Opinions of the Attorney General of the State of Oregon

Opinions of the Attorney General of the State of Oregon Vol. 35 Number 4 contents: Page ii - Staff of Department of Justice. Page 550 Opinion Number 6814 - Under what circumstances may the State of Oregon properly claim abandoned, intangible personal property held by a corporate entity which maintains its principal corporate place of business within the State of Oregon, but which is organized under the laws of a foreign state? Page 556 Opinion No. 6815 - May an emergency clause be properly added to a bill which would change the distribution formula for revenue presently received from the tax on the sale of cigarettes? Page 560 Opinion No. 6816 - Does membership on the National Advisory Council on Education Professions Development render a person ineligible to be a member of the State Legislature? Page 564 Opinion No. 6817 - Would a statute be constitutional which provides that the legislature may reconvene after completion of the regular biennial session, either (a) on a fixed date pursuant to resolution adopted prior to adjournment or (b) by action of the presiding officers of bother Houses, upon request of the majority of the members of each House? Page 571 Opinion No. 6818 - May the legislature direct that moneys in the Second Injury Reserve, establish under ORS 656.622 and 656.638, be used to finance rehabilitation facilities for injured workmen? Page 575 Opinion No. 6819 - May constitutionally dedicated Highway Fund moneys be used to contribute to a State Fire - fighters Retirement Fund? Page 583 Opinion No. 6820 - Does the Executive Department satisfy its statutory responsibilities regarding payment of claims under 293.295 and 293.300, by an allotment system which disapproved any monetary claims in excess of legally authorized appropriations, and by requiring the written approval of responsible public officials of an agency attesting to the accuracy and legality of claims submitted for payments? Page 586 Opinion No. 6821 - Does the County Court have authority to reestablish operation of the Justice of the Peace Corps in the Hermiston Justice of the Peace District? Page 597 Opinion No. 6822 - Does a justice of the peace court have jurisdictiom to try criminal cases involving violations of the commercial fishing laws? and other related questions. Page 603 Opinion No. 6823 - May the Legislature, by statute without constitutional amendment, authorize the denial of bill to a defendant charged with certain felonies while free on bail for a previous felony? Page 607 Opinion No. 6824 - Is a person who is 18 years of age, and otherwise qualified to vote, eligible to vote for candidates for the offices of national committeeman, national committeewoman, and delegate to the national conventions of the two major parties? and other related questions. Page 619 Opinion No. 6825 - To what extent does ORS 446.200(2) exempt mobile homes from compliance with local sanitation, safety and constructions standards, or other local regulations? Page 628 Opinion No. 6826 - Are members of the Legislative Assembly eligible to participate in the Public Employees Retirement System? Page 635 Opinion No. 6827 - Under present law, would interest paid on bonds issued by the Port of Morrow, to finance a cooling pond and water distribution system for sale of water on a county - wide basis by the Port using the effluent from a private nuclear plant, be subject to federal income tax and state personal income tax? Page 643 Opinion No. 6828 - Does the legislature have power to reapportion its membership more frequently than once in every ten years, or after a valid apportionment has been adopted by it or prepared by the Secretary of State? Page 653 Opinion No. 6829 - Is the State Department of Agriculture obligated to pay indemnity for destruction of buffalo found to be infected with brucellosis, under the provisions of ORS Chapters 596 and 597? Page 660 Opinion No. 6830 - Is the provision of House Bill 1054 which would permit a proposed municipal corporation to establish separate taxing districts within its boundaries, and to prescribe different tax rates for the different districts based upon the services rendered within them, constitutional under Article I, Section 32 of the Oregon Constitution? Page 672 Opinion No. 6831 - Is the Tri - County Metropolitan Transportation District ("Tri-Met") subject to the highway use tax imposed by ORS 767.325, for operations not entirely within cities of within miles of city limits? Contents continued through page 743. Includes table of cases and subject index.