The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-04-19
PROCLAMATION.

4
the state Of OrtgCE, has Notified me in
| writing that pursuant to the provis.
ions of an act entitled, "An act max
ing effective the initiative and refer
endum provisions of section of arti-
Gle Nv Of the constitution of the state
of Oregon and regulating elections
Hereunder, and providing penaltie
for violations of provisions of this
act, " approved February 4, 1903, the
| Peoples Power League of Oregon duly
fled in his office on February 3, 1906,
| an initiative petition containing 1927
signatures properly attached to copy
| of said measure, certified in accord
ance with law, demanding that pro-
posed law, the title, tenor and effect
of which Is hereinafter particularly set
| forth, shall be submitted to the legal
voters of the state of Oregon for their
approval or rejection at the general
election to be held in said state on the
ith day Of June, bling the first Mon.
day In June, 1906,
Now, therefore, |, Geo. h. Cham.
berlain, governor of the state Of Ore.
gon, In obedience to the provisions OF
said act hereinbefore first mentioned,
do hereby make and issue this procla.
nation to the people of the state OF
Oregon, announcing that the said Peo-
ple's Power League of Oregon has filed
said initiative petition with the.requi
site number OF signatures thereto at
tached demanding that there shall be
submitted to the legal voters of the
state of Oregon for their approval or
RatanttnVn at Nhn Ynnt1Iau nInnNtA.. 20
be held on the 4th day of June, 1906,
said day being the first Monday In
said months bill to propose by initia-
tive petition bill entitled "a bill fer
law to prohibit the issuing or furn-
ishing of any pass, ticket, Transports
tion or service either Tree or at less
than regular public rates, to any per
son, and to prohibit the receiving or
using of any such pass, ticket, trans
portation or service, and providing
penalties for the violation thereof, :"
the tenor snd effect of which, In brief
is:
First: To make 1t unlawful for any
public service business or corporation,
or any of its officers or agents, to fur
nish within the state any pass, ticket,
service or transportation either free
or at less rates than are open to the
public generally, or for any one to
solicit, accept or use within such state
any such pass, ticket or service. But
the act shall not he construed to pr D.. |
hibit the issuing Of mileage, commu-
tation or excursion party tickets, pro- |
Vided the same shall be obtainable on
equal terms without discrimination by |
all persons or excursion parties apply. |
ing therefor under like circumstances |
and conditions, nor to prohibit the
granting of passes or redcued rates by
any such business or corporation to its
own officers, agents or employees trav-
cling in It's service, or to charitable
Or reformatory institutions, nor to
prohibit the exchange of passes by
railroads with officers or employees of
other railroads; and upon any ship
nent of livestock of such nature as
20 require an attendant, a railroad
nay furnish to the shipper or some
person designated by him, free trans
for such attendant, includ-
ng return passes to the point at
which the shipment was originally
made, provided there shall be no dis
in reference thereto be-
ween shippers.
Second: To require every public
erviCe, business or corporation with
II the state, on or before the lst day ,
'f February of each year to cause to
70 filed with the Secretary of State
lnder oath statement of all passes,
ickets, service and transportation
ither free or at less rates than, are
,pen to the public generally during
he year ending December 3lst next
preceding, showing the name of the
'ilicer or agent who granted or issued
he same, to whom and why granted,
nd the consideration therefor.
Third: To REQUIRE any person hold
ng pub io office or position under
he laws of the state or any municipal
ty, before the payment to him of his
ala"y, to file as a part of his receipt
statement showing that since taking
tilce he has not received or used any
rec or reduced rate pass, ticket,
or service prohibited
y law from any public service bust
ess or corporation.
Fourth: To define public service
usinesa or corporations.
Fifth: To declare violations of the
ct a misdemeanor, and provi ling
nos in case of conviction. and If the
erson convicted be public officer,
Q shall forfeit his office and the office
g declared vacant
Sixth: To make it misdemeanor
4 case any public service business or
Drporation fails to make and file the
atement required by the terms of
10 act, and providing penalty in
lse of conviction.
Done at the capitol at Salem, this r
'th day of February, A. D., 1906. /
signed Geo. +. Chamberlain,
Governor.
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