Texas Proposition 2, Public Improvement Property Tax Amendment (1890)
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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 4, 1890. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported the addition of water works to the types of public improvements for which the property tax rate of $0.25 per $100 valuation is applied and authorized the legislature to provide for local-option road and highway taxes up to 15 cents per $100 valuation. |
A "no" vote opposed the addition of water works to the types of public improvements for which the property tax rate of $0.25 per $100 valuation is applied and authorized the legislature to provide for local-option road and highway taxes up to 15 cents per $100 valuation. |
Election results
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129,391 | 64.36% | ||
| No | 71,637 | 35.64% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:
| “ | Providing that the Legislature may authorize an additional tax to be levied and collected for the further maintenance of the public roads, provided that a majority of the qualified property tax paying voters of the county shall vote such tax not to exceed fifteen cents on the one hundred dollars. | ” |
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 19 during the 21st regular legislative session in 1890.[1]
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