Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-18
House Votes
Censorship of
Movie Films
Bill Proposing Exam
nation of Pictures
Before Showing Car
ries 81 to %

Thirty seven members OF the
house OF representatives went on
record this morning as favoring
the creation of state board OF
censors for moving pictures. Twen-
ty two members were against the
measure, house bill 172, introduce
ed by Representative Childs anse
Fletcher. The bill was passed ar
ter a spirited debate, most OF the
opposition being based on the.
contention that the provisions OK
the bill are not workable without
great expense to the state.
Board is Created
The bill provides for the crea--
ton of a board of three memherss
to be appointed by the GOVERNOR
the members to serve one, two ami
three years, respectively, when va
cancies shall be fill by the gov
ernor. The members are to serva
without pay.
The board is empowered to pro-
vide necessary office equipmene@
employ a secretary and viewers
1.-THE same to be paid from the
funds collected as fees for CENSOR
ing films" The viewers are tU
have full power to pass upon an0
accent to reject any film intended
for exhibition in oregon, but APP
real from their decision can ne
made to the board, whose decision
shall be final.
All films intended to be exhin--
tied in Oregon must be submitted
for view before they are Delivered
to the exhibitor for showing to
the public. The fee for censorship
Is one dollar for each reel not ex'-
cesding one housand feet. and two
dollars for any reel exceeding ono
thousand feet.
/ Ninety Days Allowed
"Only such films as are In tne
! Judgment and discretion OF tne
hoard of censors of moral. edu-
cational or amusing and harm
less character shall be passed up
on and approved by such board.
saws the act. Films passed muss'
be stamped approved by the Ore
eon Board of Censors."
The act, If it eventually becomes
law, would not go into effect
until ninety days after II becomes
law, thus giving six months OF
. grace to the moving picture folk
before censorship.
s. B. 122 by Bell and Eddy
amending section 46O0 of Oregon
laws relating to tax levy imposed
by county court for general ROAD
funds was defeated.
The measure would have given
the county courts the right to spend
10 percent of the county road
funds paid by the city within the
city limits. 1t occasioned a vfgor-
GUS debate, in which Kay OF Ma
rion took the lead in opposing and
Carter and Sheldon of Jackson in
advocating
On motion of Gordon, ii. B. y,
creating tax supervising comnaiss'
sion for Multnomah county was
recalled from the governor In orr
der to rescind agreement as tn
senate amendments.
II. b. 285 by Beals, which fail
ed to pass Feb. 16, was put on the
calendar amended so as to pre-
vent the cutting of timber upon
land upon which taxes had not
been paid.
II. b. 285 by Beals was recall
ed from the governor to correct a
defect in title.
Senate bills 221 and 222. che
purse seine bills were made spe-
cial order for o'clock this after
, noon.
House Bills Withdrawn.
II, b. 3, by Hosford-Prohibitin
the state of oregon or any of its
board from acquiring real property
or any easement or interest thereis
by private purchase, and to enlarg'
the power of condemnation.
II. b. 354, by Leonard-Amend
ing section 1872, oregon Laws, re
lating to the conduct of trial b.
? Jury, prescribing order of proceed
ing on trial
= II. b. 1876. by Hunter-Relatinl
s to county agents, farm bureaus ans
[ extension work.
! II. B. SO, by OvertUrf-Provtdin
t for the supplying Of text books FREE
, of charge in the elementary pub
I lie schools.
= Bills indefinitely postponed ol
falling to pass:
S. b. 80. by Hume-Prohibitfu
5 the picketlng or stalking out of ant
mails on public highways in cOua
= ties having a population of 50.00'
or more.
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