Oregon Railroad Districts And Public Railroads, Measure 6 (1910)

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The Oregon Railroad Districts and Public Railroads Amendment, also known as Measure 6, was on the November 8, 1910 ballot in Oregon as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was defeated. The measure would have authorized the creation of railroad districts, the purchase and construction or railroads by the state, counties, municipalities and railroad districts and allowed for the levying of taxes for the payment of railroad acquisition and construction.^[1]

Election results[edit]

Oregon Measure 6 (1910)
Result	Votes	Percentage
d No	46,070	58.35%
Yes	32,884	41.65%

Election results via: Oregon Blue Book

Text of measure[edit]

The language appeared on the ballot as:^[1]

“

Referred to the People by Legislative Assembly

For amendment of the Oregon Constitution, Article IX (XIX) authorizing the creation of railroad districts and the purchase and construction of railroads, or other highways by the State, counties, municipalities, and railroad districts, creation of liens upon property or levying taxes for the payment of the same. --- Vote YES or NO.

310. Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

311. No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ^[2]

”

Path to the ballot[edit]

Measure 6 was filed in the office of the Secretary of State on February 23, 1909.^[1]

External links[edit]

Oregon Blue Book Initiative, Referendum and Recall: 1908-1910
State of Oregon Official Voters' Pamphlet 1910

Footnotes[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Oregon State Library, "State of Oregon Official Voters' Pamphlet," accessed October 30, 2013
↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

[voters-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Oregon State Library, "State of Oregon Official Voters' Pamphlet," accessed October 30, 2013

[quotedisclaimer-2] Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

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