Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-22
PROVIDE BALLOT TITLES
ATTORNEY GENERAL CRAWFORD
IDENTIFIES MEASURES.
Thirty-Two Headings Indicate How
Proposed Laws VIII Appear In
Election Next Fail.

referendum measures WHICH VIII DS
submitted to the people at the next
general election.
The ballot titles indicate how the
proposed measures originated, and
contain a brief synopsis of their con-
tents. They are as follows:
Proposed BY Initiative Petition:
Women's taxpaying suffrage amend
ment, granting to all taxpayers, re-
gardless of sex, the right of suffrage.
900 yes; 301 no.
Referred to the People by Legislative
Assembly,:
| An act authorizing the purchase of
site for and the construction and
maintenance of a branch insane asy-
Ium to be located, in the discretion of
the Board of Trustees of the oregon
State Insane Asylum, at or within five
miles of either of the following cities,
to wit: Baker City. Pendleton, or I'm
ion, in Eastern oregon, to be called
'"The Eastern Oregon State Hospital" {"
302 yes; 303 no.
Assembly:
An act to elect on the first Monday
in June, 1911, delegates to constitu-
tional 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 adop-
ton or rejection on the first Monday in
April, 1912. 3O4 yes; 305 no.
Referred to the People by Legislative
Assembly:
For amendment of sections 6 and Z
article Nv, of the constitution of this
state, to provide a separate district for
the election of each State Senator and
each State Representative. 800 yes;
307 no.
Referred to the People by Legislative
Assembly:
For an amendment of section 32,
article /, of the constitution of oregon,
by omitting the words, land all taxa
ton 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 never be surrend-
cred, suspended or contracted away"
308 yes; 800 no.
Referred to the People by Legislative
Assembly:
For amendment of article TX of the
constitution authorizing the creation
of railroad districts, and the purchase
and construction of railroads, or other
highways, by the state counties, muni-
cipalities, and railroad districts, crea-
tion of liens upon property or levying
taxes for the payment of the same, and
nullifying the exemption from taxation
of property used for municipal, edu-
cational, literary, scientific, religious
or charitable purposes. (Note: Anoth-
er amendment of section 1 of said ar
tlcle TX is pending, and is not in har-
mony herewith,) $40 yes; 311 no.
Referred 10 the People by Legislative
Assembly:
For an amendment of section l of
article TX of the constitution of the
State of Oregon, directing a uniform
rule of taxation except on property
specifically taxed" authorizing the
levy and collection of taxes for state
purposes and for county and other
municipal purposes upon different
classes of property, and appropriating
state taxes among the several coun-
ties as county obligations. (Note; An
other amendment is pending which
also amends this section, and is not In
harmony herewith S12 yes; 313 no.
Referendum Ordered by Petition of
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
airy of $4,000 received by him from the
state. 314 yes; 315 no.
Proposed BY Initiative Petition;
A bill for an act to create the Coun-
ty of Nesmlth out of 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 adjusting finances between the
three counties. S16 yes; S17 no.
Proposed by Initiative Petition:
A bill for a law to provide for the
permanent support and maintenance
OF oregon normal school at Mon
mouth. Polk County. by levying an an
nuai tax OF one twenty-fifth OF mill
on the dollar upon all the taxable
property within the State Of Oregon.
ais yes; S19 no.
Proposed by Initiative Petition:
A bill for law creating the County
OF Otis, oregon. out of territory now
included in the counties OF Harney,
Malheur and Grant, providing for its
organization and for the adjustment
Of finances and transferring Of rec
ords between the several counties
affected by the proposed law. $50 yes;
s21 no.
Proposed by Initiative Petition:
A bill for law to annex a portion
Of the northern part of Clackamas
County. oregon. and providing for
transcribing and transferring the rec
ords OF the territory proposed TO he
annexed. and for adjustment OF finan-
ces between the two counties. S22 yes;
S2S no.
Proposed by Initiative Petition:
A bill for an act to create the coun-
~ OF Williams out Of a portion OF lane
and Douglas Counties. oregon; provid-
ing for its organization; hxing the sal
aries OF the officers thereof; and for
adjustment OF finances between the
three counties s2t yes; s25 no.
Proposed by Initiative Petition:
For Constitutional amendment pro-
viding for the people OF each county to
regulate taxation and exemptions
within the county. REGARDLESS Of Con-
stitutional restrictions OF state stat
utes. and aboiishing poll or head tax
S2s yes; s2T no.
Proposed ny Initiative PctitiOn: