45-7-240
Section 45-7-240 Establishment of county revenue commissioner; powers and duties. (a) This
section shall apply only in Butler County. (b) The purpose of this section is to conserve
revenue and promote the public convenience in the county by consolidating the office of tax
assessor and the office of tax collector into one county office designated as the office of
county revenue commissioner. (c) At the expiration of the term of office of the tax assessor
and the office of the tax collector of the county ending September 30, 2009, or if a vacancy
occurs in either office, then immediately upon the occurrence of the vacancy, the office of
county revenue commissioner shall be established. If the office of county revenue commissioner
is established upon the occurrence of a vacancy in either the office of tax assessor or the
office of tax collector, the tax assessor or the tax collector, as the case may be, remaining
in office shall be the county revenue commissioner for the remainder of the...
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28-3-242
Section 28-3-242 Procedure for confiscation and sale of goods, etc.; nature of proceedings
against goods, etc.; court proceedings for collection of tax due and assessed. (a) In all
cases of seizure of any goods, wares, merchandise or other property made as being subject
to forfeiture under provisions of this chapter which, in the opinion of the officer or person
making the seizure, are of the appraised value of $50.00 or more, the said officer or person
shall proceed as follows. He shall cause a list containing a particular description of the
goods, wares, merchandise or other property seized to be prepared in duplicate and appraisement
thereof, to be made by three sworn appraisers to be selected by him, who shall be respectable
and disinterested citizens of the State of Alabama, residing within the county wherein the
seizure was made. Said list and appraisement shall be properly attested by said officer or
persons, and said appraisers, for which service each of said appraisers shall...
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40-10-5
Section 40-10-5 Notice to taxpayer - When assessment is "owner unknown." When any
assessment is made to an "owner unknown," notice must be given by publication once
a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper published in the county, or if no newspaper
is published therein, by posting the same at the courthouse of the county for three weeks,
substantially in the following form: "The State of Alabama. (Here give name of county)
County. To whom it may concern: Take notice that the tax collector has filed in my office
a list of delinquent taxpayers and of real estate upon which taxes are due, and therein is
reported as assessed to 'owner unknown' the following real estate, to-wit: (here insert descriptions).
This is to notify you to appear before the probate court of this county, at the next term
thereof, commencing on Monday, the_____ day of _____, 2__, then and there to show cause, if
any you have, why a decree for sale of said real estate should not be made for the payment
of the...
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40-5-34
Section 40-5-34 Assessment and collection of escaped taxes - Procedure. It is the duty of the
collector, when engaged in the collection of taxes for any year, if he discovers that any
person or property within his county has not been assessed with the tax or taxes lawfully
chargeable to such person or property for that year, or any preceding year, not more than
five years before that time, forthwith to assess and collect the taxes due on the same and
in writing to notify the assessor of the fact so discovered, in order that proper assessment
of unassessed taxes may be made, and the collector has the same authority to administer oaths
and propound questions as the assessor has, and any party failing or refusing to answer such
questions or to give in his property shall be liable to the same penalties as provided in
cases where parties fail or refuse to return their property to the assessor or answer the
questions required to be propounded by the assessor. In such assessments of escaped...
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40-7-3
Section 40-7-3 Duty of assessor to visit voting places for purpose of listing; notice of times
assessor will attend to receive returns. Between October 1 and January 1 of each year, the
tax assessor shall in all counties having a population of 100,000 or less visit each voting
place in each precinct for the purpose of listing property for taxation, and he shall remain
there one day in all county precincts and towns of less than 1,000 inhabitants from 8:00 A.M.
until 4:00 P.M. In towns, other than county seats, of 5,000 inhabitants or more, he shall
remain at each place of appointment for one week, either by himself or deputy. In places of
1,000 inhabitants and not over 5,000, he shall remain at the place of appointment for three
days, either by himself or deputy. The assessor shall give at least 10 days' notice by advertisement
in a newspaper, if there is one published in the county, and by bills posted at five or more
public places in each election precinct of the time when he will...
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40-3-20
Section 40-3-20 Publication of notice of valuation of property. Immediately upon the completion
of the work of reviewing and adjusting assessed valuation under the provisions of this chapter,
the assessing official shall give notice by publication once a week for two consecutive weeks
in a newspaper published in the county. If no newspaper is published in the county, the notices
shall be posted in three public places in each precinct of the county. The notices shall state
that the assessed valuations of all property listed for taxation have been fixed as provided
by law, that the tax return lists showing the assessed valuations are in his or her office
and open for public inspection, that the board of equalization will sit at the courthouse
of the county on the date specified by the Department of Revenue to consider any protests
that may be filed by any taxpayer as herein provided, and that any taxpayer, who is not satisfied
with the valuations of his or her property as fixed and...
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11-50-80
Section 11-50-80 Preparation, etc., of list of property owners to be assessed for purchase;
entry of list in assessment book for local improvements. (a) When any purchase of sewers,
or sewer system made under the provisions of this division is contemplated, the mayor or other
chief executive officer shall cause to be prepared a roll or list showing the names of the
property owners and opposite each name a description of each lot or parcel of land proposed
to be assessed for such purchase belonging to such owner or owners and the amount proposed
to be assessed against each lot or parcel of land. (b) Such a list shall be entered in a well-bound
book prepared for that purpose and shall contain appropriate columns in which payments may
be credited and the lien of the assessment satisfied by the proper officer of the municipality.
Said book shall be known as the "assessment book for local improvements" and shall
be a public record, and no error or mistake in regard to the name of the owner...
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40-7-16
Section 40-7-16 How real estate may be described. The description of real estate may be as
follows: (1) If it is an entire section, it may be described by the number of the section,
township, and range. (2) If it is a subdivision of a section authorized by the United States
for the sale of public lands, it may be described by a designation of such subdivision, with
the number of section, township, and range. (3) If it is less or other than a subdivision,
it may be described by metes and bounds, or in some way by which it may be known; provided,
that such description shall be sufficient without more to definitely locate and identify the
property so listed and shall give the acreage included therein as nearly as known. (4) If
it is in a city, town, or village, surveyed and laid off, and a plat thereof is recorded in
the office of the judge of probate of the county, or if a plat is accessible and if it is
as a whole lot or block, it shall be described by the designation of the number...
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40-1-2
Section 40-1-2 Lien for taxes - Generally. (a) If any person liable to pay any tax, other than
ad valorem taxes, neglects or refuses to pay the same the amount, including any interest,
penalty, additional amount, or addition to such tax, together with any costs which may accrue
in addition thereto, shall be a lien in favor of the State of Alabama upon all property and
the rights to property, real or personal, belonging to such person. Unless another date is
specifically fixed by law, the lien shall arise at the time the assessment list, return therefor
or the payment thereof, as the case may be, was due to have been filed with or made to the
Department of Revenue or other agency of the state or county and shall continue until the
liability for such amount is satisfied or becomes unenforceable by reason of the lapse of
time. (b) Such lien shall not be valid against any mortgagee, purchaser in the usual course
of trade, or conventional judgment creditor with an actual money judgment of...
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40-10-184
Section 40-10-184 Auction procedures; winning bids; no extinguishment of restrictions, covenants,
etc. (a) On the day and time designated for a tax lien auction, the tax collecting official
shall proceed to auction all tax liens described in the tax lien auction list compiled as
provided in Section 40-10-183, except those for which the taxes, penalties, interest, fees,
and costs thereon have been paid. Any tax lien unsold after a tax lien auction shall be retained
by the county for future auction or sale as provided in this article. (b) A tax lien shall
be sold at auction pursuant to this article to the person who pays all taxes, interest, penalties,
fees, and costs due on the property, including an origination cost of twenty dollars ($20)
as of the date of auction and a twenty dollar ($20) auction fee, and who, in addition, bids
the lowest interest rate on the amount required to be paid to redeem the property from the
sale. The beginning interest rate bid shall not exceed a rate of 12...
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