Kiernan v. Portland, Oregon
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON. •The' facts, which involve the constitutionality under § 4 of Art. IV of the Federal Constitution of the initiative and referendum provision of the constitution of the State of Oregon', are stated in the opinion.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON. •The' facts, which involve the constitutionality under § 4 of Art. IV of the Federal Constitution of the initiative and referendum provision of the constitution of the State of Oregon', are stated in the opinion. The initiative and referendum amendment, Art. IV, §1; of the Oregon 'constitution, adopted June 2, 1902, is invalid, as it changes the former republican form of government of the State of Oregon into a pure democracy, in violation of § 4, Art. IV, ofj.the Constitution of the United States, which guarantees to every State in…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice White
Following the'incorporation into the constitution of the State of Oregon in 1902 of the initiative and referendum amendment referred to in the case of Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Oregon, just decided, two other amendments to the constitution were adopted by that method, designated, the first as Article IV, § la, and the second as Article XI, § 2. ' The pertinent provisions of Article IV, § la-, and of Article XI, § 2, are in the margin. 1 . .
The legislature (Feb. 25, 1907, Laws of 1907, chap. 226, p. 398), authorized municipalities to provide by ordinance for carrying into…
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