Article XVIII — County Organization
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Idaho Const. art. XVIII, § 1 Existing Counties Recognized.
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The several counties of the territory of Idaho, as they now exist, are hereby recognized as legal subdivisions of this state.
Idaho Const. art. XVIII, § 2 Removal Of County Seats.
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No county seat shall be removed unless upon petition of a majority of the qualified electors of the county, and unless two-thirds of the qualified electors of the county, voting on the proposition at a general election, shall vote in favor of such removal. A proposition of remova…
Idaho Const. art. XVIII, § 3 Division Of Counties.
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No county shall be divided unless a majority of the qualified electors of the territory proposed to be cut off, voting on the proposition at a general election, shall vote in favor of such division: provided, that this section shall not apply to the creation of new counties. No p…
Idaho Const. art. XVIII, § 4 New Counties — Size And Valuation.
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No new counties shall be established which shall reduce any county to an area of less than four hundred square miles, nor the valuation of its taxable property to less than one million dollars; nor shall any new county be formed which shall have an area of less than four hundred …
Idaho Const. art. XVIII, § 5 System Of County Government.
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The legislature shall establish, subject to the provisions of this article , a system of county governments which shall be uniform throughout the state; and by general laws shall provide for township or precinct organizations.
Idaho Const. art. XVIII, § 6 County Officers.
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The legislature by general and uniform laws shall, commencing with the general election in 1986, provide for the election biennially, in each of the several counties of the state, of county commissioners and for the election of a sheriff, a county assessor, a county coroner and a…
Idaho Const. art. XVIII, § 7 County Officers — Salaries.
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All county officers and deputies when allowed, shall receive, as full compensation for their services, fixed annual salaries, to be paid monthly out of the county treasury, as other expenses are paid. All actual and necessary expenses incurred by any county officer or deputy in t…
Idaho Const. art. XVIII, § 8 County Officers — How Paid.
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The compensation provided in section seven for the officers therein mentioned shall be paid by fees or commissions, or both, as prescribed by law. All fees and commissions received by such officers in excess of the maximum compensation per annum provided for each in section seven…
Idaho Const. art. XVIII, § 9 County Officers — Liability For Fees.
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The neglect or refusal of any county officer or deputy to account for and pay into the county treasury any money received as fees or compensation, in excess of his actual and necessary expenses, incurred in the performance of his official duties, within ten days after his quarter…
Idaho Const. art. XVIII, § 10 Board Of County Commissioners.
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The board of county commissioners shall consist of three members. Their terms of office shall be as follows: At the general election of 1936 two members shall be elected for a term of two years and one member for a term of four years; at each biennial election thereafter one memb…
Idaho Const. art. XVIII, § 11 Duties Of Officers.
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County, township, and precinct officers shall perform such duties as shall be prescribed by law.
Idaho Const. art. XVIII, § 12 Optional Forms Of County Government.
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The legislature by general law may provide for optional forms of county government for counties, which shall be the exclusive optional forms of county government. No optional form of county government shall be operative in any county until it has been submitted to and approved by…
Idaho Const. art. XVIII, § 4A Consolidation Of Counties.
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Counties of the state of Idaho as they now exist, or may hereafter be created or exist, may be consolidated in such manner as shall be prescribed by law; provided, no county may be consolidated with another county, except upon approval of a two-thirds majority vote in each county…