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2-8-198
Section 2-8-198 Eligibility to vote in referendum; question to be voted on; votes cast by secret
ballot. Any referendum conducted hereunder may be held on a statewide basis pursuant to rules
and regulations adopted by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries for the holding of
such referendum. Every producer of cotton who shall be subject to any assessment levied hereunder
and who produced cotton in the crop year immediately preceding the referendum shall be entitled
to one vote in the referendum. In such referendum, individuals so eligible for participation
therein shall vote upon the question of whether there shall be levied an assessment for a
period of ten years in an amount set forth in the call for such referendum, which amount shall
not exceed the limitations prescribed by this article. Votes shall be cast by secret ballot.
(Acts 1981, No. 81-388, p. 586, §9.)...
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2-8-200
Section 2-8-200 Subsequent referendums. In the event any such referendum conducted as herein
provided shall fail to receive the required number of affirmative votes from cotton producers
eligible for participation and voting therein, then the certified commission conducting the
said referendum shall be authorized to call another referendum for the purposes herein set
forth in the next succeeding year, on the question of an assessment and promotional program
for the period authorized by this article, provided no such referendum shall be held within
a period of 12 months from the date on which the last referendum was held; and such commission
shall call another statewide referendum for the purposes herein set forth after the expiration
of ten years from the date on which the last such referendum failed to receive the required
number of affirmative votes from cotton producers voting therein, and each ten years thereafter.
In the event such referendum is carried or favored by the required...
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2-8-238
Section 2-8-238 Eligibility to vote in referendum; question to be voted on. Any referendum
conducted hereunder may be held on a statewide basis pursuant to rules and regulations adopted
by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries for the holding of such referendum. All producers
of wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats who shall be subject to any assessments levied hereunder
shall be entitled to vote in the referendum. In such referendum, individuals so eligible for
participation therein shall vote upon the question of whether there shall be levied an assessment
for a period of five years in an amount set forth in the call for such referendum, which amount
shall not exceed the limitations prescribed by this article. (Acts 1985, No. 85-701, p. 1142,
§9.)...
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2-19-132
Section 2-19-132 Cotton growers assessment referendum authorized; assessments generally. (a)
At the request of the certified organization, the board shall authorize a referendum among
cotton growers upon the question of whether an assessment shall be levied upon cotton growers
in the state to offset, in whole or in part, the cost of boll weevil or other cotton pest
suppression or eradication programs authorized by this article or by any other law of this
state. (b) The assessment levied under this article shall be based upon the number of acres
of cotton planted. The amount of the assessment, the period of time for which it shall be
levied, and the geographical area to be covered by the assessment shall be determined by the
board. In no event shall the amount of the assessment exceed $50 per acre for any growing
season. (c) All affected cotton growers shall be entitled to vote in any such referendum and
the board shall determine any questions of eligibility to vote. (d) If at least...
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2-8-199
Section 2-8-199 Approval of assessment; assessment amount. If in the referendum a majority
or more of the cotton producers who are eligible to participate and who actually vote therein,
shall vote in the affirmative and in favor of the levying and collection of the assessment
proposed in the referendum, then the assessment shall be levied on a per bale basis and collected
in the manner hereinafter provided. All cotton producers who produced cotton in the crop year
immediately preceding the referendum shall be eligible to participate in the referendum. Following
the referendum and within 30 days thereafter, the certified commission shall canvass, tabulate,
and publicly declare and announce the results thereof. The assessment levied upon the sale
of cotton shall not exceed one dollar ($1) per bale. The commission shall determine the assessment
amount on an annual basis. (Acts 1981, No. 81-388, p. 586, §10; Act 2002-152, p. 400, §1.)...
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2-13-115
Section 2-13-115 Notice of referendum; amount of assessment; mail ballot; proof of eligibility
of bulk tank unit to vote. (a) With respect to any referendum conducted under the provisions
of this article, the state ADA and Alabama Farmers Dairy Division shall, before calling and
announcing such referendum, fix, determine and publicly announce at least 30 days before the
date determined upon for such referendum, the date, hours and polling places for voting in
such referendum, the amount and basis of the assessment proposed to be collected, the means
by which such assessment shall be collected if authorized by the producers, and the general
purposes to which said amount so collected shall be applied. No annual assessment levied under
the provisions of this article shall exceed the federally mandated $0.15 per hundredweight
of milk produced; however, an amount not to exceed $0.10 per hundredweight of milk produced
shall be credited to the state ADA for dairy product promotion and...
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2-8-128
Section 2-8-128 Eligibility to vote in referendum; question before voters. Any referendum conducted
under the provisions of this article may be held either on an area or statewide basis, as
may be determined by the certified organization before the referendum is called. The referendum,
either on an area or statewide basis, may be participated in by all producers engaged in the
production of the agricultural commodity on a commercial basis who shall be subject to any
assessments levied under this article and who produced the agricultural commodity in any of
the three crop years immediately preceding the referendum. In the referendum, individuals
eligible for participation shall vote upon the question of whether or not there shall be levied
an annual assessment for a period of three years in the amount set forth in the call for the
referendum on the agricultural product covered by the referendum. (Acts 1957, No. 108, p.
142, §9; Act 2002-406, p. 1023, §1.)...
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2-8-88
Section 2-8-88 Eligibility to vote in referendum; question to be voted on. Any referendum conducted
under the provisions of this article may be held on a statewide basis pursuant to rules and
regulations adopted by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries for the holding of such
referendum. All producers of soybeans who shall be subject to any assessments levied under
the provisions of this article and who produced soybeans in the crop year immediately preceding
the referendum shall be entitled to vote in the referendum. In such referendum, individuals
so eligible for participation therein shall vote upon the question of whether there shall
be levied an assessment for a period of five years in an amount set forth in the call for
such referendum, which amount shall not exceed the limitations prescribed by this article.
(Acts 1971, No. 227, p. 523, §9; Acts 1980, No. 80-316, p. 436, §1.)...
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2-8-240
Section 2-8-240 Subsequent referendums. In the event any such referendum conducted as herein
provided shall fail to receive the required number of affirmative votes from wheat, corn,
grain sorghum, and oats producers eligible for participation and voting therein, then the
certified association conducting the said referendum shall be authorized to call another referendum
for the purposes herein set forth in the next succeeding year, on the question of an assessment
and promotional program for the period authorized by this article, provided no such referendum
shall be held within a period of 12 months from the date on which the last referendum was
held. In the event such referendum is carried or favored by the required number of eligible
wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats producers participating therein and assessments in pursuance
thereof are levied for the period set forth in the call for such referendum, then the organization
conducting such referendum shall have full power and...
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45-31-241
Section 45-31-241 Levy of tax for public school purposes. (a) In order to provide funds for
the benefit of the public schools in Geneva County, the Geneva County Commission or other
governing body of Geneva County is hereby authorized to levy and to provide for the assessment
and collection of any sales and use taxes generally paralleling the state sales and use taxes
in Geneva County or in any portion thereof as hereinafter provided, which tax or taxes shall
be in addition to any and all other county taxes heretofore or hereafter authorized by law
in Geneva County. Any such tax may be levied in Geneva County as a whole or there may be excluded
from the levy of any such tax, in the discretion of the governing body, any sales or use which
shall take place in any incorporated municipality in Geneva County in which the general administration
and supervision of public schools shall be vested in a city board of education. Such governing
body may, in its discretion, submit the question of...
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