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Oregon Measure Nos. 314-315, Issuance of Alcohol Dispensing Licenses Initiative (1948)
| Oregon Measure Nos. 314-315 | |
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| Topic Alcohol laws and Business regulations |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 314-315 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Oregon on November 2, 1948. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the issuance of dispensing licenses to hotels, restaurants, clubs, and common carriers, permitting mixing, serving, and selling of alcoholic beverages with or without food, and requiring annual license fees and a liquor tax. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the issuance of dispensing licenses to hotels, restaurants, clubs, and common carriers, permitting mixing, serving, and selling of alcoholic beverages with or without food, and requiring annual license fees and a liquor tax. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 314-315 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 210,108 | 43.44% | ||
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273,621 | 56.56% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 314-315 was as follows:
| “ | OREGON LIQUOR DISPENSING LICENSING ACT - Purpose: Authorizing Oregon Liquor Control Commission to issue dispensing licenses to its licensed hotels, restaurants, clubs and common carriers of passengers for hire, permitting mixing, serving and selling of alcoholic liquor with or without food or meals on such conditions as prescribed by the commission. Requiring annual license fee of $500, performance bond of $5,000, and in addition to purchase price of liquor a tax of 25¢ per container of 32 ounces, and 1¢ per ounce for each ounce over 32. Making provisions of Oregon liquor control act, rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, applicable to licensees. | ” |
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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