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Texas Proposition 4, Taxes on Agricultural Lands Amendment (1926)
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| Topic Property 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 2, 1926. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported providing for taxation on all agricultural and grazing school land to the same extent as privately owned land. |
A "no" vote opposed providing for taxation on all agricultural and grazing school land to the same extent as privately owned land. |
Election results
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91,528 | 67.36% | ||
| No | 44,360 | 32.64% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 4 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment providing for taxation of school lands owned by counties. | ” |
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 10 during the 39th regular legislative session in 1926.[1]
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Footnotes
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