Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-18
TITLES CHOSEN FOR
BALLOT MEASURES
Eight Proposals Of State
Wide Interest to Be Passed
On by Voters Next Fall

the various measures Whlch VIII go. on
the ballot at the election next Novem.
ber, with brief statement OF the pur.
poses of the proposed amendments and
laws, has been completed by ATTORNEY
General Brown and they will be filed
with Secretary of State Olcott tomor.
row.
There are eight state wide measures
to 90 on the ballot and under the law
the statement containing the gist of
each measure must contain not more
than 100 words. In many cases the
official title decided upon by the At
torney general, who is authorized by
law to say what shall 20 on the bal.
lot, is far different from the title
originally proposed by the trainers of
a measure.
Titles are Chosen
As the eight state wide measures
VIII appear on the ballot, the titles
chosen are as follows:
Rural Credits Amendment. PURPOSE
TO bond state for not over . per cent
OF assessed valuation of all property
therein for Rural Credits Fund Bonds
from $25 to $1,000 in series of $50. 900
maturing in not over 80 years, interest
per cent, exempt from taxes. State
to loan said funds to owners occupying
farm lands, on mortgages not over
half laId 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 equip
ment and making improvements; (c)
satisfying membranes incurred for
such purposes; interest per cent
Brewery Bill Labeled
Amendment .'permitting manufac-
ture and regulated sale of per cent
malt liquors: Purpose-TO amend see.
tion So, article /, Oregon constitution.
which prohibits manufacture and sale
of Intoxicating liquor, by permitting
the manufacture of fermented malt
liquors containing four per cent or less
of alcohol, for shipment outside of the
state and fir sale and delivery within
the state by the manufacturer in orig.
inal packages only, in quantities and
under regulations which may be pro-
Vlded by law. Until otherwise provided
sucn sales within the state shall be
limited to the same quantity as may
he imported, but the same persons
cannot, within any one period fixed
by law. beth import and buy locally. -
Prohibition amendment forbidding
importation of Intoxicating liquors for
beverage purposes: Purpose is a
constitutional amendment extending
the existing constitutional provision,
,eiaaing ,,ei 10 'ne pfohioltion of the man
uiaetuIe ana SAFE OF Intoxicating Ii
Iuor' ny aiso prohibiting the importa-
.loh VI Intoxicating liquors for bever-
age purposes;
80. Lax hiiiiit measure Listed
o'ateWide tax and Indebtedness
iiill.atih iI.p amendment; Purpose-Lim-
ltlnS TAX leVies OF state, county, mu-
hiclPality or other taxing power to no.
more thah the total amount levied the
iast preceding year, plus q per centum
thereoi, except FOR paying bonded in
ueoteuness ana interest thereon, or by
vote OF the people, any increase so
voteu excluded IN deterlhing subse-
queht TAX; lmltlng power of counties
~ incur Indebtedness tc $4,000, eitner
Noluntariiy or when imposed by law,
except 10 suppress insurrection or re.
pei INVASION, or hol over : per cent of
assessed Valuatlon FOR permanent roads
on vote people; and invalidating
uep'' payments ana taxes exceeding
sucn i,mitanns.
PHI repeating and. abolishing the
sunday closing law: Purpose-To re-
peal sectioh 2l2o OF Lord s Oregon
'aWs, whlch prohiblts the keeping open
OF any store, shop, grocery, bowling
aiey Dllllafd room or tipping house,
ior the purpose OF labor or traffic, T
any place OF amusement on Sunday OF
the Lord day, excepting theatres,
urug stores, doctor shops, undertakers,
hVerV stables, butchers and bakers
lnder penalty of fine of not less than
- nor more than 500.
Rental TAX Explained
full Rental Value Land Tax and
nomemaker S Loan Fund Amendment
furpose-A constitutional amendment
declaring and defining (a) people Is
power and right; (b) citizen s right to
use OF land; (c) public ownership OF
land rent; (d) public policy of Ore
g0n; defining (e) the word land ,; f)
method of appraising land rent; Cd
land improvement; providing for (h)
levy of permanent land rent tax; ~
publication Of assessment; Cd delin
quetn tax sale; (k) maintenance of