
TAX COLLECTOR. ~ TO PERMIT
THE COUNTY TREASURER TO APP
POINT DEPUTIES AND CLERICAL
ASSISTANCE WHEN so EMPOW-
Erred BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS.
BE 1T RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLA-
TURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO:
Section /. That the sentence of Sec
ton of Article Is of the constitution
OF the State of Idaho reading: "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, sher-
| if, county treasurer, who is ex-officio
public administrator, probate judge, a
county superintendent OF public instruc-
ton, county assessor, who is ex-offi
clio tax collector, a coroner and sur
veyor," be amended by striking out the
words "who is ex-officio tax collector"
after the words "a county assessor"
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: "The sher-
Tiff, 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
assistance as the business OF their Of
fees may require; said deputies and
clerical assistants to receive such COM
pensation as may be fixed by the
county commissioners, be amended by
inserting after the words assessor
the words County treasurer"
Section 3. In order to carry out the
provisions of this resolution two (2)
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 so as to make the county
treasurer ex-officio tax collector"
2. "Shall Section 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 asss
, lance when so empowered by the boarc
) of county commissioners?
Section 4. In case the first question
: be carried by the vote of majority O
the electors voting thereon, said sent
ence of the constitution Of the State o
Idaho shall read "The legislature by
> general and uniform laws shall provid,
!. for the election biennially in each o
the several counties OF the state, 0
= county commissioners, sheriff, ;
r county treasurer, who is ex-officio pub
? lie administrator and also ex-officio tai
" collector, probate Judge, count.
b superintendent OF public Instruction,
e county assessor, coroner and sur
v veyor.
i. In case the second question be carried
/. by the vote OF the majority of the cleo
tors voting thereon, said sentence O
= the constitution of the State of Idah
! shall read: ''The sheriff, county as
: SCISSOR, county treasurer and ex-offici
:, tax collector, auditor and recorder an
y 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 off
e ces may require; said deputies an
= clerical assistants to receive such com
!; pensation as may be fixed by tn
:, - county commissioners.
= Section 5. The secretary of state
hereby authorized and required t
make publication Of these constitutions
y amendments in each county of tn
,r state for at least six (6) consecutiv
v weeks prior to the next general electio
10 in not less than one % newspaper {
e general circulation published in eac
c. county.