Constitution of oregon pdf

To protect the integrity of initiative and referendum petitions, the people of oregon add the following provisions to the constitution of the state of oregon. Constitution of oregon proposed amendments and revisions. The courts, jurisdiction and judicial system, by the terms. This contains most of the rights and privileges granted in the united states bill. A legislative history of the oregon constitution of 1857part iii.

Constitution of oregon constitution of oregon 2019 edition the oregon constitution was framed by a convention of 60 delegates chosen by the people. New york state constitution new york department of state. This edition of the new york state constitution, available at. The oregon constitution is more than a centuryandahalf old.

On november 9, 1857, the constitution was approved by the vote of the people of oregon territory. As amended the current state constitution contains eighteen sections, beginning with a bill of rights. Constitution of oregon 2019 edition the oregon constitution was framed by a convention of 60 delegates chosen by the people. Oregon s constitutional provision is an original part of the oregon constitution of 1857, adopted almost 50 years after massachusetts gave a definitive construction to its comparable provision and slightly more than 20 years before the united states supreme court construed the speech and debate clause of the united states constitution. Department of state division of administrative rules. Rules of the senate with the oregon constitution and selected statutory provisions. The oregon constitution is the governing document of the u. Should the oregon constitution be revised, and if so, how should. Oregons constitution, for example, included the customary articles on a bill. The convention met on the third monday in august 1857 and adjourned on september 18 of the same year. Oregon constitution 20 edition purchase publications the oregon constitution contains fundamental laws outlining principles by which oregon is governed. Oregon state constitution, 1859 note oregon s constitution was ratified in 1857, but did not take effect until feb. This is findlaws hosted version of the oregon constitution. Oregon constitution oregon secretary of state state of oregon.