Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-07-27
Eight Measures Need
Your Yes or NO


ed, together with a brief statemen,
as to the purpose of each, prepared
by the general. They will
appear on the ballots as given be-
low:
Rural credits amendment. Pur-
pose-To bond state for not over 2
per cent of assessed valuation of all
property therein for rural credits
fund" Bonds from $50 to 81 900 in
series of $4,000, maturing in not
over thirty-siX years, interest per
cent, exempt from taxes. State to
loan said fund to owners occupying
farm lands, on mortgages not over
half land value nor $50 per acre, nor
less than 5000 nor more than $4,000
to one person, small loans preferred.
Loans made for: (a) payment for
land; (b) purchasing livestock and
equipment and making improve
ments; (c) satisfying membranes
for such purposes; interest 8 per
cent.
Amendment permitting manufac-
ture and regulated sale 4 per cent
malt liquors: Purpose-To amend
section g. article /, Oregon constitu-
tion, which prohibits manufacture
and sale of intoxicating liquor, by
permitting the manufacture of fer
mented malt liquors containing per
cent or less of alcohol, for shipment
outside of this state and for sale and
delivery within the state by the man.
ufacturer in original packages only,
in quantities and under regulations
which may be provided by law. I'm
til otherwise provided such sales
within the state shall be limited to
the same quantity as may be import
ed, but the same persons cannot with
in any one period fixed by law both
import and buy locally.
Prohibition amendment forbidding
importation of intoxicating liquors
for beverage purposes: Purpose
This is a constitutional amendment
extending the existing constitutional
provision, relating to the prohibition
of the manufacture and sale of intoxi-
eating liquor, by also prohibiting the
importation of intoxicating liquors
for beverage purposes.
Statewide tax and Indebtedness lin
itation amendment: Purpose-Lim-
iting tax levies of state, county, mu-
nicipality or other taxing power to
not more than the total amount lev
led the last preceding year, plus 6
per centum thereof, except for pay
ing bonded Indebtedness and interest
thereon, or by vote of the people, any
increase so voted excluded in deter
mining subsequent tax; limiting pow
er of counties to incur Indebtedness
to $1,000, either voluntarily or when
imposed by law, except to suppress
insurrection or eXpel invasion, or not
over per cent of assessed valuation
for permanent roads on vote of peo-
pie; and invalidating debt, payments
and taxes exceeding such limitations.
Bill repeating and abolishing the
Sunday Gcs,rg law: Purpose-To
repeal seCt'on 2125 of Lords Oregon
laws, which prohibits the keeping
open of any store, shop, grocery,
bowling alley, billiard room or tip
pling house, for the purpose of labor
or traffic, or any place of amusement
on Sunday or the Lords day, except
ing theatres, drug stores, doctor
shops, undertakers, livery stables,
butchers and bakers, under penalty
of fine of not les than SIS nor more
than $50.
Full rental value land tax and
homemaker's loan fund amendment:
Purpose-A constitutional amend
ment declaring and defining (a) peo-
ple's power and right; (b) citizens
right to use of land; (c) public own
ership of land rent; (d) public policy
of Oregon; defining (e) the word
land; (f) method appraising land
rent; (g) land improvement; provid-
ing for (h) levy of permanent land
rent tax; (D publication of assess
ment; ID delinquent tax sale; (kl
maintenance of private property
rights; (D separate assessment Of
land rent; (m) standing timber; (n)
assessment and collection of tax
(o) duty of governor and state land
board; (p) how personal property
and land improvements may be taxed
by vote of the people only; (q) dis
tribution of revenue from land rent
tax; (r) establishing homemaker's
loan fund.
Amendment for Pendleton normal
school and ratifying location of GER
tain state institutions: Purpose
To provide for locating a state nor
NAL school at Pendleton, Ore, upon
a site To he donated therefor annrO-