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Michigan Constitutional Archive
Michigan Constitution of 1963 / Rejected

Proposal No. 3

November 3, 1936; Initiatory Petition; Rejected 581,485 to 944,573 (38%)

Article X

Sec. 22: No tax shall be levied upon the sale of the following articles of food: Bread, milk, dairy and cereal products, meat, lard, vegetable shortenings, fish, eggs, sugar, salt, spices, vegetables, and fruit, whether such foods be sold in sealed containers or otherwise. Nor shall taxes be levied upon the sale of prepared meals.

Sources

  • General Election, November 3, 1936, Proposals (Library of Michigan)
  • Michigan Official Directory and Legislative Manual, 1937-1938, p. 319 (HathiTrust)

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