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California Proposition 22, Planted Trees Tax Exemption Amendment (1926)
| California Proposition 22 | |
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| Election date November 2, 1926 | |
| Topic Forests and parks | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 22 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 2, 1926. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported exempting from taxation immature forest trees planted on lands that previously did not have merchantable timber or lands where 70 percent of merchantable limber had been removed. |
A “no” vote opposed exempting from taxation immature forest trees planted on lands that previously did not have merchantable timber or lands where 70 percent of merchantable limber had been removed. |
Election results
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California Proposition 22 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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619,062 | 69.13% | ||
| No | 276,473 | 30.87% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 22 was as follows:
| “ | Exempting Forest Trees From Taxation | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Senate Constitutional Amendment 10. Amends Section 12 ¾ of Article XIII of Constitution. Exempts from taxation immature forest trees planted on lands not previously bearing merchantable timber, or planted or of natural growth, upon lands from which seventy per cent of merchantable original growth timber over sixteen inches in diameter has been removed; declares maturity of forest trees or timber shall be determined, after forty years from planting or removal of original timber, by a board comprising assessor of county wherein same are located and representatives from state boards of forestry and equalization. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the California Constitution
A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the California State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
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