Texas Proposition 3, Property Taxes Amendment (August 1937)
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| Topic Property and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on August 23, 1937. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported providing that property shall never be assessed for taxes at more than its fair cash market value and granting the legislature the power to provide for discounts on the amount of taxes due if paid before they became delinquent. |
A "no" vote opposed providing that property shall never be assessed for taxes at more than its fair cash market value and granting the legislature the power to provide for discounts on the amount of taxes due if paid before they became delinquent. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 3 |
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77,058 | 71.85% | ||
| No | 30,194 | 28.15% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 3 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Texas to be known as Article VIII, Section 20, providing that ad valorem taxes shall be assessed and levied in such way as to permit the payment during the months of October, November and December of the year for which such taxes are assessed, of certain percentages of the amount that such taxes would be if paid after the expiration of the year and providing that the Legislature shall never remit any interest or penalties. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Texas Constitution
A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the Texas State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
The constitutional amendment was introduced into the Texas State Legislature as House Joint Resolution 23 during the 45th regular legislative session in 1937.[1]
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