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Tillamook Headlight, Octobar 24, ieia proposed by Initiative Petition. the expenditure of the money realized therefrom in actual road construction. Vote YES or NO Equal suffrage amendment, extending tlie right Oyf suffrage to women. ______ _________ -__________________* 324 Yes 325 No A bill for an Act amending subdivision 8 of Section W* •>< ixrd a tiregon Lawf ■«> as to exempt from taxation »'I household furniture domestic fixtures, hmmehold go, 1, and effect» actually n use in Imnit» un.l dwellings and all wearing apparel, watches, jewelry, and similar ; er. sonai effects actually in use. Vote YES or NO Yes 300 • A bill for an Act to create a State Highway Department, authorizing the Governor to appoint a State Highway Engineer at an annual »alary of <300); providing hit uutiea and making un antiual appropriation of not tn ex- $12.1X10 for the maintenance of the department in eluding the »alary of the engineer aud his assistant». Vote YES or NO No 301 Referred to the People by the Legislative Assembly. For constitutional amendment of Section 8, Article V, for the purpose of creating the offiee of Lieuteniint Govern or who shall act as Governor in ca»e of the inability of the Governor to perform ilia duties and also act as Presi dent of the Senate, and providing for the President pro “ of the Senate to act a» Governor in case of the m- ibilitv of both the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, “nd in case of the inability of tlie Governor, Lieutenant Governor aDd President pro tern of the Senate, the Speaker of the House to act ns Governor. Vote YESor NO 302 Ye. 393 No 304 305 No .Yes 307 No 327 No ChaP,er Law. of 1911, into effect December instead of January 1, 1915, which chapter create» bruiting Board consisting of Governor, Secretary of State, and State Treasurer, fixe» salary of State Printer at $4,000.00, Secretary of the Board at $¡2,000.00 with no other compensations, provide» for purchase of State printing plant, make» appropriation» therefor, authorize» printing department to do binding, ruling, etc., and re quires Printer to contract in uame of State for all print ing employees, Secretary of Board to prescribe etyle, manner and materials used. Vote YES or NO c 328 Yes 329 No A bill for an Act creating the office of Hotel Inspector, pre scribing his duties, appropriating $7,000 per annum for salary and traveling expenses of the inspectora, defining hotels and providing for their inspection and regulation. Vote YES or NO 339 Ye» 331 No A bill for an Act making eight hour» a day's labor in all case» where labor for the State, county, »chool district, municipality or other eub-divieioti of the State are in terested, either directly or through any contractors or agent» aud providing that contractors shall give a bond, providing among other thing», that no person »hall be employed on euch public work more than eight hours in any one day and that no lien» or claims »hall be filed againBt the building or other structure. Vote YES or NO For an amendment of Section 32, Article I, Oregon Constitu tion, for the purpose of permitting taxes to be levied up on different classes of property at different rates, but providing that taxation must be uniform upon each separate class within the territorial limits of the authority levying the tax, and »hall be levied and collected for public purposes only and the power of taxation must never be surrendered, suspended or contracted away. Vote YES or NO 306 Yes A For an amendment of Section 1, Article IX, of the Oregon Constitution, providing for a uniform rule of taxation, except on property specially taxed, providing for the levy and collection of taxes for State purpose» and for countv and other municipal purpose» upon different classes of property, and for tl\e ascertainment, determi nation 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 countv obligations by reasonable equitable rules. Vote YES or NO Ye» 328 332 Ye» 333 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 portion» repealed to add a provision prohibiting the declaration of an emergency in any act pa»»ed by the Legislature régulât ing taxation and exemptions. Vote YES or NO A bill for an Act to protect purchasers of stocks and bonds and providing for the regulation and supervision of cor porations selling or negotiating for the sale of corporate stocks and securities, and requiring State license prior to any sales or negotations therefor; establishing a sep arate corporation department, fixing the annual salary of the commissioner thereof at $3,000 and restricting the expense» of the department. Vote YES or NO 308 Yes 334 Ye» 399 No 335 No For amendment of Section 1 of Article XVII of the Constitu tion so aa to require for the adoption of any proposed constitutional amendment a majority vote of all the electors voting at sucli election, instead of a majority of those voting on the amendment only. Vote YES or NO 310 Yes 311 No A bill for an Act prohibiting the employment of convicts of the State Penitentiary by any private person, firm or corporation and authorizing their use on public highway» and State institutions on the request of the County Court or Superintendent of the State institution desiring to employ them Vote YES or NO For constitutional amendment of Section 3. Article XI, of of the Constitution, making stockholders in banking' corporation» liable to pay for the benefit of depositors an amount equal to the par value of the stock held by any stockholder in addition to having originally paid the par value therefor. Vote YES or NO 312 336 Yes 337 No A bill tor an Act prohibiting the employment of County, City or Town convicts by any private firm, person or corporation and providing for their employment on public highway» and other work» of a public nature and authorizing county court» to prescribe rule» and regu lations in regard to such employment. Vote YES or NO Ye» 313 338 Yes 339 No No Referendum Ordered by Petition of the People. Au Act vesting the Railroad CommiMsion with power and jurisdiction to supervise and regulate every public aer vice corporation and utility in the State of Oregon, aa to the adequacy of the service rendered and facilities provided, the fairness of rates, toll», and charges to be collected from the public therefor, and also aa to inter change of business between such public service corpora tions and utilities, the purpose of the bill being to give the Commission supervisory control over all euch cor porations and utilities as far as their busineea has to do with the general public. Vote YES or NO 314 Yea 315 No Proposed by Initiative Petition. •ill for an Act to create out of the eastern part of Clacka* £?n“‘y. ■ l,tw county to be called Cascade County. Pr?vlding for its organization, fixing the salaries of its iu franscribing and transferring records from the "id to the new county and providing a mode of settling __ "nances between the two couutie». Vote YES or NO 318 Yea 319 No t m°.r a® Act cre«ting a single Board of Regents for the rr21yen,lly OtaKon and the State Agricultural College; i_v„ ‘u°d* for their support by making an annual n six-tenths of . mill on the dollar on all taxable R P*rtY w>thin the State and repealing all other con- uing annual appropriation, for the two school., and th» ,o Lord’. Oregon I^ws, creating me Board of Higher Curricula. Vote YES or NO «30 349 Ye» 341 No For amendment of Section 7, Article XI., of the Oregon Constitution prohibiting the State from increasing it» in- debtness for road building in excess of two per cent-of the taxable property of the State. Vote i ES or NO 342 Ye» 343 No A bill for an Act authorizing the respective counties of the State of Oregon to iasue 21) year bond for building road» within the county, providing a method forexpending the money in actual road construction and for calling and holding county elections 1ovoteu|*on question of isstiing bonds aud authorizing county courts to levj taxes to pay principal and interest on bonda as ,he>\"7te YKs'Lr NO 344 Ye» 345 No For amendment of Section 10, Article XI. of the Constitution of Oregon prohibiting counties from voting any Indebt, edneas for roads, in excess of two per cent of assessed valuation of all property in the county N() 340 Ye» Ye» 347 No No A bill for an Act providing for the consolidation of contigu oua incorporated cities and town« legalizing con^lid»^ tion. heretofor attempted and providing a method for the creation and organization of new counties^ 01 Section 1. Article VI, of the Constitu- Felton vote n! ii Sta,e of Oregon so as to require a majority etit..«iL ie ector* voting at any election to adopt con (^^J^n^amendment ,nd PM* initiative measure., and on,y of electdr. voting thereon to reject 2^?*.r*'erre<1 *° th* W*- Vote YES or NO 322 j Ye» 323 : A bill for an Act creating a State Road Board authotizing it to issue and sell State bonda, payable in 30 years from date of issue, for budding public rouds, not to exceed $1 000,000 per year, creating the office of State Highway Commissioner, fixing the salary at $3,600 per annum, pltoviding* for the expenditure of the fundi! rawed in the building of public roads, and a'ter ten years, creating a sinking fund for the payment ot the principsl and in- erest of said bonds. Vote \ hb or NO No ■“tho’3zing any county in tbi. State to ta- , construction of permanent road», pro- m»x ot I,r°cedure by which a special election •hall t—'"'thin the county to vote wh.ther bond« •»•ued and providing for the .ale of bond. and 148 Ye» 349 No For amendment to Article IX of the Oregon Constitution by inserting therein » section providing for the taxation of income, from whatever source or source^denved. •*» . j 350 Ye» 351 No - -------------- 352 Yes 363 No . . 1., A bill for an Act to exempt from taxation all debt» of even kind whetheron contract, note, mortgage, tumd or other wise either within or without this State; public stock« and aecuritie«, bond», warrants and money» due from tins State, or any county or other municipal subdivision- stocks and share» in incur ported or unincorporated companies, except bank stocks, »hare» ami banking '“P““1- Vote YES or NO 354 Yen 3*5 No A bill for an Act revising the inheritance tax laws, among other changea, reclassifying rates, slightly increasin i same, placing administrative matters relative thereto with the Stute Tux Commission but leaving collections to be made by the State Treasurer. Vote YES or NO 356 Yea 357 No A bill for an Act fixing the percentage that freight rule» on less than carload lot» shall bear to cur loud» uud to es tablish minimum weight» uud maximum freight» and providing penalties for violations of the Act Vote YES or No 358 Yea 259 No For an amendment of Section 10 of Article XI of the Con stitution of the State of Oregon empowering the court of any county to issue uud sell fronds or other securities to build and maintain roads within the county when author ized by a majority of the voters of the county, ami em powering the county court to present the question at any generul election, or to call a special election for such purpose» and repealing all constitutional amend ments and act» in conflict with the proposed amend ments, including those submitted to the people at thin election. Vote Y'ES or NO 399 Yes 361 No • For amendment of Article IV of the Constitution of Oregon abolishing the State (Senate ; providing none but regis tered voters be counted on initiative or referendum peti tion» ; increasing State and municipal referendum power» ; House of Representative to consist of 09 elective members, and the Governor aud uu»uce»»iul part) can didates for Governor to be ex officio member» ; Governor to introduce all appropriation bill», legislature not to increase the amounts thereof, four year terms, annunl »esaion» ; proportional election of member» ; proxy system of voting on bill», and tho»e introduced after 20 day» to go to the next session ; control and revocation of franchisee. Vote YES or NO 302 Yea 363 No For amendment of Section 2, Article IX. of the Constitution of Oregon providing for specific graduated taxes, in ad dition to other tuxes, upon all franchises and riglila-uf- way, lands and other nattial resources in excess ot $10,090 under one ownership and a»»e»»ing water power** in he counties where situate ; exempting from taxa... c all personal property of every kind, and improvement» >n, in and under land, except a county may enact a con ity law to tax the same. Vote YES or NO 364 Yes 364 No A bill for an Act to abolish Capital Punishment in the State Vote YES or NO of Oregon. 366 Yesj 367 No A bill for an Act prohibiting boycotting or picketing uuy industry, workshop, store, place of business or fa* lory or any lawful buaiiie»» or enterprise and prohibitin, u- ticing, persuading or attempting to persuade or induce any person working therein from Continuing Much eiu- ulovment and providing a penalty for violations of the Act. Vote YES or NO 308 Yea Mt No, Abili forali Act prohibiting the use of the public «11 eeta, park« and public ground«, in any city or town >f u population of 5,(XXJ. or over, for holding meeting*, fur public di»cu»«ion or apeechtnakitig puri.o»e« without a written permit from the mayor lliereoi. Vite YES *»r NO 371» Yea 371 No Referendum Ordered by Petition of the People. An Act appropriating >175,000 for building »nd «(nipping an administration building and extending heating plant to the »am*- f**r die University ol Oregon, and also, ap propriating the further »11111 ol $1.53,25» 92 for the pur chase of additional land, equipment and upper itu»; making repair*, addition«, and improvements to build ing» »nd grounds; paying »alsne» of instructor« sod employee.; paying street »««M.ment.; an-1 for addition- »1 maintenance of the cor.e.ponden* e .tud) of University of Oregoo. »**<’ ' h "r 3,0 >72 Ye» >73 No An Act appropriating >175,099 for the construction, equip- men?P»nâ fur »‘hing, modern ««-proof bhrary -nd muMum building and the exteu.ion of «** J**"**®* “tan. to the -m«*<ortheU^of.beU-hj«i»¿oíOr.ó ___________ goo- 374 Yea 375 No -