Florida Creation of School Districts and Taxes Amendment (1922)

A “yes” vote supported allowing for the creation of school districts and the levy of up to a 10 mill school tax in each school district.

A “no” vote opposed allowing for the creation of school districts and the levy of up to a 10 mill school tax in each school district.

Yes

Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Section 10 of Article XII, relating to Education, authorizing the Legislature to provide for the creation of School Districts and authorizing the levy and collection of a Special School Tax in such Districts not to exceed in any one year ten mills on the dollar.

Section 10. The Legislature may provide for the division of any county or counties into convenient school districts; and for the election biennially of three school trustees, who shall hold their office for two years, and who shall have the supervision of all the schools within the district; and for the levying and collection of a district school tax, for the exclusive use of public free schools within the district, whenever a majority of the qualified electors thereof that pay a tax on real or personal property shall vote in favor of such levy; provided, that any tax authorized by this section shall not exceed ten mills on the dollar in any one year on the taxable property of the district.