Oregon Measure Nos. 310-311, Compensation for Legal Notice Publication Initiative (1918)
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| Topic Administration of government and Business regulations |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 310-311 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Oregon on November 5, 1918. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported setting compensation for publications of legal notices. |
A "no" vote opposed setting compensation for publications of legal notices. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 310-311 |
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50,073 | 54.49% | ||
| No | 41,816 | 45.51% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 310-311 was as follows:
| “ | Initiated by C. S. Jackson, 610 Salmon Street, Portland, Oregon, and R. W. Hagood, 1109 East Davis Street, Portland, Oregon.—FIXING COMPENSATION FOR PUBLICATION OF LEGAL NOTICES—Purpose: Fixing compensation for publication of all notices, summonses, citations, county financial statements, reports, proceedings, and all other legal advertisements of whatsoever kind which now or hereafter may be required published; providing that newspapers may contract for lower rates; that publication proof of such legal notices shall include amount charged for publication; that legal advertising required for irrigation, school and road districts be published in local papers; amending Section 2903 Lord’s Oregon Laws by classifying newspapers per circulation in counties of 150,000 or more inhabitants; repealing Section 2911 Lord’s Oregon Laws and Chapter 385, Laws 1917. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The number of signatures required for an initiated state statute was equal to 8% of the total votes cast in the last Supreme Court justice election.
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Footnotes
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