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The 47th Oregon Legislative Assembly was the legislative session of the Oregon Legislative Assembly that convened on January 12, 1953 and adjourned April 21, 1953.[1][2] A notable piece of legislation was a state wide civil rights bill, signed into law by Republican Governor Paul L. Patterson.[3] Republicans held a supermajority after winning in a landslide 1952 election.