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Vermont Fiscal Policy: Articles as Tender (1787)

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The Vermont Fiscal Policy: Articles as Tender, also known as Articles as Tender Act, was on the 1787 ballot in Vermont as a legislatively referred state statute. It was defeated. The act would have allowed the continual use of articles, livestock, grain and other goods as legal tender in the execution of a contract.[1]

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Vermont Articles as Tender Act (1787)
ResultVotesPercentage
Defeatedd No59158.51%
Yes41941.49%

Election results via: Vermont Secretary of State

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