Proposition Summary

Initiative Measure adding Section 15 to Article XIII of Constitution. Beginning January 1, 1921, exempts from taxation personal property, planted trees, vines and crops; improvements appertaining to land being taxed at not exceeding preceding year's amount until exempted January 1, 1923, and other county, municipal and district revenues collected from land values. Beginning January 1, 1924, requires all public revenues be raised by taxing land values exclusive of• improvements, repealing Section 14 in same article. Declares war veteran, church and college exemptions, and privately owned public utilities using highways, unaffected hereby.

Proposition Number

20

Year

1920

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Fail

Popular Vote Results

Y: 196694; A: 25.9; N: 563503; B: 74.1

Election Type

General Election

Proposition Type

Initiative

For Author

Anna George de Mille,; William L. Ross.

Against Author

Albert E. Kern, President, Anti-Single Tax Association of California.; John S. Chambers, Controller, State of California

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