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FOREST GROVE PRESS, FOREST GROVE, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12. 1912.
THIS WILL INFORM THE
LADIES KOW TO VOTE
In line with its policy o f pro
gress and advancement, the
Press requeued of Messrs Hollis
& Graham, City Attorneys, an
opinion relative to the registra
tion of women who may desire
to vote at the coming city elec
tion, and with great pleasure
publishes the following reply,
w.iich is carefully and explicitly
written and covers all points
thoroughly.
Forest Grove, Oregon,
December 7th, 1912.
The Editor
Forest Grove Press,
Forest Grove, Oregon.
Dear Sir:
As requested by you for an
opinion as to whether or not the
lady voters of the city would be
required to register before being
allowed to vote at the munici
pal election to be held this com
ing January we herewith submit
our opinion on the subject.
Section 2, Article 2 of the Con
stitution of the State which pro
vides that every male citizen of
the age of 24 years and up
wards who has resided in the
state during six months im
mediately preceeding such elec
tion, and every white male of
foreign birth 21 years old and
upwards who has resided in the
United States one year and in
the state six months immediately
preceeding the election, and has
declared his intention of becom
ing a citizen o f the state was so
amended as to permit women
with similar qualifications to
vote at the general election of
the state which would include
municipal elections.
In addition to qualifications
fixed bv the Constitution of the
State in the section above quot
ed, Section 3457 of Lord’s Ore
gon Laws provides as follows:
“ It shall be the duty of every
elector in the state of Oregon,
between the first Monday in the same article provides as fol
January; 1900, and five o’clock lows: “ All elections under this
p. m. of the 15th day of May, act shall be conducted according
1900, and between the same to the provisions hereof and the
dates and h o u r s bi-annually election laws of the state so far
thereafter to register with some as they are applicable.”
notary public or justice of the
The City Charter does not pro
peace or with the county clerk vide for the registration o f vot
of the county in which the elect ers for municipal election but
or resides, in accordance with restricts those qualified to vote
this chapter.”
to persons who are entitled to
According to this section the vote under the general laws of
present year would be the year the state and who have resided
for registration o f voters.
within the limits of the city for
Section 10 o f article 3 of the six months next preceeding such
city charter provides as follows: election.”
“ No person shall be qualified to
Women are placed on the
vote at any election under this same plane as to requirements
act who is not entitled to the and qualifications for electors
privilege of an elector according that men are and while section
to the general laws o f the state 13451 above quoted required men
and who has not resided within to register for the general elec
the corporate limits of the city tion under the state laws, it
as herein described for the six would follow that women wrould
months next preceeding such also be required to register for
election.”
And section 15 of | election under the general law
and as the charter expressly
provides that municipal elections
shall be held in accordance with
the general laws of the state in
so far as the state laws are ap
plicable it would follow that it
| is necessary for women to regis
ter in order to qualify them to
vote at municipal elections they
having the qualifications of elect
ors as provided by the state law
THREE REELS
passed last November, but since
section 3451 fixes no date for
registration except between the
first Monday in January and the
15th day of May, o f each second
year, and since the City Charter
does not provide for any manner
of registration and no ordinance
The Greatest Western Drama has been passed by the city coun
Ever Produced
cil providing for registration of
voters within the city limits, it
would follow that it would be im
possible for the women to .regis
ter for voting at the city elec
tion either in 1912 or 1913 unless
the city provides some manner
for their registration.
The law provides a manner for
electors to vote where they are
not registered by signing what
Grand Theater
THURSDAY NIGHT
LUCILLE
SATURDAY
Special Attraction
CUSTER’S
L A ST FIGHT
Picture Plays of Merit
is known as Blank “ A ” o f the
registration blank forms provid
ed by section 3449 of Lord’s Ore
gon Laws and by meeting the
requirements of this last named
section the women of Forest
Grove can vote at the city elec
tion without registration.
Respectfully submitted,
Hollis & Graham.
WRESTLER ARNDT VIC
TOR HANDICAP MATCH
Walter Arndt, at Hillsboro
Tuesday night, was successful in
vanquishing two opponents with
apparent ease.
Kid Exposito
was laid to rest the first time
with a head scissors in 8 min
utes. Second fall with a ham
mer lock and body scissors in 4
minutes. Heuermann, a husky
boy, was put to the mat with a
head scissors in 10 minutes and
the second time in 1 minute, the
same hold being used.
Bisner Brothers put up a
clever two round exhibition of
boxing as one of the prelimin
aries, getting a draw. Kid An
derson, o f Portland, and Billy
Moriarity, of P u e b l o , were
scheduled to go six rounds, but
Moriarity took the count in the
third after one minute of work.
Anderson knocked him to the
floor, and hurt a knee prevent
ing him from coming up. An
derson would undoubtedly have
been given the decision, even if
the bout had gone to the limit,
as he was much the superior of
the two. About 150 were in at
tendance and the contests were
clean all the way.
The Royal Neighbors elected
the following officers at a meet-j
ing recently held. Oracle, Mrs.
Dora Emerson; Chancellor, Mrs. ;
Wm. Stockman; Vice Oracle, j
Mrs. Patton; Past Oracle, Mrs. j
Graham; Secretary, Mrs. Aldrich;
Treasurer, Mrs. Ives.
Lunch
was served by the social com
mittee.
MRS. ANTON HERMANS DEAD IN
We want all children under
CALIFORNIA AFTER SHORT ILLNESS eight years of age to be regis
Mrs. Anton Hermens,' of Ver-
boort, died in Oakland, Cal., of
cancer of the throat, after she
had spent two weeks in that
city taking treatment. Her hus
band had a letter from Mrs.
Hermens on Tuesday, stating
that she was improving so much
that she expected to start home
in a few days, and Mr. Hermens
left for Oakland at once to es
cort her home.
Several hours
after he started for California,
a telegram came announcing the
woman’s death. It is expected
that when he reaches Oakland
Mr. Hermens will at once bring
the body home for interment.
Mrs. Hermens has lived in the
Verboot neighborhood for many
years and is survived by the hus
band and 10 children.
tered at King & Caples before
December 20.
4-4t
AUCTION SALE At Mrs. M.
Parr’s, North Main street, oppo
site Lincoln
School, Monday
December 16, Sale starts 1 p. m.
Household goods. Chickens, Pigs,
Ducks, Wood and canned fruit of
all kinds.
Portland Marble Works
E stablished in 1886
Carries the
largest
stock of
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CHAS. E. HALL.
Mileage Doubled During 1912
By construction of new railroad from Salem to Albany,
Harrisburg, Junction City and Eugene, the Oregon Elec*
trie Railway has doubled its former mileage in the W ill
amette Valley.
O REGO N
ELECTRIC
RAILWAY
FOREST GROVE
receives the benefit of the transportation contact with this increased
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territory
Part of a Great Railway System
The Oregon Electric Railway is directly affiliated with the Spokane, Portland
& Seattle, Oregon Trunk, Northern Pacific, and Great Northern Railways and
Burlington Route, furnishing through ticket and train arrangements via
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