Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-22
be defense. $50 yes; ss1 no.
Proposed BY Initiative Petition:

yiding for it's organization, fixing the
salaries of the officers thereof. and for
adjustment of finances between the
two counties. 334 yes; s35 no.
Proposed BY Initiative Petitions:
A bill for a law providing for the
permanent support and maintenan %
of the Eastern oregon State Normal
School at Weston. Umatilla county,
Oregon, by levying an annual tax of
one-twenty- fifth of a mill on the dol
lar upon all the taxable property with
in the State of oregon. 336 yes; S37
no.
Proposed BY Initiative Petition:
bill for a law to annex a. portion
of the territory in the eastern part of
Washington County, Oregon, to Multi
nomah County, Oregon, and provid-
ing for a transcript of the records OF
the territory annexed to be made and
recorded in Multnomah County. 338
yes; 339 no.
Proposed BY Initiative Petition:
A bill for a law providing for the
permanent support and maintenance
of the Southern Oregon State Normal
School at Ashland, Jackson County,
Oregon, by levying one-twentysfifth of
a. mill on the dollar on all taxable
property in the State of oregon, there
for, and limiting instruction therein
to those subjects promoting efficiency
in the art of teaching. $40 yes; BAL no.
Proposed BY Initiative Petition;
An amendment of section 35 article
of the Constitution of the State of
oregon, prohibiting the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors and the traffic therein
within the State of Oregon, on and af-
ter the first day of July 1911, except
ing for medicinal, scientific, sacramen-
tai and mechanical purposes. 342 yes;
343 no.
Proposed BY Initiative Petition:
A bill for a law to prohibit, prevent
and suppress the manufacture, sale,
possession, exchange, or giving away
of Intoxicating liquors within the State
of Oregon, except for specific purposes,
to govern the shipment of the same,
declaring what is Intoxicating liquor
within the State of oregon, and pro-
yiding penalty for violation of the act.
344 yes; 345 no.
Proposed BY Initiative Petition:
A bill for an act creating a board of
commissioners of nine members to ex-
anime the subject of employees indem-
nifty for injuries sustained in the course
Of their employment, and to prepare
measure to be presented to the Leg
islature governing the same, and re-
port to the Governor of the State on
or before the 1st day of February,
1911, and appropriating $1,000 for pur-
poses of the act. 346 yes; BAT no.
Proposed BY Initiative Petition:
A bill for an act prohibiting the taxi
ing of fish from the waters of Rogue
River, or of any of its tributaries, by
any means, except with hook and line,
commonly called angling. 34S yes;
349 no.
Proposed BY Initiative Petition:
A bin for q law to create the County
of Deschutes, oregon, out Of the north
west portion of Crook County, Oregon,
providing for its organization. the sal
aries of its officers, and settlement of
the finances between the proposed
county and Crook County. $50 yes;
351 no.
IN, Init DRftffnns
A bill for an act providing for the
creation of new towns, counties, and
municipal districts excepting drain
age and irrigation districts of less
than one county, or changing the
boundaries of existing counties by a
majority vote of the legal voters of
the territory within the boundaries
of the proposed municipality, and pro-
viding that 80 per cent of the number
of legal voters within such territory
may petition for the creation of new
municipal corporation, and providing
for the appointment of officers and ad-
justment OF the finances of the new
and the method of pro-
cedure to create the same, 352 yes;
1853 no.
Proposed BY Initiative Petition:
An amendment of section 10 of ar
ticie NJ of the constitution Of the State
of Oregon, permitting counties to in
cur indebtedness beyond $4,000 to build
permanent roads. and providing that
Debts for permanent roads may be in
CURED on approval of a majority of
those voting on the question. 354 yes;
S55 no.
Proposed BY Initiative Petition:
A bill for a law to amend the direct
primary law by extending its provis-
ions to Presidential nominations, al
lowing voters to designate their choice |
for party candidates for President and !
ce-President: for direct nomination
OF party candidates for Presidential
electors; for election by party National
conventions. each voter |
citing for one delegate; for payment
Of delegates actual travelling expenses.
not exceeding 5000 for each delesate,
and extending the publicity right of
in the state nonl'raGng |
and general election campaign books.
$50 yes; s57 no.
Proposed by Initiative Petition;
A bill for law creating a board OF
inspection OF Government.
providing for publication OF an official
state magazine. said board to be the
editors and publishers thereof, the
printing to be done by the state print
sr: all books OF public officials subject
TO examination by the board Of inspec-
tors and reporters thereof published in
said magazine: all expenses OF the
board for printing and publication OF
the magazine. salaries. etc, not to ex-
reed 81 for each registered voter In the
state: the magazine shall be mailed
every two months to each registered
voter at public expense. SIS yes; $50
no.
Proposed BY Initiative Petition;
For an amendment OF article 5. con-
Of Oregon. increasing initia-
tive. referendum. and recall powers OF