Alabama City Funding, Amendment 4 (1932)

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The Alabama City Funding, Amendment 4, also known as Amendment 4, was on the ballot in Alabama on November 8, 1932, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was defeated. The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that cities with populations between 1,000 and 6,000 would be authorized become indebted in an amount, including present indebtedness, not exceeding eight percent of the assessed values of the property within city limits. Exclusions to the above indebtedness limit include: temporary loans made based on forthcoming taxes, which shall not exceed one-fourth of the general revenue for the preceding year; any indebtedness from the purchase, acquisition, provision, construction, enlargement or improvement of water works, electric light, gas, sewage disposal plants, sewer, street, sidewalk and other improvements. Geographical exclusions exclude the cities in the counties of Jackson, Marshall, Etowah and St. Clair.

Election results

Alabama Amendment 4 (1932)
Result		Votes	Percentage
d No		134,959	73.04%
Yes		49,809	26.96%

Election results via: Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1935

See also

Suggest a link

• Alabama 1932 ballot measures
• 1932 ballot measures
• List of Alabama ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Alabama

External links

• Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1935