Alabama Medical Facility Bonds, Amendment 3 (August 1956)
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The Alabama Medical Facility Bonds, Amendment 3, also known as Amendment 3, was on the ballot in Alabama on November 6, 1956, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the governor be authorized to issue interest-bearing bonds, not exceeding $2 million with an interest of not more than 2.5 percent, the proceeds of which would be used for the construction and equipping of hospitals, health centers, tuberculosis hospitals or sanatoria, and related medical facilities.
Furthermore, local governments in the area where each hospital, health center, tuberculosis hospitals or sanatoria, or related medical facility is to be constructed or equipped would contribute at least as much money for the construction and equipping as does the state; and provided further that the state would not contribute more than $250,000 to the construction and equipping of any tuberculosis hospital or sanatoria and $100,000 for any other facility included within the scope of this amendment.
In determining where a hospital, health center, tuberculosis hospitals or sanatoria, or related medical facility to be constructed with funds appropriated herein shall be located, consideration would be given to the communities on the basis of relative need. Each county having no hospital, health center, tuberculosis hospitals or sanatoria, or related medical facility shall have first priority. Counties receiving prior allotments hereunder would not be precluded from receiving an additional allotment for other facilities at the discretion of the State Board of Health. A sum not to exceed $40,000 may be used by the State Board of Health from the proceeds of the sale of sale bonds for administering the provision of this amendment.[1]
Election results
| Alabama Amendment 3 (1956) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 253,208 | 73.58% | ||
| No | 90,899 | 26.42% | ||
Election results via: Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1959
See also
- Alabama 1956 ballot measures
- 1956 ballot measures
- List of Alabama ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Alabama
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