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	Oregon Blue Book: Constitution of Oregon: 2005 Version
		The Oregon Constitution was framed by a convention of 60 delegates chosen by the people.
		The Act of Congress admitting Oregon into the Union was approved February 14, 1859, and on that date the Constitution went into effect.
		The text of the original signed copy of the Constitution filed in the office of the Secretary of State is retained unless it has been repealed or superseded by amendment.
	www.bluebook.state.or.us /state/constitution/constitution.htm (263 words)

	Oregon Blue Book: Constitution of Oregon: 2005 Version
		The Oregon Constitution was framed by a convention of 60 delegates chosen by the people.
		The Act of Congress admitting Oregon into the Union was approved February 14, 1859, and on that date the Constitution went into effect.
		The text of the original signed copy of the Constitution filed in the office of the Secretary of State is retained unless it has been repealed or superseded by amendment.
	bluebook.state.or.us /state/constitution/constitution.htm (263 words)

	Oregon Constitution - 1995
		CONSTITUTION OF OREGON _________________________________________________________________ Constitution of Oregon 1995 EDITION The Oregon Constitution was framed by a convention of 60 delegates chosen by the people.
		Constitution of 1859; Amendment proposed by initiative petition filed July 3, 1952, and adopted by people Nov. 4, 1952; repeal proposed by H.J.R. 6, 1985, and adopted by people Nov. 4, 1986 (present section 6 of this Article adopted in lieu of this section) Section 6.
		Subdistricts shall be composed of contiguous territory within the district; and the ratios to population of senators or representatives, as the case may be, elected from the subdistricts, shall be substantially equal within the district.
	www.marijuanalibrary.org /Oregon_Constitution_95.html (15435 words)

	Oregon State Courts
		The Oregon Constitution established a supreme court and "such other courts as may from time to time be created by law." The original Article VII of the constitution provided for circuit courts, county courts, justice of the peace courts and municipal courts.
		Jurisdiction: Oregon law provides that the county courts having juvenile and probate jurisdiction, the circuit courts, the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court are courts of record (those with reported proceedings).
		Oregon law confers administrative authority and supervision over the courts of the state on the chief justice.
	www.open-oregon.com /New_Pages/media_handbook/chapter_03.html (1579 words)

	State v. Henry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		We now turn to Oregon history to determine if there is any indication that legislation existing at or near the time of the adoption of Article I, section 8, of the Oregon Constitution demonstrates that "obscene" expressions should be included as an historical exception under the Robertson test.
		Constitutional draftsmen are concerned with broad principles of long-range significance." The only relevant Oregon territorial legislation enacted before Article I, section 8, included prohibitions against the sale, distribution and possession of obscene writings or pictures which manifestly tended to corrupt the morals of youth.
		Although the Miller test may pass federal constitutional muster and is recommended as a model for state legislatures by the Attorney General's Commission on Pornography, the test constitutes censorship forbidden by the Oregon Constitution.
	jcomm.uoregon.edu /~tgleason/j385/Henry_j385.html (2643 words)

	Oregon Judicial Department - Publications
		Among other things, Measure 3 added to Article II of the Oregon Constitution section 19 (setting limits on the terms for most statewide political officeholders and for state legislators) and section 20 (setting limits on the terms of Oregon members of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate).
		The framers' view that some constitutional officers' tenure needed to be circumscribed, but other officers' tenure did not need to be, is not dispositive of whether the constitutional wording respecting the tenure of each group of officers is related.
		An examination of the text of Article II of the Oregon Constitution demonstrates why plaintiffs' theory about the lack of relationship among the constitutional provisions affected by the addition of section 19 is flawed.
	www.publications.ojd.state.or.us /S48771.htm (5753 words)

	Measure 58 Lawsuit - Complaint
		Defendant State of Oregon is named as a party for purposes of seeking a declaration that Measure No. 58 is unconstitutional, as well as for seeking an injunction prohibiting the State of Oregon, as well as its Governor and State Registrar, from enforcing the provisions of Measure No. 58.
		Oregon statutory provisions governing the confidentiality and privacy of adoptions, then in place, were implied by law into and formed an integral part of Plaintiffs' contracts for the placement of their children for adoption.
		This action is brought to vindicate and protect the constitutional rights of birth mothers in the State of Oregon who, with the express and implied promise of confidentiality and privacy, have elected to surrender their children for adoption by others, plaintiffs are therefore entitled to their reasonable attorney fees under the authority of Deras v.
	www.plumsite.com /oregon/m58-complaint.html (3247 words)

	The Who, What and Why of Oregon Law
		The Oregon Constitution was written in 1857 and has gone through many changes ever since.
		The courts also interpret the Constitution and statutes to ensure that these laws are consistent with the Oregon Constitution.
		Oregon’s justice system is based on the premise that all people are equal before the law and that the justice system must be open and fair to all.
	www.osbar.org /public/vote/OregonLaw.htm (643 words)

	Oregon Constitution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Oregon Constitution is a U.S. state constitution, the governing document of the U.S. state of Oregon.
		Amending the U.S. Constitution requires a two-thirds vote in Congress and ratification by three fourths of the states.
		Oregon only requires a simple majority to vote in favor of an amendment once it has been referred to the voters either by a simple majority of the legislature or through an initiative petition.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oregon_Constitution (547 words)

	Oregon Association of DECA Constitution
		The administration of Oregon DECA shall be vested in a Board of Advisors, which consists of the State Specialist, responsible for Marketing Education, the Executive Director, President of the Oregon Marketing Education Association, six elected High School Division Chapter advisors, and the current President of the High School division of Oregon DECA.
		The emblem of Oregon DECA shall be a geographical outline of the State of Oregon with the words, “Oregon Association” and the DECA diamond superimposed.
		To amend this Constitution, a proposed amendment must be submitted in writing by the Chapter proposing the amendment to all Chapters and to the chairman of the Board of Advisors, at least thirty (30) days prior to the annual meeting.
	www.oregondeca.org /constitution.html (1036 words)

	Chapter 12: Defamation
		Oregon's Retraction Statute, ORS 30.150-30.175, provides that a plaintiff may not recover so-called general damages (damages which are not measurable by proof of a specific monetary loss.
		Oregon courts have held that the retraction statute does not violate the Oregon constitution and that it applies only to publishers and broadcasters, and not to individual defendants whose statements happened to be published or broadcast.
		However, the Oregon Supreme Court has ruled that media defendants may not be held liable for any emotional distress, bodily harm, humiliation, or mental anguish that results from the publication of a defamatory statement.
	www.open-oregon.com /New_Pages/media_handbook/chapter_12.html (2508 words)

	Constitution Party of Oregon :: Life, Liberty, and Limited Government
		The Constitution Party of Oregon is adamantly opposed to the goals of those who are pushing Senate Bill 2 and House Bill 3526.
		Oregon Legislators, prompted by Planned Parenthood, are seeking to limit a woman’s right to “choose”.NOT to have an abortion.
		Oregon Senate Bill 776, being promoted by Planned Parenthood and a pro-abortion contingent in the Oregon legislature would attempt to undermine the work of crisis pregnancy centers that don’t suggest the solution to unwanted pregnancies is the killing of an unborn child.
	www.constitutionpartyoregon.net (1556 words)

	Timeline of Black History in Oregon
		Following the gold strikes in southern Oregon, pro-slavery forces advocate forming a new state in southern Oregon and northern California, but the movement fails when Californians reject the idea of reducing the size of their state.
		Oregon adopts a law requiring all fls, Chinese, Hawaiians, and Mulattos (an archaic term referring to people of mixed ethnic heritage) residing in Oregon to pay an annual tax of $5.
		Oregon voters ratify the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
	www.endoftheoregontrail.org /blaktime.html (839 words)

	CRRH: Why OCTA Will Be Upheld in Court
		Oregon was the first state to implement the initiative in 1902, and Oregon's initiative process is still the most liberal in the country.
		Oregon is comparatively small, so the actual number of signatures required to qualify for its ballot is a fraction of most other states.
		Oregon petitions need less than half of the number of signatures that one needs to gather in 180 days in Washington State and less than an eighth of what is needed in California in five months.
	www.crrh.org /octa/upheld.html (2391 words)

	1000 Friends of Oregon: Measure 7 Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		These requirements put into the Constitution by the voters themselves to ensure amendments to the Oregon's central legal document are done fairly and carefully.
		Under the Oregon Constitution, multiple amendments to the Constitution must be voted on separately (this is a different and narrower test than the single subject requirement mentioned later).
		Constitutional revisions must be proposed by the Legislature, instead of by citizen initiative.
	www.friends.org /issues/courtruling.html (406 words)

	Courts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		In Oregon, for example, many records and proceedings are closed by statute when state courts handle adoptions, divorce, paternity suits and juvenile crimes.
		An Oregon statute says judges must consider a search warrant application with a "secrecy appropriate to the circumstances."[21] An application consists of a proposed warrant and at least one affidavit that gives the factual basis for the search.
		Juvenile courts in Oregon deal with youths less than 18 years old who are abandoned, dangerous, beyond the control of their families or under foster care.
	jcomm.uoregon.edu /~tgleason/j385/Courts_ACCESS.html (3304 words)

	State Regulation of Private Schools - Oregon
		Oregon's constitution prohibits state appropriations for the benefit of any religious institution.
		It is illegal in Oregon to operate a methadone clinic within 1,000 feet of the real property of a private elementary, vocational, or secondary school.
		Oregon assists and regulates traffic patrols appointed by private or parochial schools to protect pupils crossing highways on their way to school.
	www.ed.gov /pubs/RegPrivSchl/oregon.html (1051 words)

	CorpWatch : US: Oregon's Prison Slaveocracy
		Oregon citizens were concerned about the increasing costs of prisons and by the distorted media image they had of prisoners lounging in elegant surroundings, watching color TV's and "pumping iron" with free room, board and medical care.
		In other words, the Constitution of the State of Oregon virtually eliminates the possibility of any challenge brought by "free workers" whose jobs may be "downsized" because of competition from prison-made goods or services produced by unpaid slaves.
		Oregon is now poised on the brink of a $1 billion prison expansion program as the Department of Corrections forecasts a doubling in the state's prison population, to more than 15,000 in the next decade.
	www.corpwatch.org /article.php?id=857 (1802 words)

	Oregon Judicial Department Appellate Court Opinions
		DE MUNIZ, C. The judgment of the circuit court is reversed, and the case is remanded for entry of judgment in favor of defendants and intervenors.
		Not only have plaintiffs failed to ground their argument in the Oregon Constitution, but the premise of their argument is also mistaken.
		The judgment of the circuit court is reversed, and the case is remanded for entry of judgment in favor of defendants and intervenors.
	www.publications.ojd.state.or.us /S52875.htm (7340 words)

	THE_ONLY_ISSUE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Oregon Territorial Law clearly stated that the original Oregon constitution could not be "supplanted".
		Oregon Constitution, Article 1, Sec 26: No law shall be passed restraining any of the inhabitants of the State......from instructing their Representatives; nor from applying to the Legislature for redress of
		Oregon Constitution, Article 1, Sec 15: Laws for the punishment of crime shall be founded on the principles of reformation, and not of vindictive justice"
	www.avoiceforchildren.com /politics/ONLY_REAL_ISSUE_OREGON.htm (953 words)

	PsycLAW: Li v. Oregon
		Instead, the trial court ruled that denying the issuing of marriage licenses to same-sex couples violated the State Constitution, by denying certain benefits to same-sex couples that otherwise were available to opposite-sex couples by virtue of their marriages.
		In November 2004, while the appeal was pending, Oregon voters adopted Ballot Measure 36, a voter-initiated amendment to the Oregon Constitution defining marriage as a relationship between one man and one woman.
		Result: In April 2005, the Oregon State Supreme Court ruled that Oregon's marriage statute limits marriage to opposite-same couples and is constitutional by virtue of the amendment to the State Constitution barring same-sex marriage adopted in November 2004.
	www.apa.org /psyclaw/li-v-oregon.html (654 words)

	Keep and Bear Arms - Gun Owners Home Page - 2nd Amendment Supporters
		If you are a public servant in the State of Oregon or any city, town, county or municipality thereof and are not abiding by your oath of office, you are operating outside the law.
		The Constitution was interpreted, in 1819, as giving the Supreme Court the power to invalidate any state actions that interfere with the Constitution and the laws and treaties passed pursuant to it.
		Uphold the Constitution, laws, and regulations of the United States and of all governments therein and never be a party to their evasion.
	keepandbeararms.com /information/XcIBViewItem.asp?ID=1729 (1025 words)

	NO ON CENSORSHIP. NO ON MEASURE 19. Oregon's Constitution Guarantees Greater Freedom Orego (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		It would revise the Oregon Constitution's free expression protection to allow for the creation of an unlimited number of different local censorship laws.
		Here is the actual text of Measure 19: "Article 1, Section 8 of this Constitution shall not be interpreted to prevent the people, the Legislative Assembly, or any City or County from enacting laws regulating or prohibiting obscenity, to the extent permitted by the United States Constitution.
		Oregon has some of the toughest prohibitions on child pornography in the country.
	www.skepticfiles.org /aclu/or_19.htm (615 words)

	List of Oregon ballot measures - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Oregon, the initiative and referendum process dates back to 1902, due to the efforts of the Direct Legislation League.
		Oregon pioneered the process, which was known nationally as the Oregon System.
		36 — Amend the Oregon Constitution to define marriage as between one man and one woman.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Oregon_ballot_measures (791 words)

	Constitution of USA-Oregon - Helplinelaw
		Until an enumeration of the inhabitants of the State shall be made, and the senators and representatives apportioned as directed in the Constitution, the County of Marion shall have two senators, and four representatives.
		Crimes and misdemeanors committed against the Territory of Oregon shall be punished by the State, as they might have been punished by the Territory, if the change of government had not been made.
		— The counties of Clackamas, Multnomah, Wasco, Columbia, Clatsop, and Tillamook, shall constitute the fourth district — and the County of Tillamook shall be attached to the county of Clatsop for judicial purposes.
	www.helplinelaw.com /law/usa-oregon/constitution/constitution37.php (723 words)

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