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Texas Proposition 1, Improvement Districts Amendment (August 1907)
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| Topic Administration of government and Property |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Texas Proposition 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on August 6, 1907. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported allowing property owners in cities with a population of 10,000 or greater to create improvement districts and charging one-third of the cost of the improvements to the adjoining property. |
A "yes" vote supported allowing property owners in cities with a population of 10,000 or greater to create improvement districts and charging one-third of the cost of the improvements to the adjoining property. |
Election results
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| Yes | 18,909 | 23.43% | ||
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61,808 | 76.57% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 1 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to Section 9 of Article 8, of the Constitution of the State of Texas, providing for the creation of improvement districts in cities of more than ten thousand inhabitants and charging one-third of the cost of certain improvements made therein against the abutting property. | ” |
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 1 during the 30th regular legislative session in 1907.[1]
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