The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-10-01
BE 1T RESOLVED BY THE LEGIS-
LATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO

LAI RE VI IaE STATE VI 1D<AItO
Section /. That Section s. Article
s. OF the Constitution OF the State Of
Idaho be amended to read as follows:
Sec s. The Supreme Court shall con-
sist Of five Justices, majority OF
wnom shall be necessary to make
quorum or pronounce a decision. If a
Justice of the Supreme Court shall be
disqualified from sitting in cause.
before said Court, or be unable to sit
therein by reason of illness or absence,
the said Court may call District Judge
to sit In said Court on the hearing OF
such cause. The Justices of the Su-
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 article
otherwise provided, shall be six years.
The Justices Of the Supreme Court shall
Immediately after the first election I'M
der this amended Constitution, to wit,
the general election of 1916, be CLASH.
fled SO that one shall hold his office
for the term Of four four years years. and and
two for the term of six years.
beyond said election shall hold office
for the balance of their respective terms,
to wit, two and four years respectively.
The remaining three justices elected at
said election shall, Immediately after
qualification, 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
tlce shall cause the result thereof to be
certifled 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 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 shortest
Ime to serve shall serve in his stead;
provided, That where two Justices not
holding office by appointment or cleo
uon to fill a vacancy have equal short
terms to serve, said Justices shall d.
vtoe the balance of the term between
them by rotation in alternate years.
This amendment is self executing and
Immediately after canvassing the re-
turns and certification of the result of
the election upon this amendment the
Governor shall appoint two Justices Of
the supreme Court to hold office until
the general election of 1916, and until
their successors are e,ec+a1 81 uliuii
fled. " q""'i-
Sec. 2. The question to be submit
ted to the electors of the State Of Idaho
at the next general election shall ba az
follows, to-wit: Shall Section of
Article s of the Constitution of Idaho
be amended so as to increase tho Su-
preme Court to five Justices in place
Of three.
Sec. 3. The Secretary Of State "a
hereby authorized to make publication
OF this constitutional amendment in each
county for at least six consecutive
weeks prior to the next general cleo
ton IN not less than one newspaper Of
general circulation published in each
county. e'o"
PASSED THE HOUSE JANIrAPy
20. 1918.
PASSED THE SENATE MApcu
3, 1913.