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Texas Proposition 3, Road Tax Amendment (July 1915)
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| Topic Taxes and Transportation |
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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 July 24, 1915. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported increasing the road and highway tax from $0.15 to $0.50 per $100 valuation and increasing the tax rate for public improvements from $0.25 to $1 per $100 valuation. |
A "no" vote opposed increasing the road and highway tax from $0.15 to $0.50 per $100 valuation and increasing the tax rate for public improvements from $0.25 to $1 per $100 valuation. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 3 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 37,861 | 28.92% | ||
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93,063 | 71.08% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 3 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the levy and collection of a special road tax. | ” |
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 4 during the 34th regular legislative session in 1915.[1]
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