Proposition Summary

Act submitted to electors by referendum requiring each county officer to the financial statement with governing body of county which, before making tax levy, shall submit same with budget to state board of authorization created by the act; regulates amounts produced by tax levies in the aggregate by counties, limiting yearly increase therein to five per cent of amount produced preceding year unless greater amount authorized by such board or electors; declares governing body of any city, city and county, or other political subdivision as therein defined, may by resolution subject same to provisions hereof.

Proposition Number

17

Year

1918

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Fail

Popular Vote Results

Y: 127634; A: 33.0; N: 259626; B: 67.0

Election Type

General Election

Proposition Type

Referendum

For Author

Clide L. Shavey

Against Author

Mark Keppel, Superintendent of Schools, Los Angeles County

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