Texas Proposition 4, Red River County Indebtedness Amendment (1940)
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| Topic Bond issue requirements and Local government finance and taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 5, 1940. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported allowing county commissioners to levy taxes and issue bonds to refund the indebtedness of the general fund of Red River County. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing county commissioners to levy taxes and issue bonds to refund the indebtedness of the general fund of Red River County. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 4 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 167,204 | 44.68% | ||
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207,053 | 55.32% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 4 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that the Commissioners Court of Red River county shall have the authority to levy a tax not to exceed Twenty-five (25) Cents on the one hundred dollars valuation for a period not exceeding (15) years for the purpose of refunding the outstanding warrant indebtedness of the General Fund of the County. | ” |
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 45 during the 46th regular legislative session in 1940.[1]
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