Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-07-09
VOTERS OF OREGON ASKED TO
PASS UPON MANY MEASURES
Large GrSt of Proposed Initiative Laws Embracing Almost
Every Legislative Subject Imagnable-MoSy Deals With
Creation OF New Counties, Shifting Of Boundary Lines

When the time for filing initiative
petitions expired last Thursday there
were on file with the secretary of
state just 80 measures, and all of
them will be presented to the voters
for their approval or rejection at the
coming fall election. Sixteen Of
these measures are in the way of
amendments to the state constitution.
Eight of them deal with Counties
two having for their object the an
nexation of territory to old counties.
and the remaining six having for their
objects the creation of new counties
and the others are petitions inaugu-
rated under the referendum and in
itiative laws, and deal with a variety
of subjects.
The full list on file is as follows
Proposed by Initiative Petition,
Womens taxpaying suffrage amend
ment granting to all taxpayers, re-
gardless of sex, the right of suf-
frage.
Referred to the People by Legislative
Assembly:
An act authorizing the purchase of
a site for and the construction and
maintenance of a branch insane asy-
1um to be located, in the discretion
of the board Of trustees of the Ore
.rroy c+oto IpeoDo osx,l,,,o of an witt;
in five miles of either of the fol-
lowing cities, to-wit: Baker City,
Pendleton or Union, Eastern Oregon,
to be called "The Eastern Oregon
State Hospital"
Referred to the people by the Legis-
lative Assembly.
An act to elect on the first Mon
day in June, 1911, delegates to con-
stitutional convention, to be held on
the second Monday in October 1911,
for reviewing the constitution of the
state and providing for submission Of
the proposed constitution, so revised
to the legal voters of the state for
adoption or rejection on the first
Monday in April, 1912.
Referred to the People by Legislative
Assembly:
For amendment of sections and
7, article ", of the constitution of
this state, TO provide a separate dis
trict for the election of each state
senator and each state representative.
Referred TO the People by the Legis-
Iative Assembly:
For an amendment of section 32,
article 1, of the constitution of Ore
gon, by omitting the words "and all
taxation shall be equal and uniform
and inserting in lieu thereof the
words. "Taxes shall be levied and
collected for public purposes only
and the power of taxation shall new
.er be surrendered, suspended or con-
tracted away"
Refererd to the People by Legisia'
tive Assembly:
For amendment of article TX OF
the constitution authorizing the Gre
alton of railroad districts and the
purchase and construction of railroads
or other highways by the state, coun'
ties, municipalities and railroad dis
tricts, creation of liens upon property
or levying taxes for the payments oi
the same, and multiplying the exemp'
tion from taxation of property used
for municipal, educational, literary
scientific, religious or charitable pur'
poses. (Note: Another amendment
of section 1 of said article TX is
pending and is not in harmony here
With.
Referred to the People by Legisla'
tive Assembly:
For an amendment of section l OF
article TX of the constitution of the
state of Oregon directing the uni
form rule of taxation except on
property specifically taxed" author
izing the levy and collection of taxes
for state purposes and for county and
other municipal purposes upon dlHer'
eent classes of property, and approprl'
ating state taxes among the several
counties as state obligations. (Note
Another amendment is pending which
also amends this section, and is mol
in harmony herewith).
Referendum Ordered by Petition oi
the People;
An act providing for the payment
of $1,000 annually to the Judge OF the
eighth judicial district by Baker
county, in addition to the annual sal
ary of $4,000 received by him from
the state.
Proposed by Initiative Petition'
A bill for an act TO create ths
county of Nesmith out of a portion o.
the northern part Of Douglas county
and the southern portion OF Lane
county providing for its organization
fixing the salaries thereof and for ad
justing finances between the three
counties.
Proposed by Initiative Petition;
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