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Texas Proposition 2, County Levies Amendment (1956)
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| Topic County and municipal governance and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 6, 1956. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing county commissioners to combine governmental, road and bridge, public improvement, and juror fund taxes into one maximum tax rate of $0.80 per $100 valuation and eliminate the provision requiring voter approval for the reallocation of tax rates. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing county commissioners to combine governmental, road and bridge, public improvement, and juror fund taxes into one maximum tax rate of $0.80 per $100 valuation and eliminate the provision requiring voter approval for the reallocation of tax rates. |
Election results
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841,755 | 65.96% | ||
| No | 434,440 | 34.04% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an Amendment to Section 9 of Article VIII of the Constitution of Texas so as to provide that the Commissioners Court in each county may levy whatever sums may be necessary for general fund purposes, permanent improvement fund purposes, road and bridge purposes and jury purposes so long as the total of these tax rates does not exceed eighty (80) cents on the one hundred dollars valuation in any one year, and providing further that the Commissioners Court shall not impair any outstanding bonds or other obligations; providing for the necessary election and form of ballot; and providing for the necessary proclamations and publications. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
{{TexasHBMPath|Type = LRCA |Year = 1956}
The constitutional amendment was introduced into the Texas State Legislature as House Joint Resolution 23 during the 54th regular legislative session in 1956.[1]
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