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Note I. The above section is an amendment to the original Constitution, and was adopted by the Twentieth Legislative Assembly; adopted by the Twenty-first Legislative Assembly; adopted by the people, by a vote of 62,024 for, to 5,668 against it, June 2, 1902. Total vote of the State June 2, 1902, 92,990.
Note 2. Section 1 as originally adopted was as follows:
The legislative authority of the State shall be vested in the Legislative Assembly, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives. The style of every bill shall be: 'Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon,' and no law shall be enacted except by bill.
Appendix B
Section 1a of Article IV of Oregon Constitution is as follows:
§ 1a. The referendum may be demanded by the people against one or more items, sections, or parts of any act of the Legislative Assembly in the same manner in which such power may be exercised against a complete act. The filing of a referendum petition against one or more items, sections, or parts of an act shall not delay the remainder of that act from becoming operative. The initiative and referendum powers reserved to the people by this Constitution are hereby further reserved to the legal voters of every municipality and district, as to all local, special and municipal legislation, of every character, in or for their respective municipalities and districts. The manner of exercising said powers shall be prescribed by general laws, except that cities and towns may provide for the manner of exercising the initiative and referendum powers as to their muncipal legislation. Not more than ten per cent of the legal voters may be required to order the referendum nor more than fifteen per cent to propose any measure, by the initiative, in any city or town.
Note.—The above section was proposed by initiative petition filed in the office of the Secretary of State February 3, 1906, and adopted by vote of the people, 47,678 for, and 16,735 against, June 4, 1906. Total vote of the State June 4, 1906, 99.445.
Appendix C
Section 2 of Article XI, as amended, of Oregon Constitution is as follows:
§ 2. Corporations may be formed under general laws, but shall not be created by the Legislative Assembly by special laws. The
