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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment to allow library districts to |
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impose property taxes. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 48-d to read as follows: |
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Sec. 48-d. The legislature by law may authorize library |
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districts to impose an ad valorem tax on property located in the |
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district at a rate not to exceed 15 cents per $100 valuation. A tax |
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may not be imposed under this section unless a majority of the |
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library district voters voting at an election held for that purpose |
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approve the tax. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 6, 2007. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment to allow library |
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districts to impose property taxes." |