Proposition Summary

Initiative. Adds Article XXVI to Constitution. Requires same to be used for highway purposes and vehicle regulation. Permits use of portion thereof, under legislative authorization, for aiding assessment districts, formed before 1933 for highway purposes, and paying local bonds issued therefor. Requires fees and taxes be equal, notwithstanding type of fuel or engine. Permits reenacting or continuing 1935 statute imposing vehicle license fee based on value, provided revenue, excluding collection costs and subventions to counties and municipalities, is first applied to obligations under State highway bonds outstanding when measure becomes effective.

Proposition Number

10

Year

1936

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Fail

Popular Vote Results

Y: 829440; A: 43.9; N: 1061114; B: 56.1

Election Type

General Election

Proposition Type

Initiative

For Author

Standish L. Mitchell, Secretary and General Manager, Automobile Club of Southern California; Leland W. Cutler, California Highway Council, Inc.; Stanley Abel, Supervisor, Kern County

Against Author

Arthur H. Breed, Former State Senator for Alameda County and former President Pro Tem. California Senate

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