Proposition Summary

Initiative Constitutional Amendment. Adds Section 1½a to Article XIII of Constitution. Prohibits State and its political subdivisions from imposing taxes upon personal property, tangible or intangible. Provides that such prohibition shall not affect estate, inheritance, income or other excise taxes.

Proposition Number

1

Year

1950

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Fail

Popular Vote Results

Y: 645865; A: 19.3; N: 2701574; B: 80.7

Election Type

General Election

Proposition Type

Initiative

For Author

James O. Stevenson, Director, Los Angeles Bureau of Municipal Research; John C. Goff, Attorney, United Taxpayers, Inc., and California Committee for Repeal of Personal Property Tax

Against Author

Von T. Ellsworth, Director of Research and Legislative Representative, California Farm Bureau Federation; Arthur F. Corey, State Executive Secretary, California Teachers' Association; James L. Beebe, Chairman, State and Local Government Committee, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce

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