The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-10-18

| OF ARTICLE IL OF The CON
STITUTION OF THE STATE OF
| IDAHO SO AS O TO MAKE
THE COUNTY TREASURER Elk
OFFICIO TAX COLLECTOR, (2)
TO PERMIT COUNTY TREASUR-
ERS TO APPOINT DEPUTIES
AND CLERICAL ASSISTANTS
WHEN SO EMPOWERED BY
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COM
MISSIONERS.
Be it resolved by the Legislature of
the State of Idaho:
Section l. That that sentence of
Section of Article l8 of the Consti-
tuition of the State of Idaho reading:
The Legislature by general and uni
form laws shall provide for the cleo
ton biennially in each of the several
counties Of the State, of county COM
missioners, sheriff, a county treas
urer. who is ex-officio public admin
istrator, a probate judge, a county
superintendent of public instruction,
county assessor, who is ex-officio
tax collector, coroner and a sur
veyor," be amended by striking out
the words who is ex-officio tax col
lector" after the words "a county
assessor" and inserting the words
"and also ex-officio tax collector"
after the words public administrator"
Section 2. That that sentence of
Section of Article l8 of the Consti-
tuition OF the State of Idaho reading:
The sheriff, county assessor and ex-
officio tax collector, auditor and re-
corder and clerk of the District Court
shall be empowered by the county
commissioners to appoint such depu-
ties and clerical assistants as the
business of their Offices may require;
said deputies and clerical assistants
to receive such compensation as may
be fixed by the county commission
ers," be. amended by inserting after
the word Assessor" the words
County Treasurer"
Section 3. In order to carry out
the provisions of this resolution two
(2) questions shall be separately sub
mitted to the electors of the State Of
Idaho at the next general election
which questions shall be as follows:
l. Shall Section 6 of Article IL of
the Constitution OF the State of Ida
no be amended so as to make the
lector?"
2. Shall Section 3 Of Article l8 of
the Constitution of the State of Ida
no be amended so as to authorize
county treasurers and ex-officio tax
collectors to employ deputies and
clerical assistants when so empower
ed by the board Of county commits
sioners"
Section 4. In case the first ques-
ton be carried by the vote of
majority of the electors voting there
on, said sentence of the Constitution
OF the State of Idaho shall read: THE
Legislature by general and uniform
laws shall provide for the election
biennially in each of the several coun-
ties of the state, of county commits
sioners, sheriff, county treasurer,
who is ex-officio public administrator
and also ex-officio tax collector, a
probate judge, a county superintend-
ent of public instruction, a county
assessor, a coroner and county sur
veyor." In case the second question
be carried by the vote of the majority
OF the electors voting thereon, said
sentence of the Constitution OF the
State Of Idaho shall read: THE
sheriff, county treasurer and ex-officio
tax collector, auditor and recorder
and clerk of the District Court, shall
be empowered by the county COM
missioners to appoint such deputies
and clerical assistants as the bust
ness of their Offices may require; said
deputies and clerical assistants to re-
ceive such compensation as may be
liked by the county commissioners"
Section 5. The Secretary of State
is hereby authorized and required to
make publication of these Constitu-
tional amendments in each county of
the State for at least six co. consecu-
tive weeks prior to the next general
election in not less than one D|
newspaper of general circulation pub
lished in each county.