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.
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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.
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j
350
Ye»
351
No
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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
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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
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374
Yea
375
No
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