Note: 553.270 includes a reference to ORS chapter 550, all sections of which were repealed by section 1, chapter 50, Oregon Laws 1969. Unrelated provisions of law have been codified as ORS chapter 550 in 2019. The text of 553.270 was not amended by enactment of the Legislative Assembly to reflect the repeal. Editorial adjustment of 553.270 for the repeal of ORS chapter 550 and the later codification has not been made.