California 1924 ballot propositions

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18 statewide ballot propositions were on the November 4, 1924 ballot in California.

• 12 were approved
• 6 were defeated

On the ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Proposition 1	Taxes	Transportation companies required to pay annual gross receipts tax of 4%	d
LRCA	Proposition 2	Salaries	Salaries and office expenses of members of the California State Legislature	a
LRCA	Proposition 3	Public finance	State's rules governing deposit of public moneys apply to the state's political subdivisions	a
LRCA	Proposition 4	Judiciary	Inferior courts to handle cases of forcible entry and detainer in rental properties of $75 or less/month	a
LRCA	Proposition 5	Public finance	City or county treasurers obligated to make funds transfers to subdivisions annually	d
LRCA	Proposition 6	Taxes	Taxes levied on personal property to be based on tax rate levied on real property	a
CISS	Proposition 7	Regulations	Boxing and wrestling contests	a
LRCA	Proposition 8	Admin of gov't	County officers may hire deputies or assistants and may increase their compensation during term of office	a
LRCA	Proposition 9	Taxes	Property tax may be levied on notes, debentures, shares of stock, bonds, solvent credits or mortgages	a
LRCA	Proposition 10	Taxes	County fire insurance companies exempted from tax on insurance companies	d
CISS	Proposition 11	Conservation	Creation of the Klamath River Fish and Game District; dams prohibited on the Klamath River	a
LRCA	Proposition 12	Judiciary	Establishment of municipal courts	a
LRCA	Proposition 13	Taxes	$5.00 poll tax levied "on every male inhabitant...over twenty-one and under fifty years of age"	a
LRCA	Proposition 14	Taxes	All bonds issued by the state, or by any subdivision, are exempt from taxation	d
LRCA	Proposition 15	Taxes	Property controlled by the U.S. government and used as airport is exempt from taxation	d
CICA	Proposition 16	Bonds	$500 million in bonds for water and electricity; new state agency to administer	d
LRCA	Proposition 17	Eminent domain	Railroad commission can set land prices when irrigation districts take property via eminent domain	a
LRCA	Proposition 18	Elections	If a voter moves within 30 days of an election, the voter can vote in the district from which he moved	a

External links

Suggest a link

• PDF of the November 4, 1924 ballot proposition voter guide
• Hastings California I&R database

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