RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED Robert S. Farrell Jr., Secretary of State Salem, Oreqon Sec. 562, P. L. & R. U.S. POSTAGE PAID Salem, Oregon Permit No. 7 * STATE OF OREGON Official Voters' Pamphlet For the Regular General Election • November 7, 1944 Compiled and Issued by ROBERT S. FARRELL JR. Secretary of State MARION COUNTY 20 LAW AUTHORIZING THIS PUBLICATION (Section 81-2109, Oregon Compiled Laws Annotated) MEASURES AND ARGUMENTS TO BE PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED Not later than the thirty-fifth day before printing shall be done by the state, and the any regular general election, nor later than pages of said pamphlet shall be numbered 30 days before any special election, at consecutively from one to the end. The which any proposed law, part of an act or pages of said pamphlet shall be six by n in ^ amendment to the constitution is to be sub­ inches in size and the printed matter therc^r mitted to the people, the secretary of state in shall be set in six-point roman-faced shall cause to be printed in pamphlet form solid type on not to exceed seven-point a true copy of the title and text of each body, in two columns of 13 ems in width measure to be submitted, with the number each to the page with six-point dividing and form in which the ballot title thereof rule and with appropriate heads and will be printed on the official ballot. The printed on a good quality of book paper person, committee or duly organized of­ 25 by 38 inches, weighing not_ more than ficers of any organization filing any peti­ 50 pounds to the ream; provided, that the tion for the initiative, but no other person text of a proposed amendment to any sec­ or organization, shall have the right to file tion of the constitution shall be printed in with the secretary of state for printing and such pamphlet so as to indicate by the use distribution any argument advocating such of brackets the matter that would be de­ measure; said argument shall be filed not leted from the existing provision, and by later than the ninetieth day before the reg­ italic type the matter that would be added ular election at which the measure is to be thereto. The title page of each argument voted upon. Any person, committee or shall show the measure or measures it organization may file with the secretary of favors or opposes and by what persons or state, for printing and distribution, any organizations it is issued. When such argu­ arguments they may desire, opposing any ments are printed he shall pay the state measure, not later than the seventy-fifth printer therefor from the money deposited day immediately preceding such election. with him and refund the surplus, if any, * * * Arguments advocating or opposing to the parties who paid it to him. The cosf} any measure, referred to the people by the of printing, binding and distributing the legislative assembly, or by referendum pe­ measures proposed and of binding and dis­ tition. at a regular general election, shall tributing the arguments, shall be paid by be governed by the same rules as to time, the state as a part of the state printing, but may be filed with the secretary of state it being intended that only the cost of by any person, committee or organization; paper and printing the arguments shall be in the case of measures submitted at a paid by the parties presenting the same, special election, all arguments in support and they shall not be charged any higher of such measure at least 60 days before rate for such work than is paid by the state such election. But in every case the person for similar work and paper. Not later than or persons offering such arguments for the fifteenth day before the regular gen­ printing and distribution shall pay to the eral election at which such measures are to secretary of state sufficient money to pay be voted upon, the secretary of state shall all the expenses for paper and printing to transmit by mail, with postage fully pre­ supply one copy with every copy of the paid, to every voter in the state whose measure to be printed by the state; and he address he may have, one copy of such forthwith shall notify the persons offering pamphlet; provided, that if the secretary the same of the amount of money neces­ shall, at or about the same time, be mail­ sary. The secretary of state shall cause ing any other pamphlet to every voter, he one copy of each of said arguments to be may, if practicable, bind the matter herein bound in the pamphlet copy of the meas­ provided for in the first part of said pam­ ures to be submitted, as herein provided, phlet, numbering the pages of the entire and all such measures and arguments to be pamphlet consecutively from one to t l ^ submitted at one election shall be bound end, or he may inclose the pamphlets under together in a single pamphlet. All the one cover. * * * NOTE— As authorized by the foregoing: statute, the Measures Pamphlet for the regular general election, November 7, 1944, has been combined with the Candidates’ Campaign Book provided by sections 81-2505a and 81-2506, O. C. L. A. The candidates’ section starts on page 39. [2 1 FOREWORD PROrOSED LEGISLATION TO BE VOTED UPON BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE AT LARGE, NOVEMBER 7, 1944, WILL APPEAR UPON THE OFFICIAL BALLOTS IN THE FOLLOWING FORM AND ORDER: * * * * * * * REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT TO PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE MEANS FOR SECURING BANK DEPOSITORS—Purpose: To amend section 3, Article XI of the Oregon Constitution which now makes stockholders of corporations or joint stock companies carrying on a banking business liable for the in­ debtedness of the corporation or company to double the amount of their stock at par value; continuing such double liability but authorizing bank­ ing corporations in lieu thereof to provide security through membership in the federal deposit insurance corporation or other instrumentality of the United States or otherwise for the benefit of the depositors equivalent in amount to such double liability of said stockholders. Vote YES or NO 300 Yres. I vote for the proposed amendment. 301 No. I vote against the proposed amendment. AMENDMENT AUTHORIZING CHANGE TO MANAGERIAL FORM OF • COUNTY GOVERNMENT—Purpose: To amend Article VI, Oregon Consti­ tution, by adding a new section thereto authorizing the legislature to pre­ scribe the method and means whereby any county, by majority vote of the electors therein, may adopt a county manager and commission form of county government in lieu of its present form of government. Vote YES or NO 302 Yes. I vote for the proposed amendment. 303 No. I vote against the proposed amendment. AMENDMENT AUTHORIZING “ OREGON WAR VETERANS’ FUND” , PRO­ VIDING TAX THEREFOR—Purpose: Empowering the state to incur in­ debtedness not exceeding 3 per cent of the assessed valuation of all property therein to raise money to be loaned on security of farms and homes to be acquired by residents who have served honorably in the army, navy, marine corps, or any auxiliary thereof, for at least 90 days after September 1, 1940, and before the end of actual hostilities with any of the Axis powers; levying a 2 mill additional tax outside 6 per cent limitation upon property for the payment of principal and interest on gk bonds issued to create such fund. w Vote YES or NO [See pages 10, 11] [See pages 8, 9,] [See pages 304 Yes. I vote for the proposed amendment. 305 No. I vote against the proposed amendment. [OVER] [ 3 ] 4 Proposed Constitutional Amendments and Measures Submitted to AMENDMENT TO AUTHORIZE LEGISLATIVE REGULATION OF VOTING ; PRIVILEGE FORFEITURE—Purpose: To amend section 3, Article II o£ | the Oregon Constitution which now denies any idiot or insane person the ; privilege of voting, and provides that such privilege shall be forfeited ; by conviction of any crime punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary; | by substituting the words “mentally diseased” in lieu of the word “insane” , and providing further that the conviction of any crime punishable bf> \ imprisonment in the penitentiary shall cause forfeiture of the voting j privilege “unless otherwise provided by law” , thus permitting modifi- ! cation or abolition of such forfeiture by act of the legislature or the ! people by initiative. I Vote YES or NO ; 306 Yes. I vote for the proposed amendment. 307 No. I vote against the proposed amendment. BILL PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL AID TO CERTAIN VETERANS WORLD WAR II—Purpose: To provide educational aid to certain war veterans of World War II who were residents of Oregon for one year prior to entrance into service, authorizing the levy of taxes each year equal to two-tenths of a mill on the dollar of the total value of the taxable prop­ erty of the state to provide funds therefor, and directing the superin­ tendent of public instruction to investigate educational institutions receiving financial aid thereunder. Vote YES or NO 308 Yes. I vote for the proposed law. I ----------------- m 309 No. I vote against the proposed law. BILL IMPOSING TAX ON RETAIL SALES OF TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY—Purpose: To impose a privilege tax measured by gross re­ ceipts from retail sales of tangible personal property, to provide state funds for distribution, 20 per cent for old age assistance, 60 per cent for property tax reduction, and 20 per cent for common school support. Em­ powering the state tax commission to collect the tax and providing penalties for the violation thereof.