Alabama County Health Facility Tax, Amendment 3 (1949)

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The Alabama County Health Facility Tax, Amendment 3, also known as Amendment 3, was on the ballot in Alabama on December 13, 1949, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that all counties, except Mobile and Jefferson, would be authorized, provided the electors vote by majority, to levy and collect a special county tax for the purpose of funding public hospitals. Furthermore, in anticipation of revenue from the said tax, the counties may issue bonds, not exceeding 75 percent of the annual proceeds from the said tax.

Election results

Alabama Amendment 3 (December 1949)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		37,588	60.55%
No		24,492	39.45%

Election results via: Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1951

See also

Suggest a link

• Alabama 1949 ballot measures
• 1949 ballot measures
• List of Alabama ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Alabama

External links

• Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1951