Reser v. Umatilla County
Oregon Supreme Court
From Umatilla: William R. Ellis, Judge. Statement by Mr. Chibe Justice Bean. In 1905 the legislature passed an act "to tax all foreign sheep coming into the State of Oregon for the purpose of pasturage, or being driven through the State,” which act is as follows: "Sec. 1. That all sheep, whose owner or owners residing outside of the State of Oregon, shall bring or cause to be brought into the State of Oregon, any such sheep, for the purpose of pasturage, or for the purpose…
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From Umatilla: William R. Ellis, Judge. Statement by Mr. Chibe Justice Bean. In 1905 the legislature passed an act "to tax all foreign sheep coming into the State of Oregon for the purpose of pasturage, or being driven through the State,” which act is as follows: "Sec. 1. That all sheep, whose owner or owners residing outside of the State of Oregon, shall bring or cause to be brought into the State of Oregon, any such sheep, for the purpose of pasturage, or for the purpose of driving such sheep through the State of Oregon, such sheep shall be liable for, and the owner thereof shall pay, the…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Bean
1. It is conceded by the defendant county that if the law in question is a revenue measure, anl the sum required to be paid by the owners of foreign sheep a tax, it is void, because the tax is not uniform or levied according to value. But the conten*329tion is that the law was designed simply to regulate and control the pasturage of foreign sheep, and comes within the police power. There is no doubt that the keeping of live stock within the State is under police regulation. The State may prohibit the running at large of such animals, and compel their owners to keep them within their own…
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