Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-03-29
MUCH WORK FOR VOTERS
MUST PASS ON TEN BILLS AND
NINE AMENDMENTS.
Only One Law Submitted by Referen-
dunn Petition; Ballot VIII Re-
semble Horse Blanket.

It is now definitely known that at
least nineteen measures will be sub
mitted to the voters of Oregon at the
coming election, under the initiative
and referendum. A brief outline or
these measures is as follows:
-Four constitutional amendments are
proposed by the Legislature as follows:
Constitutional Amendments.
1. For an amendment of section /,
of article 8, of the constitution OF
the State of Oregon, directing uni
form rule of taxation except on prop
erty specifically taxed" authorizing
the levy and collection of taxes for
state purposes and for county ana
other municipal purposes upon differ
ent classes of property, and appropr1-
ating state taxes among the several
counties as county obligations.
2. For an amendment of section
32. article 1 of the constitution OF
Oregon, by emitting the words "and
all taxation shall be equal and uni
form" and inserting in lieu thereof
collected for public purposes only, ana
the power of taxation shall never be
surrendered, suspended or contracted
away"
9. For the amendment of article
of the Oregon constitution, author
izing the creation of railroad districts
and the purchase and construction of
railroads or other highways, by the
state, counties, municipalities and rail-
road districts, creation of liens upon
property or levying taxes for the pay
ment of same, and multiplying the eX-
emption from taxation of property
used for municipal, educational, liter
ary, scientific, or charitable purposes
(Note: Another amendment of section
/, of said article 8, is pending and is
not in harmony herewith.)
4. For amendment of sections g
and 7, article 4, of the constitution of
this state, to provide a separate dis
trict for the election of each state SEN
ator and each state representative.
Submitted by Legislature.
Measures submitted by the legisla-
ture:
Cd An act authorizing the pur-
chase of site for and the construc-
ton and maintenance of a branch
asylum, to be located, in the discre-
ton of the board of trustees of the
Oregon state insane asylum, at or
within five miles of either of the fol-
lowing cities, to-wit: Baker City, Pen
dleton or Union, in Eastern Oregon, to
be called 1.-THE Eastern oregon State
(2} An act to elect on the first
Monday in June, 1911, delegates to a
constitutional convention to be held on
the second Monday in October, 1911,
for revising 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 Mon
day in April 1912.
Referendum on One Measure.
One legislative act is submitted by
petition, 1t is:
1. An act providing for the pay
ment of $1,000 annually to the judge
of the eighth judicial district by Ba-
ker county, in addition to the annual
salary of $4,000 received by him from
the state.
Submitted by Initiative. !
Measures submitted by initiative pc
tition as follows;
l. A bill for an act to create the
county of Nesmith out of a portion of
the northern part of Douglas county
and the southern part of Lane county, |
providing for its organization, fixing |
the salaries of the officers thereof and |
for the adjusting of finances between
the three counties.
2. Womans taXpaying suffrage
granting to all taxpayers, |
regardless of sex. the right of suffrage.
Ten to BE Filed.
Five initiative measures are not yet |
filed, but are being prepared. They |
are:
|. Ashland normal school bill.
2. Weston normal school bill.
3. Monmouth normal school bill
4. U'Ren's bill for peoples inspec-
tors of government
&. Employers liability bill.
The Peoples Progressive Govern
nent League has proposed five meas
lres as follows:
1. Statewide prohibition.
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" of the constitution.
3. Same for article V.
A. Same for article vi.
5. Same for article VII.
The total is nine proposed constitu-