Alabama Special County School Tax, Amendment 4 (1953)

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The Alabama Special County School Tax, Amendment 4, also known as Amendment 4, was on the ballot in Alabama on December 15, 1953, 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 now or hereafter authorized by the constitution, the governing body of Talladega County is authorized to levy and collect a special school tax not to exceed three-tenths of one percent on the value of the taxable property, the proceeds of which would be used exclusively for public school purposes; and a special tax not to exceed two-tenths of one percent on the value of the taxable property, the proceeds of which would be used exclusively for the construction and maintenance of County roads and bridges. The governing body of Talladega County may fix the rates of the additional taxes authorized, at its discretion, without submitting the question of levying such additional taxes to a vote of the qualified electors of the County.

Election results

Alabama Amendment 4 (December 1953)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		36,051	51.61%
No		33,802	48.39%

Election results via: Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1955

See also

Suggest a link

• Alabama 1953 ballot measures
• 1953 ballot measures
• List of Alabama ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Alabama

External links

• Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1955