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Texas Proposition 9, Property Tax to Fund Confederate Soldiers Pension Amendment (1919)
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| Topic Taxes and Veterans policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 9 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 4, 1919. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to levy a property tax at a rate of $0.07 per $100 of assessed value to fund a pension for Confederate soldiers and their widows. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to levy a property tax at a rate of $0.07 per $100 of assessed value to fund a pension for Confederate soldiers and their widows. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 56,886 | 48.79% | ||
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59,701 | 51.21% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 9 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to Section 51 of Article 3 of the Constitution of the State of Texas to provide that the Legislature may grant pensions to Confederate soldiers, sailors and their widows, who have been citizens of Texas since January 1, 1912, providing that all soldiers, sailors and their widows eligible under the provisions hereof shall be entitled to be placed upon the rolls and participate in the pension fund created hereunder; making an appropriation for an election. | ” |
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 35 during the 36th regular legislative session in 1919.[1]
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Footnotes
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