Proposition Summary

Initiative measure adding Section 15 to Article XIII of constitution. On and after January 1, 1919, requires all public revenues, state, county, municipal and district, be raised by taxation of value of land irrespective of improvements thereon; declaring war veteran, college and church exemptions in section 1 ¼, 1 ½, and 1a of same Article not affected hereby; asserts intent of amendment to prevent holding land out of use for speculation and to apply to community purposes land values which community creates. Repeals all constitutional provisions and laws conflicting herewith.

Proposition Number

19

Year

1918

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Fail

Popular Vote Results

Y: 118088; A: 24.7; N: 360334; B: 75.3

Election Type

General Election

Proposition Type

Initiative

For Author

Lona Ingham Robinson; Luke North

Against Author

E. P. Clark; Carl C. Plehn

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