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Alabama County School Tax, Amendment 4 (1948, November)
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The Alabama County School Tax, Amendment 4, also known as Amendment 4, was on the ballot in Alabama on November 2, 1948, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the county of Tuscaloosa and the city of Tuscaloosa would be authorized to levy and collect a special school tax of 50 cents for every $100 of taxable property for public schools. The said tax shall be voted on by special election. The tax, if passed, will remain in effect for a period of 30 years. Furthermore, the districts are permitted to sell interest bearing bonds and the revenue from the above taxes shall go toward paying the interest and principal on the said bonds. The money from the bonds would go toward the construction and improvement of school buildings.[1]
Election results
| Alabama Amendment 4 (1948) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 45,579 | 53.23% | ||
| No | 40,040 | 46.77% | ||
Election results via: Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1951
See also
- Alabama 1948 ballot measures
- 1948 ballot measures
- List of Alabama ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Alabama
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