Oregon Measure Nos. 324-325, Commercial Motor Vehicle Tax Referendum (1926)
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| Topic Taxes and Transportation |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 324-325 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Oregon on November 2, 1926. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported levying a license tax on motor vehicles using public highways to transport persons or property for business purposes, appropriating revenues from such tax for the construction, maintenance, and repair of highways. |
A "no" vote opposed levying a license tax on motor vehicles using public highways to transport persons or property for business purposes, appropriating revenues from such tax for the construction, maintenance, and repair of highways. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 324-325 |
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99,746 | 55.90% | ||
| No | 78,685 | 44.10% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 324-325 was as follows:
| “ | Referred Bill - Referendum Ordered by Petition of the People Referred by Oregon Motor Stage Association, 704 Journal building, Portland, Oregon: A. Jaloff, president, 579 East Fifteenth street north, Portland, Oregon; J. M. Hutson, secretary, 415 Tenth street, Portland, Oregon; Max H. Clark, treasurer, 1248 East Alder street, Portland, Oregon; and Auto Freight Transportation Association of Oregon and Washington: George V. Bishop, president, 773 East Tenth street, Portland, Oregon; Oscar W. Horne, secretary-treasurer, 115 East Forty-eighth street, Portland, Oregon - MOTOR BUS AND TRUCK BILL - Purpose: To levy a license tax upon the use of motor vehicles when used as common carriers upon the public highways for transporting persons and property for hire, appropriating such revenue to the payment of expenses heretofore or hereafter incurred for construction, maintenance, repair and reconstruction of highways; providing for the supervision, regulation and control of such motor vehicle transportation; conferring jurisdiction over the same upon the public service commission; providing for enforcement and penalties for violations of the act; and repealing chapter 10, General Laws of Oregon, special session of 1921, and chapter 205, General Laws of Oregon of 1923. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The number of signatures required for a veto referendum was equal to 5% of the total votes cast in the last Supreme Court justice election.
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Footnotes
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