80R4796 MXM-D
 
  By: Wentworth S.J.R. No. 34
 
 
 
   
 
 
A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment to allow library districts to
impose property taxes.
       BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
       SECTION 1.  Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by
adding Section 48-d to read as follows:
       Sec.  48-d.  The legislature by law may authorize library
districts to impose an ad valorem tax on property located in the
district at a rate not to exceed 15 cents per $100 valuation. A tax
may not be imposed under this section unless a majority of the
library district voters voting at an election held for that purpose
approve the tax.
       SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 6, 2007.
The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
proposition: "The constitutional amendment to allow library
districts to impose property taxes."