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Alabama County School Tax, Amendment 5 (1948)
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The Alabama County School Tax, Amendment 5, also known as Amendment 5, was on the ballot in Alabama on January 6, 1948, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the county of Calhoun, including the cities of Jacksonville, Piedmont, Anniston and other school districts within the county, would be authorized to levy and collect a special school tax of 50 cents for every $100 of taxable property for public schools. Furthermore, the districts are permitted to sell interest bearing bonds and the revenue from the above taxes may go toward the payment of both the principal and interest on said bonds.[1]
Election results
| Alabama Amendment 5 (January 1948) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 51,196 | 56.46% | ||
| No | 39,478 | 43.54% | ||
Election results via: Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1947
See also
- Alabama 1948 ballot measures
- 1948 ballot measures
- List of Alabama ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Alabama
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