Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-02-26
AFPoRTIoNMENT BILL.
Provides for Thirty Senators for
State of Oregon.

~ Ii III VI SNhoeoiS III tAO oldtC
legislative assembly, which re-
peals all former acts in conflict
with the law. There was con-
siderable doubt existing among
the members as to the exact sig
ni6cance of the bill, and Jones of
Lincoln and Polk moved an in
definite postponement of the bill,
which was voted down, and the
bill was put to vote. Seven
members declared themselves
against it as follows: Connell.
Campbell, Huntley, Jones of
Lincoln and Polk, McCallon,
Jones of Clackamas, and Carter.
The provisions of the bill are as
follows:
"Section I. That on and af-
ter the first Monday in June,
1908, the senate of this state,
shall consist of thirty members.
"Section 2. The ratio for the
apportionment of this state into
senatorial districts shall be one
senator for every 15,484 white
population. or fraction thereof,
exceeding one half, in each SEN
atorial district.
"Section 3. The county of
Marion shall constitute the
First senatorial district, and shall
be entitled to two senator's
"The county of Linn shall con-
stitute the Second senatorial dis
t1ict, and shall be entitled to one
senator.
"The comfy OF Lane shall
constitute the Third senatorial
district, aud shall be entitled to
one senator.
"The county of Douglas shall
constitute the Fourth senatorial
district, and shall be entitled to
one senator.
1.-THE county of Jackson shall
constitute the Fifth senatorial
district and shall be entitled to
one senator.
1.-The counties of Lane, Dug
las and Josephine shall constitute
the Sixth senatorial district, and
shall be entitled to one senator
jointly.
"The counties of Coos and
Curry shall constitute the Sew.
enth senatorial district. and shall
be entitled to one senator joint
ly.
"The counties of Benton, Lin
coin and Tillamook shall consti-
tute the Eighth senatorial dis
trict, and shall be entitled to one
senator jointly.
"The county of Polk shall con-
stitute the Ninth senatorial dis
trict, and shall be entitled to one
senator.
The county of Yamhill sh Ill
constitute the Tenth senatorial
district and shall be entitled to
one senator.
"The county of Washington
shall constitute the Eleventh SEN
atorial district, aud shall be en-
titled to one senator.
The county of Clackamas shall
constitute the Twelfth senatator-
ial district, and shall be entitled
to one senator.
"Tne county of Multnomah
shall constitute the Thirteenth
senatorial district, aud shall be
entitled to seven senators.
"The counties of Columbia,
Multnomah and Clackamas con-
stitute the Fourteeth senatorial
district, and shall be entitled to
one senator jointly.
1.-The county of Clatsop shall
constitute the Fifteenth senatorial
district. and shall be entitled to
one senator.
6. he county of Wasco shall
constitute the Sixteenth senator.
ial district, and shall be entitled
to one senator.
"The counties of Crook, Clack'
amas and Lake shall constitute
the Seventeenth senatorial dist
rict, and shall be entitled to one
senator jointly.
i THE counties OF Gillian
| Sherman and Wheeler shall con
stitute the Eighteenth senatorial
, district, and shall be entitled Il
onesenator jointly
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