Your feedback ensures we stay focused on the facts that matter to you most—take our survey.
Alabama Municipal Property Tax, Amendment 16 (1961)
|
|
|
The Alabama Municipal Property Tax, Amendment 16, also known as Amendment 16, was on the ballot in Alabama on December 5, 1961, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the city of Tuscumbia be permitted to levy and collect a special property tax of five mills on each dollar's worth of taxable property for public school funding. The tax must be approved by a majority of electors.[1]
Election results
| Alabama Amendment 16 (December 1961) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 82,784 | 72.38% | ||
| No | 31,595 | 27.62% | ||
Election results via: Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1963
See also
- Alabama 1961 ballot measures
- 1961 ballot measures
- List of Alabama ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Alabama
External links
Footnotes
 |
State of Alabama Montgomery (capital) |
|---|---|
| Elections |
What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures |
| Government |
Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy |
