Missouri Amendment 7, Public Roads and Highways Tax Measure (1908)

Missouri Amendment 7
Election date November 3, 1908
Topic Highways and bridges and Property taxes
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Missouri Amendment 7 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Missouri on November 3, 1908. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to enact a state tax of $0.10 per $100 valuation to fund public roads and highways in counties.

A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to enact a state tax of $0.10 per $100 valuation to fund public roads and highways in counties.

Election results

Missouri Amendment 7
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		142,787	46.02%
No		167,478	53.98%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 7 was as follows:

“

(7). Amending article X by adding new section (27), authorizing a State tax of ten cents on the hundred dollars' valuation, to be set apart and apportioned in the several counties as a permanent fund for public roads and highways.

”

Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Missouri Constitution

A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Missouri General Assembly to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 82 votes in the Missouri House of Representatives and 18 votes in the Missouri State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

See also

1908 Measures

• 1908 Measures
• Property taxes on the ballot
• Highways and bridges on the ballot
• 1908 legislative sessions

Missouri

• Missouri ballot measures
• Missouri ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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

External links

• Missouri State Archives - The Blue Book