Proposition Summary

Senate Constitutional Amendment 10. Amends Section 12 ¾ of Article XIII of Constitution. Exempts from taxation immature forest trees planted on lands not previously bearing merchantable timber, or planted or of natural growth, upon lands from which seventy per cent of merchantable original growth timber over sixteen inches in diameter has been removed; declares maturity of forest trees or timber shall be determined, after forty years from planting or removal of original timber, by a board comprising assessor of county wherein same are located and representatives from state boards of forestry and equalization.

Proposition Number

22

Year

1926

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Pass

Popular Vote Results

Y: 619062; A: 69.1; N: 276473; B: 30.9

Election Type

General Election

Proposition Type

Senate Constitutional Amendment

Code Sections Affected

Amended Cal. Const. art. XIII, section 12 3/4.

For Author

A. Burlingame Johnson, State Senator, Thirty-sixth District; Fred C. Handy, State Senator, Fourth District

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