Texas Assessment and Collection of Taxes, Proposition 3 (August 1887)

## Contents

* 1 Election results
* 2 Text of measure
* 3 See also
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

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The Texas Assessment and Collection of Taxes Amendment, also known as Proposition 3, was on the August 4, 1887 ballot in Texas as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was defeated. The measure would have authorized the legislature to provide for the assessment and collection of state and county properety taxes in unorganized counties.[1][2]

## Election results[edit]

Texas Proposition 3 (August 1887)

Result| Votes| Percentage
d No| 145,538| 62.27%
Yes|  88,179|  37.73%

Election results via: Legislative Reference Library of Texas

## Text of measure[edit]

The text of the measure can be read here.

## See also[edit]

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* Texas 1887 ballot measures
* 1887 ballot measures
* List of Texas ballot measures
* History of direct democracy in Texas

## External links[edit]

* Legislative Reference Library of Texas
* Proposition 3

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Legislative Reference Library of Texas, "Constitutional amendment election dates," accessed December 4, 2014
2. ↑ Texas Legislative Council, "Amendments to the Texas Constitution Since 1876," accessed December 4, 2014

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