Montana Initiative No. 28, Mining Tax for Workmen's Compensation Measure (1924)
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| Topic Business taxes and Mineral resources |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Montana Initiative No. 28 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Montana on November 4, 1924. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported the initiative by petition requiring all companies wanting to do mining in Montana to pay the State Treasurer an annual license tax to continue mining in Montana, as well as penalties for failing to do so. |
A "no" vote opposed the initiative by petition requiring all companies wanting to do mining in Montana to pay the State Treasurer an annual license tax to continue mining in Montana, as well as penalties for failing to do so. |
Election results
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Montana Initiative No. 28 |
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87,790 | 57.18% | ||
| No | 65,742 | 42.82% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative No. 28 was as follows:
| “ | For Initiative Measure No. 28 Against Initiative Measure No. 28 | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
An initiated state statute is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends state statute. Proponents collected signatures to put the initiative on the ballot.
External links
Footnotes
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