OREGON CITY, OREGON", FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1912.
Clackamas County, Oregon, November 5, 1912.
EACH CANDIDATE OR ANSWER VOTED FOR
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION
Equal suffrage amendment, extending the right of suffrage to women.
Vote TES or NO.
300.
Tes.
201.
No.
REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
For constitutional amendment of Section 8, Article V, for the purpose of cre
ating the office of Lieutenant-Governor who shall act as Governor in case
of the inability of the Governor to perform his duties and also act as Presi
dent of the Senate, and providing for the President pro tern of the Senate tr
act as Governor in case of the inability of beth the Governor and Lieutenant
Governor, and in case of the inability of the Governor, Lieutenant-Governor,
and President pro tem of the Senate, the Speaker of the House to act as
Governor.
Vote TES or NO.
302.
Te.
303.
No.
I'or an amendment of Section 1, Article IX, of the Oregon Constitution, provid
ing for a uniform rule of taxation, except on property specifically taxed, pro
viding for the levy and collection of taxes for State purposes and for county
and other municipal purposes upon different classes of property, and for the
ascertainment, determination and application of an average rate of levy and
taxation on property taxed for State purposes, and for apportioning. State
taxes among the several counties as county obligations by reasonable and
equitable rules.
Vote TES or NO.
304.
Tes.
30S.
No.
For an amendment of Section 32, Article I, Oregon Constitution, for the pur
pose of permitting taxes to be levied upon different classes of property at
different rates, but providing that taxation must be uniform upon each sepa
rate class within the territorial limits of the authority levying the tax, and
shall be levied and collected for public purposes only and the power of taxa
tion must never be surrendered, suspended or contracted away.
Vote TES or NO.
306.
Tes.
37.
No.
For constitutional amendment to repeal all of Section la of Article IX except
that part prohibiting poll and head taxes in Oregon, and instead of the por
tions repealed to add a provision prohibiting the declaration of an emergency
in any act passed by the Legislature regulating taxation and exemptions.
Vote TES or NO.
203.
Tes.
309.
No.
For amendment of Section 1 of Article XVII of the Constitution so as to re
quire for the adoption of any proposed constitutional amendment a majority
vote of all the electors voting at such election, instead of a majority of those
voting on the amendment only.
Vote TES or NO.
310.
Tes.
311.
No.
For constitutional amendment of Section 3, Article XI, of the Constitution,
making stockholders in banking corporations liable to pay for the benefit of
depositors an 'amount equal to the par value of the stock held by any stock
holder in addition to having originally paid the par value therefor.
Vote TES or NO.
312.
Tes.
313.
No.
REFERENDUM ORDERED BY PETITION OF THE PEOPLE
An Act vesting the Railroad Commission with power and jurisdiction to su
pervise and regulate every public service corporation and utility in the State
of Oregon, as to the adequacy of the service rendered and facilities provided,
the fairness of rates, tolls, and charges to be collected from the public there
for, and also as to interchange of business between such public service cor
porations and utilities, the purpose of the bill being to give the Commission
supervisory control over all such corporations' and utilities as far as their
business has to do with the general public.
Vote TES or NO.
314.
Tes.
315.
No.
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION
A bill for an Act to create out of the eastern part of Clackamas County, a new
county to be called Cascade County, providing for its organization, fixing
the salaries of its officers, transcribing and transferring records from the
old to the new county and providing a mode of settling finances between
the two counties.
Vote TES or NO.
218.
Tes.
211.
No.
bill for an Act creating a single Board of Regents for the University of Ore
gon and the State Agricultural College; creating funds for their support by
making an annual levy of six-tenths of a mill on the dollar on all taxable
property within the State and repealing all other continuing annual ap
propriations for the two schools, and Sections 4283 to 4293, Lord's Oregon
Laws, creating the Board of Higher Curricula.
Vote TES or NO.
320.
Tes.
321.
No.
For the amending of Section 1, Article IV, of the Constitution of the State
of Oregon so as to require a majority vote of all electors voting at any elec
tion to adopt constitutional amendment and pass initiative measures, and
a majority vote only of electors voting thereon to reject measures referred
to the people.
Vote TES or NO.
321.
Tes.
323.
No.
A bill for an Act authorizing any county in this State to issue bonds for the
construction of permanent roads, providing a mode of procedure by which a
special election may be called within the county to vote whether bonds shall
be issued and providing for the sale of bonds! and the expenditure of the
money realized therefrom in actual road construction.
Vote TES or NO.
324.
Tes.
325.
No.
A bill for an Act to create a State Highway Department, authorizing the Gov
ernor to appoint a State Highway Engineer at an annual salary of 33600;
providing his duties and making an annual appropriation of not to exceed
112,000 for the maintenance of the department, including the salary of the
engineer and his assistants.
Vote TES or NO.
32S.
Tes.
327.
No.
A bffl to put Chapter 266, Laws of 1911, into effect December 1, 1912, instead
of January 1, 1915, which chapter creates State Printing Board consisting of
Governor, Secretary of State, and State Treasurer fixes salary of State
Printer at 34,000.00, Secretary of the Board at 32,000,00 with no other com
pensations, provides for purchase of State printing plant, makes appropri
ations therefor, authorizes printing department to do binding, ruling, etc
and requires Printer to contract in name of State for all printing employees'.
Secretary of Board to prescribe style, manner and materials used.
Vote TES or NO.
32S.
Tes.
329.
No.
A bill for an Act creating the office of Hotel Inspector, prescribing his duties
appropriating 37,000 per annum for salary and traveling expenses of the in
epectors, defining hotels and providing for their inspection and regulation.
' ; Vote TES or NO.
330.
Tes.
331.
No.
A bill for an Act making eight hours a day's labor in all cases where labor for
the State, county, school district, municipality or other subdivisions of the
State are interested, either directly or through any contractors or agents and
providing that contractors shall give a bond, providing among other things, that
no person shall be employed on such public work more than eight hours in
any one day and that no liens or claims shall be filed against the building or
other structure.
Vote TES or NO.
332.
Tee.
m.
No.
A bill for an Act to protect purchasers of stocks and bonds and providing for
the regulation and supervision of corporations selling or negotiating for the
sale of corporate stocks and securities, and requiring State license prior to
any sales or negotiations therefor; establishing a separate corporation depart
ment, fixing the annual salary of the commissioner thereof at $3,000 and re
stricting the expenses of the department.
Vote TES or NO.
334.
Tes.
335.
No.
A bill for an Act prohibiting the employment of convicts of the State Peni
tentiary by any private person, firm or corporation, and authorizing their
use on public highways and state institutions on the request of the County
Court, or Superintendent of the State institution desiring to employ them.
Vote TES or NO.
SS.
Tes.
237.
No.
A bill for an Aot prohibiting the employment of County, City or Town con
victs by any private firm, person or corporation and providing for their em
ployment on public highways and other works of a public nature and author
izing county courts to prescribe rules and regulations In regard to such em-
ployment.
Vote TES or NO.
A bill for an Act creating a State Road Board authorizing it to issue and sell
State bonds, payable in 30 years from date of Issue, for building public roads ,
not to exceed 31,000,000 per year, creating the office of State Highway Com
missioner, fixing the salary at $3,600 per annum, providing for the expendi
ture of the funds raised in the building of public roads, and after ten years,
creating a sinking fund for the payment of the principal and interest of said
bonds.
Vote TES or NO.
340.
Tes.
341.
No.
For amendment of Section 7, Article XI, of the Oregon Constitution prohibiting
the State from increasing its indebtedness for road building in excess of two
per cent of the taxable property of the state.
Vote TES or NO.
342.
Tes.
343.
No.
l bill for an Act authorizing the respective counties of the State of Oregon
to issue 20 year bonds for building roads within the county, providing a meth
od for expending the money in actual road construction and for calling and
holding county elections to vote upon question of issuing bonds and author
izing county courts to levy taxes to pay principal and interest on bonds ar
they may mature.
Vote TES or NO
344.
Tes.
345.
No.
For amendment of Section 10, Article XI, of the Constitution of Oregon pro
hibiting counties from voting any indebtedness for roads, in excess of two
per cent of assessed valuation of all property in the county.
Vote TES 'or NO.
346..
Tes.
347.
No.
A bill for an Act providing for the consolidation of contiguous incorporated
cities and towns, legalizing consolidation heretofore attempted and providing
a method for the creation and organization of new counties.
Vote TES. or NO.
348.
Tea.
349.
No.
For amendment to Article DC of the Oregon Constitution by inserting therein
a section providing for the taxation of incomes from whatever source or
sources derived.
Vote TES or NO.
350.
Tes.
351.
No.
A bill for an Act amending subdivision 8 of Section 3554 of Lord 5s Oregon Laws
so as to exempt from taxation all household furniture, domestic! fixtures,
household goods and effects actually in use in homes and dwellings, and all
wearing apparel, watches. Jewelry, and similar personal effects actually in use.
Vote TES or NO.
35'2.
Tes.
353.
No.
A. bill for an Act to exempt from taxation all debts of every kind whether on
contract, note, mortgage, bond or otherwise, either within or without this
State; public stocks and securities, bonds, warrants and moneys due from this
State, or any county or other municipal subdivision; stocks and shares in
incorporated or unincorporated companies, except bank stocks, shares and
banking capital.
' Vote TES or NO.
354.
Tes.
355.
No.
A bill for an Act revising the inheritance tax laws, among other changes, re
classifying rates, slightly increasing) same, placing administrative matters
relative thereto with the State Tax Commission but leaving collections to
be made by the State Treasurer.
Vote TES or NO.
356.
Tes.
357.
No.
A bill for an Act fixing the percentage that freight rates on less than car load
lots shall bear to car loads and to establish minimum weights and maximum
freights and providing penalties for violations of the Act.
. Vote TES or NO.
358.
Tes.
359.
No.
For amendment of Section 10 of Article XI of the Constitution of the State
of Oregon empowering the court of any county to issue and sell bonds or
other securities to build and maintain roads within the county when auth
orized by a majority of the voters of the county, and empowering the county
court to present the question at any general election, or to call a special
election for such purposes and repealing all constitutional amendments and
acts in conflict with the proposed amendment, including those submitted to
the people at this election. '
Vote TES or NO.
360.
Tes.
261.
No.
For amendment of Article TV of the Constitution of Oregon abolishing the State
Senate; providing none but registered voters be counted on initiative or ref
erendum petitions; increasing State and municipal referendum powers; House
of Representatives to consist of 60 elective members, and the Governor and
and unsuccessful party candidates for Governor to be ex -officio members; Gov
ernor to introduce all appropriation bills,, legislature not to increase the
amounts thereof, four year terms, annual sessions; proportional election of
members; proxy system of voting on bills, and those introduced after 20 days
to go to the next session; control and revocation of franchises.
Vote TES or NO.
362.
Tes.
363.
No.
For amendment of Section 2, Article DC, of the Constitution of Oregon, provid
ing for specific graduated taxjrs, in addition to other taxes, upon all fran
chises and rights-of-way, lands and other natural resources in excess of
$10,000 under one ownership and assessing water powers in the, counties
where situate; exempting from taxation all personal property of every kind,
and improvements on, in and under land, exoept a county may enact a county
law to tax the same.
Vote TES or NO.
364.
Tes.
365.
No.
A bill for an Act to abolish Capital Punishment in the State of Oregon.
i Vote TES or NO.
366.
Tes.
367.
No.
A bill for an Act prohibiting boycotting or picketing any industry, workshop,
Btore, place of business or factory or any lawful business or enterprise and
prohibiting enticing, persuading or attempting to persuade or induce any
person working therein from continuing such employment and providing a
penalty for violations of the Act.
Vote TES or NO.
368.
Tes.
369.
No.
A bill for an Act prohibiting the use of the public streets, parks and public
grounds, in any city or town of a population of 6,000, or over, for holding
meetings or public discussion or speech-making purposes without a written
permit from the mayor thereof.
Vote TES or NO.
370.
Tes.
371.
No.
REFERENDUM ORDERED BY PETITION OF THE PEOPLE
An Act appropriating $175,000 for building and equipping an administration
building and extending heating plant to the same, for the University of Ore
gon, and also, appropriating the further sum of $153,258.92 for the purchase
of additional land, equipment and apparatus; making repairs, additions, and
improvements to buildings and grounds; paying salaries of instructors and
employees; paying street assessments; and for additional maintenance of the
correspondence study department of University of Oregon.
Vote TES or NO.
372.
Tes.
373.
No.
An Act appropriating $175,000 for the construction, equipment, and furnishing
a modern fire-proof library and museum building, and the extension of the
heating plant to the same, for The use of the University of Oregon.
Vote TES or NO.
374.
Tes.
375.
No.
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION
A bill for an Act to assess and collect all taxes levied within Clackamas County
from the land values, water powers, natural growths, deposits and other
natural resources and public service corporation franchises and rights-of-way,
exempting all other classes or property, including lands used for municipal,
educational, literary,, scientific, religious or charitable purposes, now exempt.
376. Tes. .
377. - No. '. '
For the creation of a County High School fund
.J ; Vote TES or NO.
378. . For High School Fund Tes
379. Against High School Fund No
Shall Stock be prohibited from running at large in Clackamas County .
; . ' Vote TES or NO.
380. For running at large Tes
381. Against running at large No .
Candidate for
District Attorney
GI
LSER.T Li
HEDGES
V w v
To the Voters of Clackamas County : A
Among the candidates soliciting your votes at the
coming November election is Gilbert L. Hedges, can
didate for District Attorney of the Fifth Judicial
District embracing the counties of Clackamas,
Washington, Clatsop, and Columbia, who is especial
ly entitled to your consideration.
Mr. Hedges was born and raised in Clackamas
. County and has been here all his life except the time
spent away from home in College and in law school
preparing himself for the particular work which he
is now asking you to employ him to do. Mr. Hedges
filled this office by appointment under Governor
Chamberlain and no doubt his success in handling
the criminal busines of the Court will be remembered
by many of the voters of Clackamas County, especial
ly those voters who were on the jury panels during
that period of time.
The district attorney's office should be filled with
a bright, active young man, who is not afraid to work
and who has no political axes to grind and who will
without fear or favor enforce the laws of the State of
' Oregon against all transgressors, whether they be
high, low, rich or poor and such a man is Gilbert L.
Hedges.
Except for the short time which Mr. Hedges held
the office by appointment this office has been occupied
by a citizen of another county of this District and
since Mr. Hedges is a resident of Clackamas County
he should be entitled to the votes of Clackamas Coun
ty as a matter of loyalty and also upon the general
principle that Clackamas County will receive more
efficient service from the district attorney's office
where the district attorney himself resides within
the county.
Why go from home to vote for an attorney to
transact and look after your county's legal business
when we have one among us who is Qualified in every
way to do the work and who has proven! by a past
trial and experience that he can do it in a capable and
fearless manner.
L. ADAMS,
- of Oregon City's Big Dep't Store.
VOTE FOR
63 X Gilbert L. Hedges
Remember
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338.
339.
Tes.
No.