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TheAlabama County Tax, Amendment 3, also known asAmendment 3, was on the ballot inAlabama onAugust 26, 1947, as alegislatively referred constitutional amendment. It wasapproved. The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed to authorize the Montgomery County to levy and collect a four mill tax on each dollar of taxable property for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, operating, equipping or maintaining County hospitals or other public hospitals, nonprofit hospitals and public health facilities. The said tax must be approved by a majority vote by the electors.^[1]

Election results

Alabama Amendment 3 (August 1947)
Result		Votes	Percentage
aYes		55,558	70.63%
No		23,108	29.37%

Election results via:Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1947

See also

Suggest a link

• Alabama 1947 ballot measures
• 1947 ballot measures
• List of Alabama ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Alabama

External links

• Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1947

Footnotes

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