Alabama Special County School Tax, Amendment 9 (1949)

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The Alabama Special County School Tax, Amendment 9, also known as Amendment 9, was on the ballot in Alabama on December 13, 1949, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed to allow a special school tax of 50 cents on each $100 worth of taxable property in the school tax district of the city of Huntsville in Madison County to be used solely for public school purposes. The city of Huntsville shall issue and sell interest bearing bonds with principal and interest to be paid from the proceeds of the tax herein levied. The proceeds of the sale of the bonds shall be used for the sole purpose of constructing and improving school buildings and acquiring sites; provided, the proceeds of the bonds shall be paid immediately to the board of education of the city of Huntsville. The principal amount of the bonds shall in no event exceed the sum of $575,000. All bonds issued would be payable in annual installments, the first of which shall be payable not more than two years after the date of the bonds, and the last within the period of usefulness of the improvements for which the bonds are issued.

Election results

Alabama Amendment 9 (December 1949)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		23,913	54.02%
No		20,351	45.98%

Election results via: Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1951

See also

Suggest a link

• Alabama 1949 ballot measures
• 1949 ballot measures
• List of Alabama ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Alabama

External links

• Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1951