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

## Contents

* 1 Election results
* 2 Text of measure
* 3 Path to the ballot
* 4 See also
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

|  | Voting on Transportation

Ballot Measures
By state
By year
Not on ballot
| Local

Local transportation
Red light cameras
Registration tax
Zoning and development

Oregon Constitution

Articles
Preamble • I • II • III • IV • V • VI • VII • VIII • IX • X • X-A • XI • XI-A • ~~XI-B~~ •
~~XI-C~~ • XI-D • XI-E • XI-F(1) • XI-F(2) • XI-G • XI-H • XI-I(1) • XI-I(2) • XI-J • XI-K • XI-L • XI-M • XI-N • XI-O • XI-P • XI-Q • XII • ~~XIII~~ • XIV • XV • XVI • XVII • XVIII

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]

## See also[edit]

| Suggest a link

|

* Oregon 1910 ballot measures
* 1910 ballot measures
* List of Oregon ballot measures
* History of Initiative & Referendum in Oregon

## External links[edit]

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

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Oregon State Library, "State of Oregon Official Voters' Pamphlet," accessed October 30, 2013
2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

v • e

1910 ballot measures

• Arkansas 1910 ballot measures • California 1910 ballot propositions • Colorado 1910 ballot measures • Florida 1910 ballot measures • Idaho 1910 ballot measures • Illinois 1910 ballot measures • Iowa 1910 ballot measures • Maine 1910 ballot measures • Minnesota 1910 ballot measures • Missouri 1910 ballot measures • Montana 1910 ballot measures • Nebraska 1910 ballot measures • New Hampshire 1910 ballot measures • New York 1910 ballot measures • North Dakota 1910 ballot measures • Ohio 1910 ballot measures • Oklahoma 1910 ballot measures • Oregon 1910 ballot measures • South Dakota 1910 ballot measures • Texas 1910 ballot measures • Washington 1910 ballot measures • Wisconsin 1910 ballot measures •

v • e

State of Oregon
Salem (capital)

|

Elections |

What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2022 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures

Government |

Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy