Alabama Russell County School Tax, Amendment 9 (1957)

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The Alabama Russell County School Tax, Amendment 9, also known as Amendment 9, was on the ballot in Alabama on December 17, 1957, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that, in addition to all taxes authorized, Russell County shall have the power to levy and collect a special County-wide school tax of eight mills on each dollar's worth of taxable property in Russell County, the proceeds of which shall be used exclusively for public school purposes; provided that such tax is proposed to be continued, shall have been first submitted to the vote and voted for by a majority. The special tax provided for herein may be renewed, in the manner provided herein, for such periods of time as are necessary. The tax collector shall distribute the proceeds of this special tax in such a manner as to turn over to the custodian of the County school funds of Russell County the revenue derived from the tax levied on all taxable property situated outside the corporate limits of Phenix city, such revenue is to be used by the County board of education for educational purposes in connection with schools located or to be located outside the corporate limits of Phenix city, and to turn over to the custodian of school funds of the city school system of Phenix city the revenue derived from the tax levied on all taxable property.

Election results

Alabama Amendment 9 (December 1957)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		72,450	68.86%
No		32,771	31.14%

Election results via: Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1959

See also

Suggest a link

• Alabama 1957 ballot measures
• 1957 ballot measures
• List of Alabama ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Alabama

External links

• Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1959