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Oregon Constitution – Bill of Rights 26- 45

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This information comes directly from http://www.leg.state.or.us/orcons/orcons.html . Next week we will explore Article II of the Oregon Constitution.

26.       Assemblages of people; instruction of representatives; application to legislature

27.       Right to bear arms; military subordinate to civil power

28.       Quartering soldiers

29.       Titles of nobility; hereditary distinctions

30.       Emigration

32.       Taxes and duties; uniformity of taxation

33.       Enumeration of rights not exclusive

34.       Slavery or involuntary servitude

39.       Sale of liquor by individual glass

40.       Penalty for aggravated murder

41.       Work and training for corrections institution inmates; work programs; limitations;     duties of corrections director

42.       Rights of victim in criminal prosecutions and juvenile court delinquency proceedings

43.       Rights of victim and public to protection from accused person during criminal proceedings; denial of pretrial release

44.       Term of imprisonment imposed by court to be fully served; exceptions

45.       Person convicted of certain crimes not eligible to serve as juror on grand jury or trial jury in criminal case

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Getting the feel of a garden

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   We are honored to have Karen Wolfgang back as a guest blogger.  She operates the business Independence Gardens PDX.  Her first article focused on all of the benefits of starting your own garden. If you have not had the chance to read the post, I would highly recommend it. This next article takes us on a journey of the simple nature of being connected with your own hideaway.  The article is a simple, pure and a powerful piece. 

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I hope that you sometimes find yourself, as I am doing right now, simply thinking “ooh, I’m so lucky!” My garden is one of the many things in my life that makes me feel that way, and I’m writing to explain why.

First of all, I derive a lot of pleasure from many of the elements of my garden for which I am in no way responsible. The previous gardener was all about bulbs: raucous ornamentals that magically appear in the spring and interact with each other in unexpected ways, keeping me on my toes and wondering how DID she do it? I am fascinated. I am enormously entertained by the flowers themselves, the foliage, the accidental(?) juxtapositions–and, of course, by the bees and other critters that come to visit them. I am observing: I am a little too ADD to watch a single bumblebee for more than a few seconds, but I do see it, and I appreciate it, and its erratic flight pattern makes me smile. And then, every once in a while, the way the leaves of the maple move in the slightest breeze catches my attention, and although my eyes don’t always linger, the image sticks in my brain. Continue reading →

Oregon Constitution – Bill of Rights 1-25

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ARTICLE I

 BILL OF RIGHTS

Sec.     1.         Natural rights inherent in people

2.         Freedom of worship

3.         Freedom of religious opinion

4.         No religious qualification for office

5.         No money to be appropriated for religion

6.         No religious test for witnesses or jurors

7.         Manner of administering oath or affirmation

8.         Freedom of speech and press

9.         Unreasonable searches or seizures

10.       Administration of justice

11.       Rights of Accused in Criminal Prosecution

12.       Double jeopardy; compulsory self-incrimination

13.       Treatment of arrested or confined persons

14.       Bailable offenses

15.       Foundation principles of criminal law

16.       Excessive bail and fines; cruel and unusual punishments; power of jury in criminal case

17.       Jury trial in civil cases

18.       Private property or services taken for public use

19.       Imprisonment for debt

20.       Equality of privileges and immunities of citizens

21.       Ex-post facto laws; laws impairing contracts; laws depending on authorization in order to take effect; laws submitted to electors

22.       Suspension of operation of laws

23.       Habeas corpus

24.       Treason

25.       Corruption of blood or forfeiture of estate

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Preamble to the Oregon Constitution

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CONSTITUTION OF OREGON

2011 EDITION

 The Oregon Constitution was framed by a convention of 60 delegates chosen by the people. The convention met on the third Monday in August 1857 and adjourned on September 18 of the same year. On November 9, 1857, the Constitution was approved by the vote of the people of Oregon Territory. The Act of Congress admitting Oregon into the Union was approved February 14, 1859, and on that date the Constitution went into effect.

 

The Constitution is here published as it is in effect following the approval of amendments and revisions on May 18, 2010, and November 2, 2010. The text of the original signed copy of the Constitution filed in the office of the Secretary of State is retained unless it has been repealed or superseded by amendment or revision. Where the original text has been amended or revised or where a new provision has been added to the original Constitution, the source of the amendment, revision or addition is indicated in the source note immediately following the text of the amended, revised or new section. Notations also have been made setting out the history of repealed sections. Continue reading →