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Alabama Petrol Tax, Amendment 3 (1948)
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The Alabama Petrol Tax, Amendment 3, also known as Amendment 3, 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 a license tax be enacted in Marshall County for those selling or keeping in storage for the sale of gasoline, woco pep, or any other motor fuel sold or stored. The proceeds from the said tax shall be used for the construction and maintenance of hard surface farm-to-market roads in the County. Such a tax must be voted upon by the electors every two years with a majority vote.[1]
Election results
| Alabama Amendment 3 (January 1948) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 51,290 | 51.33% | ||
| No | 48,627 | 48.67% | ||
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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Footnotes
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