Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-05-25
Five State Measures TO Be
Voted on Tuesday, June Z
BY Citizens of Oregon

SALEM, Ore, May 2l---Five stat
wide measures, three of them pro
posed amendments to the state con
stitutlon, and four municipal meas
ures will go before the voters of Ore
gon for their approval or rejection
OF the special election OF Tuesday
June 7. All were referred by thu
1921 Legislature.
The Legislative act fixing tht
date for the election provided tha
only these measures should be voted
on at that time. For any county Of
other municipality to submit an,
other measure on the same date al
additional special election woult
have to be called.
The statewide measures to bs
voted .on are:
Constitutional amendment length
enlng the duration OF the state legis
lature and increasing the pay o.
members.
Constitutional amendment Great
ing q world war veterans state aid
fund.
Extend Veta Right.
Constitutional amendment enab'
ling the governor to veto the emerg-
ency clause on legislative measures
Hyglenlc marriage examination
and license bill.
The measure lengthening the dur
alton of the state legislature amends
section 29 OF article of the consti-
tuition.
1t increases the length OF the ses-
sion from forty to sixty days; in
creases the pay OF members from SO
to Sc a day, both for regular and
special sessions; places Il limit on
the period within which bills may be
introduced, with the exception OF APP
preparation and defense measures;
places the president of the senate
and the speaker OF the house on the
same pay as other members, elimin-
ating the present provision that they
"shall receive an additional CON-
pensatlon equal to two-thirds OF
their per diem allowance as mem
bers."
No change is proposed In the
limit OF duration placed on special
sessions or on the mileage allowance
OF members.
Bonus Plan Up.
The purpose OF the world war vet
erans state aid fund amendment to
quote the title, ITO issue bonds not
to exceed per cent Of the assessed
valuation of all property in the state
to raise money to be loaned in
amounts OF not more than $4,000 or
paid as a bonus OF SIS for each
month OF active service, but not ex-
ceeding $500, to each honorably dis
charged resident of Oregon. who
served in the United States army,
navy or marine corps between April
6, 1917 and November IL, 1918, to
levy an additional annual tax of 2
mill TO pay principal and interest OF
such bonds anr ratlfying correlative
legislative enactments."
The "correlative enac / m n Is"
mentioned refers to an act passed
by the 1921 legislature providing
that each qualified veteran of the
world war may borrow from the state
up to $4,000. or may receive a cash
bonus Of s15 month for the time
he was inservice, but not to exceed
$500. This act would be ineffective
for lack OF funds should the pro-
posed constitutional amendment fail
to pass While the constitutional
amendment authorizes loans in
Up to $4,000, the act passed
by the legislature fixes the minimum
loan at $4,000. therefore $4,000 would
be the largest amount veteran
could borrow.
Veterans taking loans pay the
state 4 per cent interest. The affir-
NATIVE argument in the voters
offers this information
about loans:
Payment Provided.
THE loan must be made upon real
estate security and shall not exceed
75 per cent of the appraised valua-
tion Of the real estate. The real es-
tate need not necessarily belong to |
the soldier, but may be owned by !
his wife, father or mother, child, |
brother or sister. The borrower
must repay the loan in installments !
of per cent per annum. OF this
per cent on the unpaid principal
applies as interest and the balance
applies in payment of the rincipal. |
This method will repay interest and
principal entirely in 2S years, al
hough the veteran may pay up his
lebt to the state sooner if he de-
Iires."
Relative to the bonus the argu-
nent says.
Application for the bonus must
'e made within one year from the
late the act became effective. The
irst 60 days of service"
Relative to the bonus, the argu-
nent explains that "the bonus Pc
iod is extended to November II,
s19, one year after signing the
because II was many
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