Oregon

8 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Oregon
       n : a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific [syn: {Beaver
           State}, {OR}]

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:



  OREGON. The name of a territory of the United States of America. This 
  territory was established by the act of congress of August 14, 1848; and 
  this act is the fundamental law of the territory. 
       2.-Sect. 2. The executive power and authority in and over said 
  territory of Oregon shall be vested in a governor who shall hold his office 
  for four years, and until his successors shall be appointed and qualified, 
  unless sooner removed by the president of the United States. The governor 
  shall reside within said territory, shall be commander-in-chief of the 
  militia thereof, shall perform the duties and receive the emoluments of 
  superintendent of Indian affairs; he may grant pardons and respites for 
  offences against the laws of said territory, and reprieves for offences 
  against the laws of the United States until the decision of the president 
  can be made thereon; he shall commission all officers who shall be appointed 
  to office under the laws of the said territory, where, by law, such 
  commissions shall be required, and shall take care that the laws be 
  faithfully executed. 
       3.-Sect. 3. There shall be a secretary of said territory, who shall 
  reside therein, and hold his office for five years, unless sooner removed by 
  the president of the United States; he shall record and preserve all the 
  laws and proceedings of the legislative assembly hereinafter constituted, 
  and all the acts and proceedings of the governor in his executive 
  department; he shall transmit one copy of the laws and journals of the 
  legislative assembly within thirty days after the end of each session, and 
  one copy of the executive proceedings and official correspondence, semi-
  annually, on the first days of January and July, in each year, to the 
  president of the United States, and two copies of the laws to the president 
  of the senate and to the speaker of the house of representatives for the use 
  of congress. And in case of the death, removal, resignation, or absence of 
  the governor from the territory, the secretary shall be, and he is hereby, 
  authorized and required to execute and perform all the powers and duties of 
  the governor during such vacancy or absence, or until another governor shall 
  be duly appointed and qualified to fill such vacancy. 
       4.-Sect. 4. The legislative power and authority of said territory 
  shall be vested in a legislative assembly. The legislative assembly shall 
  consist of a council and house of representatives. The council shall consist 
  of nine members, having the qualifications of voters as hereinafter 
  prescribed, whose term of service shall continue three years. Immediately 
  after they shall be assembled, in consequence of the first election, they 
  shall be divided as equally as may be into, three classes. The seats. of the 
  members of council of the first. class shall be vacated at the expiration of 
  the first year; of the second class at the expiration of the second year; 
  and of the third class at the expiration of the third year, so that one-
  third may be chosen every year, and if vacancies happen by resignation or 
  otherwise, the same shall be filled at the next ensuing election. The house 
  of representatives shall, at its first session, consist of eighteen members, 
  possessing the same qualifications as prescribed for members of the council, 
  and whose term of service shall continue one year. The number of 
  representatives may be increased by the legislative assembly from time to 
  time, in proportion to the increase of qualified voters: Provided, That the 
  whole number shall never exceed thirty. An apportionment shall be made, as 
  nearly equal as practicable, among the several counties or districts, for 
  the election of the council and representatives, giving to each section of 
  the territory representation in the ratio of its qualified voters, as nearly 
  as may be. And the members of the council and of the house of 
  representatives shall reside in and be inhabitants of the district, or 
  county or counties, for which they may be elected respectively. Previous to 
  the first election, the governor shall cause a census or enumeration of the 
  inhabitants and qualified voters of the several counties and districts of 
  the territory to be taken by such persons, and in such mode as the governor 
  shall designate and appoint; and the persons so appointed shall receive a 
  reasonable compensation therefor; and the first election shall be held at 
  such time and places, and be conducted in such manner, both as to the person 
  who shall superintend such election, and the returns thereof, as the 
  governor shall appoint and direct; and he shall, at the same time, declare 
  the number of members of the council and house of representatives to which 
  each of the counties or districts shall be entitled under this act; and the 
  governor shall, by his proclamation, give at least sixty days previous 
  notice of such apportionment, and of the time, places, and manner of holding 
  such election. The persons having the highest number of legal votes in each 
  of said council districts for members of the council shall be declared by 
  the governor to be duly elected to the council; and the persons having the 
  highest number of legal votes for the house of representatives shall be 
  declared by the governor to be duly elected members of said house; Provided, 
  That, in case two or more persons voted for shall have an equal number of 
  votes and in case a vacancy shall otherwise occur, in either branch of the 
  legislative assembly, the governor shall order a new election, and the 
  persons thus elected to the legislative assembly shall meet at such place, 
  and on such day, within ninety days after such elections, as the governor 
  shall appoint; but, thereafter, the time, place, and manner of holding and 
  conducting all elections by the people, and the apportioning the 
  representation in the several counties or districts to the council and house 
  of representatives, according to the number of qualified voters, shall be 
  prescribed by law, as well as the day of the commencement of the regular 
  sessions of the legislative assembly: Provided, That no session in any one 
  year shall exceed the term of sixty days, except the first session, which 
  shall not be prolonged beyond one hundred days. 
       5.-Sect, 5. Every white male inhabitant, above the age of twenty-one 
  years, who shall have been a resident of said territory at the time of the 
  passage of this act, and shall possess the qualifications hereinafter 
  prescribed, shall be entitled to vote at the first election, and shall be 
  eligible to any office within the said territory; but the qualifications of 
  voters and of holding office, at all subsequent elections, shall be such as 
  shall be prescribed by the legislative assembly: Provided, That the right of 
  suffrage and of holding office shall be exercised only by citizens United 
  States above the age of twenty-one years, and those above that age who shall 
  have declared, on oath, their intention to become such, and shall have taken 
  an oath to support the constitution of the United States, and the provisions 
  of this act: And, further, provided, That no officer, soldier, seaman, or 
  marine, or other person in the army or navy of the United States, or 
  attached to troop's in the service of the United States, shall be allowed to 
  vote in said territory, by reason of being on service therein, unless said 
  territory is and has been for the period of six months, his permanent 
  domicil: Provided, further, That no person belonging to the army or navy of 
  the United States shall ever be elected to, or hold any civil office or 
  appointment in, said territory. 
       6.-Sect. 6. The legislative power of the territory shall extend to 
  all rightful subjects of legislation not inconsistent with the constitution 
  and laws of the United States; but no law shall be passed interfering with 
  the primary disposal of the soil; no tar shall be imposed upon the property 
  of the United States; nor shall the lands or other property of non-residents 
  be taxed higher than the lands or other property of residents. All the laws 
  passed by the legislative assembly shall be submitted to the congress of the 
  United States, and, if disapproved, shall be null and of no effect: 
  Provided, That nothing in this act shall be construed to give power to 
  incorporate a bank, or any institution with banking powers, or to borrow 
  money in the name of the territory, or to pledge the faith of the people of 
  the same for any loan whatever, either directly or indirectly. No charter 
  granting any privilege of making, issuing, or putting into circulation any 
  notes or bills in the likeness of bank notes, or any bonds scrip, drafts, 
  bills of exchange, or obligations, or granting any other banking powers or 
  privileges, shall be passed by the legislative assembly; nor shall the 
  establishment of any branch or agency of any such corporation, derived from 
  other authority, be allowed in said territory; nor shall said legislative 
  assembly authorize the issue of any obligation, scrip, or evidence of debt 
  by said territory, in any mode or manner whatever, except certificates for 
  services to said territory; and all such laws, or any law or laws 
  inconsistent with the provisions of this act, shall be utterly null and 
  void; and all taxes shall be equal and uniform and no distinction shall be 
  made in the assessments between different kinds of property, but the 
  assessments shall be according to the value thereof. To avoid improper 
  influences which may result from intermixing in one and the same act, such 
  things as have no proper relation to each other, every law shall embrace but 
  one object and that shall be expressed in the title. 
       7.-Sect. 7. All township, district, and county, officers, not herein 
  otherwise provided for, shall be appointed or elected, in such manner as 
  shall be provided by the legislative assembly of the territory of Oregon. 
       8.-Sect. 8. No member of the legislative assembly shall hold, or be 
  appointed to, any office which shall have been created, or the salary or 
  emoluments of which shall have been increased, while he was a member, during 
  the term for which he was elected, and for one year after the expiration of 
  such term; but this restriction shall not be applicable to members of the 
  first legislative assembly; and no person holding a commission, or 
  appointment under the United States shall be a member of the legislative 
  assembly, or shall hold any office under the government of said territory. 
       9. The 16th section of the act authorizes the qualified voters to elect 
  a delegate to the house of representatives of the United States, who shall 
  have and exercise all the rights and privileges as have been heretofore 
  exercised and enjoyed by the delegates from the other territories of the 
  United States to the said house of representatives. Vide Courts of the 
  United States. 
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Oregon, IL (city, FIPS 56484)
    Location: 42.01305 N, 89.33538 W
    Population (1990): 3891 (1632 housing units)
    Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 61061
  Oregon, MO (city, FIPS 54848)
    Location: 39.98450 N, 95.14363 W
    Population (1990): 935 (392 housing units)
    Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 64473
  Oregon, OH (city, FIPS 58730)
    Location: 41.66695 N, 83.41943 W
    Population (1990): 18334 (7265 housing units)
    Area: 75.6 sq km (land), 22.6 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 43605, 43616, 43618
  Oregon, WI (village, FIPS 60200)
    Location: 42.92628 N, 89.38215 W
    Population (1990): 4519 (1672 housing units)
    Area: 6.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 53575

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Oregon -- U.S. County in Missouri
     Population (2000):    10344
     Housing Units (2000): 4997
     Land area (2000):     791.403041 sq. miles (2049.724380 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.182945 sq. miles (0.473825 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    791.585986 sq. miles (2050.198205 sq. km)
     Located within:       Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
     Location:             36.636805 N, 91.427323 W
     Headwords:
      Oregon
      Oregon, MO
      Oregon County
      Oregon County, MO
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Oregon, WI -- U.S. village in Wisconsin
     Population (2000):    7514
     Housing Units (2000): 2895
     Land area (2000):     3.065479 sq. miles (7.939553 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    3.065479 sq. miles (7.939553 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            60200
     Located within:       Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
     Location:             42.923899 N, 89.382304 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     53575
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Oregon, WI
      Oregon
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Oregon, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
     Population (2000):    935
     Housing Units (2000): 395
     Land area (2000):     1.004343 sq. miles (2.601237 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.004343 sq. miles (2.601237 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            54848
     Located within:       Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
     Location:             39.986632 N, 95.142501 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     64473
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Oregon, MO
      Oregon
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Oregon, OH -- U.S. city in Ohio
     Population (2000):    19355
     Housing Units (2000): 8025
     Land area (2000):     29.379015 sq. miles (76.091297 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    8.711606 sq. miles (22.562954 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    38.090621 sq. miles (98.654251 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            58730
     Located within:       Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
     Location:             41.649094 N, 83.461514 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     43605 43616 43618
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Oregon, OH
      Oregon
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Oregon, IL -- U.S. city in Illinois
     Population (2000):    4060
     Housing Units (2000): 1789
     Land area (2000):     2.031493 sq. miles (5.261543 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.079135 sq. miles (0.204958 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    2.110628 sq. miles (5.466501 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            56484
     Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
     Location:             42.013061 N, 89.333030 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     61061
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Oregon, IL
      Oregon