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564 THE CITY OF PORTLAND

YES NO

1904.

Direct primary law with direct selection of United States

Senator— a 56,205 16,354

Local-option liquor law — a 43,316 40,198

1906.

Omnibus appropriation bill, state institution — b 43i9i8 26,758

Equal suffrage constitutional amendment — a 36,902 47-075

Local-option bill proposed by liquor people — a 35,297 45-144

Bill for purchase by state of Barlow toll road — a 31,525 44,527

Amendment requiring referendum on an act calling con- stitutional convention — a 47, 661 18,751

Amendment giving cities sole power to amend their

charters — a 52,567 19,852

Legislature authorized to fix pay of state printer — a 63,749 9,57i

Initiative and referendum to apply to all local, special, and

municipal laws — a 47,678 16,735

Bill prohibiting free passes on railroads — a 57,28i 16,779

Gross earnings tax on sleeping, refrigerator, and oil car com- panies — a 69,635 6,441

Gross earnings tax on express, telephone, and telegraph

companies — a 70,872 6,360

1908.

Amendment increasing pay of legislators from $120 to $400

per session — c 19,691 68,892

Amendment permitting location of state institutions at places

other than the capital — c 4i,97i 40,868

Amendment re-organizing system of courts and increasing

supreme judges from 3 to 5 — c 30,243 50-591

Amendment changing general election from June to No- vember — c 65,728 18,590

Bill giving sheriffs control of county prisoners — b 60,443 30,033

Railroads required to give public officials free passes — b . . 28,856 59,406

Bill appropriating $100,000 for armories — b 33-507 54,848

Bill increasing fixed appropriation for State university from

$47,500 to $125,000 annually — b 44-ii5 40-535

Equal suffrage amendment — a 36,858 58,670

Fishery bill proposed by fish wheel operators — a 46,582 40,720

Fishery bill proposed by gill net operators — a 56,130 30,280

Amendment giving cities control of liquor selling, pool rooms,

theatres, etc., subject to local-option law — a 39-442 52,346

Modified form of single tax amendment — a 32,066 60,871

Recall power on public officials — a 58,381 31,002

Bill instructing legislators to vote for people's choice for

United States senators — a 69,668 21,162

Amendment authorizing proportional-representation law — a 48,868 34-128

Corrupt-practices act governing election — a 54-042 3i'30i

Amendment requiring indictment to be by grand jury — a . . 52,214 28,487

Bill creating Hood River County — a 43-948 26,778


a — Submitted under the initiative.

b — Submitted under the referendum upon legislative act.

c — Submitted to the people by the legislature.