Alabama County Budget, Amendment 10 (1953)

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The Alabama County Budget, Amendment 10, also known as Amendment 10, was on the ballot in Alabama on December 15, 1953, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the legislature may fix alter, and regulate the costs and charges of court, and the fees, commissions, percentages, allowances, or salary of, any officer of Chambers County; may provide the method and basis of compensation of such officers; may fix the terms of office of such officers; and may consolidate any of the offices held by such officers. When any such officer is compensated on a salary basis the legislature may provide for the distribution of the fees, commissions, percentages, and allowances collectable by him, and the funds from which the salary of the officer shall be paid, any other provisions of this constitution to the contrary notwithstanding.

Election results

Alabama Amendment 10 (December 1953)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		34,059	51.29%
No		32,345	48.71%

Election results via: Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1955

See also

Suggest a link

• Alabama 1953 ballot measures
• 1953 ballot measures
• List of Alabama ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Alabama

External links

• Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1955