Title 19, Miscellaneous Matters Related to Government and Public Affairs
15 chapters · 966 sections in this title.
ORS 186.010 State flag; official colors
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(1) A state flag is adopted to be used on all occasions when the state is officially and publicly represented, with the privilege of use by all citizens upon such occasions as may be fitting and appropriate. It shall bear on one side on a navy blue field the state escutcheon in g…
ORS 186.020 Description of state seal
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The description of the seal of the State of Oregon shall be an escutcheon, supported by 33 stars, and divided by an ordinary, with the inscription, The Union. In chief mountains, an elk with branching antlers, a wagon, the Pacific Ocean, on which there are a British man-of-wa…
ORS 186.023 Improper use of state seal
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(1) Except as authorized by the Secretary of State, no person shall knowingly use any device, or possess any device capable of such use, to emboss upon a document the seal of the State of Oregon described in ORS 186.020. (2) No person shall use any reproduction of the seal of the…
ORS 186.025 Injunction and civil penalties for improper use of seal; notice; hearing; judicial review
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(1) In addition to any other liability or penalty provided by law, the Secretary of State may do one or both of the following: (a) Petition the circuit court to enjoin violation of ORS 186.023; or (b) Pursuant to a hearing, issue an order imposing a civil penalty upon a person fo…
ORS 186.030 Record of description
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The description in writing of the seal of this state shall be deposited and recorded in the office of the Secretary of State, and shall remain a public record.
ORS 186.040 State motto
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The motto of the State of Oregon is Alis Volat Propriis, translated from Latin as She Flies With Her Own Wings. [1957 c.355 §1; 1987 c.848 §1]
ORS 186.110 Display of state flag and POW/MIA flag on public buildings
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(1) The person or body having custody of each public building shall procure an Oregon State flag of suitable size and a National League of Families POW/MIA flag of suitable size and shall cause the Oregon State flag and the POW/MIA flag to be displayed with the United States fla…
ORS 186.120 Payment of expenses incurred in displaying flag
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The necessary funds to defray the expenses incurred for such flags and for poles and appliances necessary in connection therewith and for the care thereof shall be paid out of the funds available for the care and maintenance of the public building. [1953 c.474 §3]
ORS 186.130 Champoeg Historical Pageant as official statehood pageant
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(1) The Champoeg Historical Pageant is proclaimed to be the official pageant of Oregon statehood. (2) The State Parks and Recreation Department shall encourage the further development of the pageant and promote increased attendance at its performances. [1987 c.831 §2; 1989 c.904 …
ORS 186.510 Oregon-Washington Columbia River Boundary Compact adopted
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The Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon hereby ratifies the Oregon-Washington Columbia River Boundary Compact set forth in ORS 186.520, and the provisions of such compact hereby are declared to be the law of this state upon such compact becoming operative as provided in A…
ORS 186.520 Compact provisions
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The provisions of the Oregon-Washington Columbia River Boundary Compact are as follows: ______________________________________________________________________________ ARTICLE I. PURPOSE The boundary between the States of Oregon and Washington along the course of the Columbia Rive…