Oregon Measure Nos. 312-313, Repeal of the Sunday Business Closure Law Initiative (1916)
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| Topic Sunday regulations |
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Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 312-313 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Oregon on November 7, 1916. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported repealing the law prohibiting most types of stores from opening on Sundays. |
A "no" vote opposed repealing the law prohibiting most types of stores from opening on Sundays. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 312-313 |
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125,836 | 57.48% | ||
| No | 93,076 | 42.52% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 312-313 was as follows:
| “ | Initiative Bill - Proposed by Initiative Petition Initiated by Committee of Independent Retailers Association of Portland, Oregon, Dan Kellaher, President, 133 1/2 Grand Avenue, Portland, Oregon; Ben A Bellamy, Executive Committee, 401 Hawthorne Avenue, Portland, Oregon; S. S. Rich, Executive Committee, 267 Morrison Street, Portland, Oregon; C. E. Munro, Executive Committee, 1148 Alder Street, Portland, Oregon; Leo R. Merrick, Executive Committee, Commercial Club Building, Portland, Oregon. - BILL REPEALING AND ABOLISHING THE SUNDAY CLOSING LAW - Purpose - To repeal section 2125, of Lord's Oregon Laws, which prohibits the keeping open of any store, shop, grocery, bowling alley, billiard room, or tippling house, for the purpose of labor or traffic, or any place of amusement on Sunday or the Lord's Day, excepting theaters, drug stores, doctor shops, undertakers, livery stables, butchers and bakers, under penalty of a fine of not less than $5 nor more than $ 50. --- Vote YES or NO. | ” |
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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