WHERE THE PEOPLE RULE OR THE INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM, DIRECT BY GILBERT L. HEDGES, B. A., LL. B. SAN FRANCISCO LAW PUBLISHERS AND BOOKSELLERS 1914 HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY DEC 111914 CHARLES ELLIOTT PERKINS COPYRIGHT, 1914 WILLIAMS PRINTING COMPANY INDEPENDENT PRESS ROOM PREFACE In an endeavor to make their government more responsive to their will, the people of the State of Oregon have enacted into law the Initiative and Referendum, Direct Primary Law, and the Recall. The purpose of this volume is to show what these laws are, how they operate, and what results have been obtained by their use. In order to acquaint the reader with important changes made in the organic act of the State, the Constitution with suitable annotations is appended. For convenience and ready reference a complete index is included. The author trusts that this little volume may prove serviceable to the lawyer, student and citizen alike. G. L. H. Oregon City, Oregon, August 5, 1914. |