Article III — Distribution of Powers
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Or. Const. art. III, § 1 Separation of powers
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The powers of the Government shall be divided into three seperate [sic] departments, the Legislative, the Executive, including the administrative, and the Judicial; and no person charged with official duties under one of these departments, shall exercise any of the functions of a…
Or. Const. art. III, § 2 Section 2
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Budgetary control over executive and administrative officers and agencies. [annotations 1] [notes 1] The Legislative Assembly shall have power to establish an agency to exercise budgetary control over all executive and administrative state officers, departments, boards, commissio…
Or. Const. art. III, § 3 Section 3
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Joint legislative committee to allocate emergency fund appropriations and to authorize expenditures beyond budgetary limits. [annotations 2] [notes 2] The Legislative Assembly is authorized to establish by law a joint committee composed of members of both houses of the Legislativ…
Or. Const. art. III, § 4 Section 4
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Senate confirmation of executive appointments. [annotations 3] The Legislative Assembly in the manner provided by law may require that all appointments and reappointments to state public office made by the Governor shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate. The appointee sha…