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Texas Proposition 3, Assessment and Collection of Taxes Amendment (August 1887)
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| Topic State legislatures measures 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 4, 1887. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported the authorization of the legislature to provide for the assessment and collection of state and county property taxes in unorganized counties. |
A "no" vote opposed the authorization of the legislature to provide for the assessment and collection of state and county property taxes in unorganized counties. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 3 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 88,179 | 37.73% | ||
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145,538 | 62.27% | ||
Text of measure
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 3 during the 20th regular legislative session in 1887.[1]
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