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Oregon Measure Nos. 318-319, Salmon and Sturgeon Fishing Regulations Initiative (June 1908)
| Oregon Measure Nos. 318-319 | |
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| Topic Fisheries and fishing regulations |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 318-319 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Oregon on June 1, 1908. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported restricting salmon and sturgeon fishing, such as prohibiting salmon and sturgeon fishing with nets or seines at night and banning salmon and sturgeon fishing in the Columbia River between October 1 and December 31. |
A "no" vote opposed restricting salmon and sturgeon fishing, such as prohibiting salmon and sturgeon fishing with nets or seines at night and banning salmon and sturgeon fishing in the Columbia River between October 1 and December 31. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 318-319 |
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46,582 | 53.36% | ||
| No | 40,720 | 46.64% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 318-319 was as follows:
| “ | Proposed by Initiative Petition For an act prohibiting fishing for salmon or sturgeon on Sunday from January first to October first, also in the Columbia River only from October first to December thirty-first, also in the navigable channels of Columbia River at night, also at any time in Sandy River and in Columbia River west of west line of range nine west, near Astoria, and east of west line of range sixteen east, near Celilo, and limiting seines anywhere in the State to one hundred and fifty fathoms long and four and one-sixth fathoms deep, and providing penalties. --- 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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