The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-10-01
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. a
BY koelsch

BY koelsch.
A JOINT RESOLUTION PROpOSIN,,
AMENDMENT OF SECTION AR
TlCLE ;, OF THE CONSTITUTION
OF THE STATE OF IDAHO SIR
M1TTING TO THE ELECTORS OF
SAID STATE FOR THEIR REJEC
TON OR APPROVAL THE OIIES-
TlON OF WHETHER SAID SECTION
SHOULD BE so AMENDED AS TO
PROVIDE FOR FIVE JUSTICES OF
THE SUPREME COURT IN PLACE
OF THREE JUSTICES AS NOW PRO
NIDED FOR
lie It resolved by the Legislature of
the State of Idaho:
Section l. That Section 6. Article
/ D. OF the Constitution of the State of
luaho be amended to read as follows:
sec. D. The Supreme Court shall CON
sist OF five Justices. majority of
Whom shall be necessary to make a
quorum or pronounce a decision If a
Justice of the Supreme Court shall be
disqualified from sitting in a cause. be-
lore said Court, or be unable to sit
therein by reason of Illness or absence
the said Court may call a District Judge
10 sit in said Court on the hearing of
SUCH cause. The Justices of the SUI
preme Court shall be elected by the
electors of the State at large. The
terms Of office of the Justices of the
supreme Court except as in this ar
ticle otherwise provided, shall be six
years The Justices of the Supreme
Court shall. Immediately after the first
election under this amended Constitu-
tion, to-wit, the general election OF
1916 be classified so that one shall hold
his office for the term of two years,
TWO for the term of four years, and
TWO for the term of six years. The
two Justices holding over beyond said
election shall hold office for the bal
ance OF their respective terms, to-wit
two and four years respectively The
remaining three Justices elected at said
election shall. Immediately after quail
fication, assemble at the Capitol in the
presence of the other two Justices and
shall draw lots so that one shall hold
his office for the term of two years.
one for the term of four years and one
for the term of six years. At the con-
clusion Of said drawing the Chief JUS
tice shall cause the result thereof to
be certified to the Secretary of State
and filed in his office.
The Justice having the shortest term
to serve not holding his office by ap-
pointment or election to fill a vacancy.
shall be Chief Justice and shall pre-
side at all terms Of the Supreme Court,
and in case of his absence the Justice
having in like manner the next short
est time to serve shall serve in his
stead; Provided, That where two Jus
tees not holding office by appointment
y. election to fill a vacancy have equal
short terms to serve, said Justices shall
divide the balance of the term between
them by rotation in alternate years.
This amendment Is self executing
and Immediately after canvassing the
returns and certification of the result
OF the election upon this amendment
the Governor shall appoint two Justices
of the Supreme Court to hold office I'M
til the general election of 1916 and un-
til their successors are elected and quail
flied.
Sec. 2. The question to be submitted
to the electors of the State of Idaho
at the next general election shall be
as follows, to-wit: Shall Section of
Article of the Constitution of Idaho
be amended so as to increase the Su-
preme Court to five Justices in place
of three?
sec 8. The secretary of State >
hereby authorized to make publication
of this constitutional amendment in
each county for at least six consecutive
weeks prior to the next general cleo,
tion IN not less than one newspaper Of
general circulation published in each
county.
Passed the House, January 90, 1913.
Passed the Senate, March 8, 1913.
(SEAL.)
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. %.
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