California Proposition 1, Common Carrier Gross Receipts Tax Initiative (1924)

California Proposition 1
Election date November 4, 1924
Topic Taxes
Status d Defeated
Type Constitutional amendment	Origin Citizens

California Proposition 1 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in California on November 4, 1924. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported this ballot initiative to:  require companies operating as common carriers on public highways, including jitney buses and motor vehicles, to pay an annual 4% state tax on gross receipts from operations, replacing most other taxes and licenses except ad valorem taxes for certain local debts, and allow the legislature, with a two-thirds vote, to change the tax rate.

A "no" vote opposed this ballot initiative to: require companies operating as common carriers on public highways, including jitney buses and motor vehicles, to pay an annual 4% state tax on gross receipts from operations, replacing most other taxes and licenses except ad valorem taxes for certain local debts, and allow the legislature, with a two-thirds vote, to change the tax rate.

Election results

California Proposition 1
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		457,372	45.80%
No		541,241	54.20%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 1 was as follows:

“

State Taxation of Highway Transportation Companies.

”

Ballot summary

The ballot summary for this measure was:

“

Initiative measure adding Section 15 to Article XIII of Constitution. Requires companies owning or operating, as common carriers, upon public highways, jitney busses, stages or motor vehicles, to pay annual state tax upon their operative property of four per cent of their gross receipts from operations, in lieu, of all other taxes and licenses thereon except ad valorem tax to meet deficiencies or to pay bonded indebtedness, outstanding November 4, 1924, of political subdivisions; empowers legislature by two-thirds vote to change such percentage.

”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Signature requirements for ballot measures in California

In California, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 8 percent of the votes cast at the preceding gubernatorial election. For initiated amendments filed in 1924, at least 77,263 valid signatures were required.

See also

1924 Measures

• 1924 Measures
• Taxes on the ballot
• Transportation on the ballot
• 1924 legislative sessions

California

• California ballot measures
• California ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• California Voter Guide (November 1924)