Texas Proposition 1, School District Bonds Amendment (August 1909)
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| Topic Bond issues and Education |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on August 3, 1909. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported adding a new section to the constitution which validated school districts and school district bonds and authorizing the levy and collection of taxes to pay school district bonds. |
A "no" vote opposed adding a new section to the constitution which validated school districts and school district bonds and authorizing the levy and collection of taxes to pay school district bonds. |
Election results
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52,365 | 76.12% | ||
| No | 16,430 | 23.88% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 1 was as follows:
| “ | Relating to amending Article 7 of the Constitution by adding thereto Section 3a, validating school districts and the bonded indebtedness of such districts and authorizing the levy and collection of taxes to pay such indebtedness. | ” |
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 5 during the 31st regular legislative session in 1909.[1]
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