Alabama County Budget, Amendment 24 and 25 (1955)

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The Alabama County Budget, Amendment 24 and 25, also known as Amendment 24 and 25, was on the ballot in Alabama on December 6, 1955, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was defeated. The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the legislature may fix, regulate, and alter the fees, commissions, percentages, allowances, and compensation to be charged or received by the clerk of the circuit court of Cullman County and may change the method and basis of compensating such officer. Until changed by local law, the entire compensation of the clerk of the circuit court of Cullman County shall be a salary of $6,000 per annum, payable in equal monthly installments out of the general fund of the County. Such salary shall be in lieu of all other compensation provided by law, and all fees, commissions, percentages, and allowances, charges, and costs collected for the use of the circuit clerk shall be collected by him and be paid into the general fund of the County. Until otherwise provided by act of the legislature, the clerk shall be allowed the sum of $4,900 per annum for the employment of clerical assistants, the compensation of each to be fixed by the clerk, and shall be paid in equal monthly installments out of the general fund of the County.

Election results

Alabama Amendment 24 and 25 (December 1955)
Result		Votes	Percentage
d No		146,512	78.83%
Yes		39,343	21.17%

Election results via: Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1959

See also

Suggest a link

• Alabama 1955 ballot measures
• 1955 ballot measures
• List of Alabama ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Alabama

External links

• Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1959