Massachusetts Property Income Tax and Exemptions Amendment (October 1915)
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| Topic Income taxes and Property tax exemptions |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Massachusetts Property Income Tax and Exemptions Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Massachusetts on October 19, 1915. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to authorize the legislature to tax the income derived from different types of property at different rates and provide for property tax exemption. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to authorize the legislature to tax the income derived from different types of property at different rates and provide for property tax exemption. |
Election results
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269,871 | 61.07% | ||
| No | 172,015 | 38.93% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Property Income Tax and Exemptions Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Shall the following proposed Amendment to this Constitution, relative to the taxation of income and the granting of reasonable exemptionns, be approved and ratified? [ ] Yes [ ] No | ” |
Path to the ballot
The measure was placed on the ballot by a vote of the Massachusetts State Legislature.
See also
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