Woodward v. Barbur
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: Calvin U. Gantenbein, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice Moore. This is a suit by Tyler Woodward to enjoin A. L. Bar-bur, auditor of the City of Portland, from placing on official ballots, to be Used at an election to be held in Portland, the title of a proposed amendment to its charter, recommended by initiative petitions.
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From Multnomah: Calvin U. Gantenbein, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice Moore. This is a suit by Tyler Woodward to enjoin A. L. Bar-bur, auditor of the City of Portland, from placing on official ballots, to be Used at an election to be held in Portland, the title of a proposed amendment to its charter, recommended by initiative petitions. It is alleged in the complaint that plaintiff, Tyler Woodward, is a resident and taxpayer of Portland, which city is a municipal corporation, and the defendant, A. L. Barbur, is its auditor; that a city ordinance makes it incumbent upon that officer to receive…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Moore
This court, upon consideration of the cause after it was argued and submitted, reversed the decree without giving a written opinion, in order that the mandate might go down in time to be obeyed prior to the election, and the reasons which induced the conclusions will now be stated.
The question to be examined is, who are qualified to sign petitions initiating measures to be voted upon at municipal elections? The.parts of the organic act deemed to be involved herein and which relate to an employment of the initiative and referendum powers reserved to the people are as follows:
*73“The legal voters…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Roesch v. HenryOregon Supreme Court · 1909
- White v. Commissioners of Multnomah CountyOregon Supreme Court · 1886
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