Alabama Constitution Section 259 Use of poll taxes for support of public schools
Alabama Constitution – Section 259: Use of Poll Taxes for Support of Public Schools
📘 Summary:
Section 259 of the Alabama Constitution mandates that all poll taxes collected in the state be used exclusively to support the public school system.
🔑 Key Points:
The entire proceeds from poll taxes must go to public school funding.
Funds are to be apportioned based on population among the various counties and districts.
This section ties voter taxation directly to educational funding.
⚖️ Historical Context:
Poll taxes were historically used not only for revenue but also as a voter suppression tool, especially against African Americans and poor whites.
Although poll taxes for voting have been abolished (via the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and related court rulings), this section remains as a historical provision.
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