Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-10-18


nomah county, Oregon, and providing
for a transcript of the records of the
territory annexed to be made and re-
corded in Multnomah county.
338-Yes
339-No.
bill for law providing for the
permanent support and maintenance
of the southern Oregon state normal
school at Ashland, Jackson county
Oregon, by levying one twenty-fifth 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.
340-Yes.
/ 341-No.
An amendment of section S5 of ar
ticle of the constitution of the state
of Oregon, prohibiting the sale of in
toxicating liquors and the traffic there
in within the state of Oregon, on and
after the first day of July, A. d. 1911,
excepting for medicinal, scientific, sac
ramental and mechanical purposes
342-Yes.
343-No.
A bill for 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 pur-
poses; to govern the shipment of the |
same, declaring what is Intoxicating |
| liquor within the state of Oregon and |
providing penalty for violations of the |
act
344-Yes.
345-No.
A bill for an act creating 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 purposes
of the act.
346-Yes.
347-No.
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 boun-
daries of existing counties by a major
ity vote of the legal voters of the ter
ritory within the boundaries of the
proposed municipality. and providing
that 80 per cent of the number of Ie-
gal voters within each territory may
petition for the creation of new mu-
nicipal corporation, and the method of
procedure to create the same.
352-Yes.
35S-No.
An amendment of section 10 of ar
ticle XI 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 {
355-No. {
A bill for law to amend the direct I
primary law by extending its provis-
ions to presidential nominations al l
lowing voters to designate their choice
for their party candidate for president
and vice president; for direct nomina-
ton of party candidates for presiden-
tial electors; for election Lv party
voters of delegates to their party ma
tional nominating conventions, each
voter voting for one delegate; for pay o
ment of delegates actual travelling ex- d
penses, not exceeding 5000 for each e
delegate, and extending the publicity /
rights Of candidates in the state NOM {
mating and general election campaign p
books. Il
556-Yes. G.
357-No.
A bill for law creating a board of a
Peoples inspectors Of government, pro- c.
riding for publication of an official 81
tate magazine. said board to be the @
'ditors and publishers thereof. the e'
printing to be done by the state print nj
r; all books of public officials subject Ia
o examination by the board of inspec- Il
ors and reports thereof. published in m
aid magazine. all expenses of the M
oard for printing and publication OF IL
he magazine. salaries. etc. not to ex- CO
eed one dollar for each registered st
otter in the state; the magazine shall
e mailed every two months TO each III
egistered voter at public expense. III
35S-Yes. 70
359-No. ht
For an amendement Of article ". de
OF oregon. increasing ini- o.
ative. referendum. and recall powers bl
the people; restricting use Of emer- vi
ency clause and veto power on state an
nd municipal legislation; requiring ye
roportional election OF members OF ul
-gislative assembly from the state at ge
Irge. annual sessions. and increasing nj
lembers' salaries and terms OF office: 70
roviding for election OF speaker Of ni
ouse and president OF senate. outside hs
r members; restricting corporate pe
to 20 years; providing $40
enaity for uneNcused absences from ca
ny roll call and changing form Of ID
ath of Office TO provide against socan- nj
legislative lOgrolIing. n
3e0-Yes 70
3s1-No. en-
For amendment TO the constitution =,
the state Of oregon. providing for
erdict by three-fourths Of Jury in
WI cases. authorizing grand juries TO
E summoned separate from the trial e.
iry, permitting change of judicial
stem BY statute. prohibiting retriaI "a
here any evidence 70 support verdict th
rovidinR for afirmance Of Judgment I'd
D appeal notuithstanding error com a.
lifted IN lower court directing su- oii
RENE court 20 enter such judgment us
should have been entered in the ~,
.Wer court. fixing terms o. supreme "a
Jurts providing Judges q an courts % nj
: elected Tor SIX years. and increas- 30
e jurisdiction % supreme court iai
ses-Tes
sss-No.