Texas Proposition 1, Pensions for Confederate Soldiers Amendment (1924)

Texas Proposition 1
Election date November 4, 1924
Topic Taxes and Veterans policy
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Texas Proposition 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 4, 1924. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported the levy of a $0.07 per $100 valuation tax to fund pensions for Confederate soldiers and their widows.

A "no" vote opposed the levy of a $0.07 per $100 valuation tax to fund pensions for Confederate soldiers and their widows.

Election results

Texas Proposition 1
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		203,799	71.82%
No		79,975	28.18%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 1 was as follows:

“

Proposing an amendment to Section 51 of Article 3 of the Constitution of the State of Texas to provide that the Legislature may grant pensions to Confederate soldiers, sailors and their widows, who have been citizens of Texas since prior to January 1, 1910.

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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 Senate Joint Resolution 10 during the 38th regular legislative session in 1924.

See also

1924 Measures

• 1924 Measures
• Taxes on the ballot
• Veterans policy on the ballot
• 1924 legislative sessions

Texas

• Texas ballot measures
• Texas ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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

External links

• Legislative Reference Library of Texas, Constitutional Amendments