11-65-1
Section 11-65-1 Legislative declarations and findings. The Legislature hereby finds
and declares as follows: (1) As the basis for enacting Act No. 84-131, the Legislature found
and determined that the conduct within Class 1 municipalities in the state of horse racing
events and pari-mutuel wagering thereon will generate additional revenues for governmental
and charitable purposes, provide additional jobs for the residents of the state and benefit
the businesses related to tourism and recreation within any such municipality and throughout
the surrounding areas of the state; it is desirable to permit the qualified voters of any
Class 1 municipality to determine through referendum whether horse racing and pari-mutuel
wagering thereon will be permitted in such municipality; and for each Class 1 municipality
in which horse racing is approved by the voters thereof, it is necessary and desirable to
provide for the establishment of a racing commission to regulate horse racing and pari-mutuel...

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45-9-243.40
Section 45-9-243.40 Privilege or license tax. (a) The following words, terms, and phrases,
when used in this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this subsection,
except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) PERSON. Any natural person,
firm, partnership, association, corporation, receiver, trust, estate, or other entity, or
any other group or combination of any thereof acting as a unit. (2) COUNTY. Chambers County,
Alabama. (3) BUSINESS. All activities engaged in, or caused to be engaged in, by any person
with the object of gain, profit, benefit, or advantage, either direct or indirect to such
person. (4) GROSS PROCEEDS. The value proceeding or accruing from the leasing or rental of
tangible personal property, without any deduction on account of the cost of the property so
leased or rented, the cost of materials used, labor, or service cost, interest paid or any
other expenses whatsoever, and without any deduction on account of loss and shall also...

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11-3-11
Section 11-3-11 Powers and duties generally. (a) The county commission shall have authority:
(1) To direct, control, and maintain the property of the county as it may deem expedient according
to law, and in this direction and control it has the sole power to locate the courts in the
rooms of the courthouse and to designate the rooms to be occupied by the officers entitled
to rooms therein, including the circuit judge if resident in the county, and to change the
location of the courts and the designation of the rooms for officers as it may deem best and
most expedient, and this shall be done by order of the county commission entered upon the
minutes of the county commission at a regular meeting of the county commission. In the event
the courthouse is inadequate to supply office rooms for such officers, the county commission
may lease such office rooms in a convenient location in the county site and pay the rental
from the county fund. (2) To levy a general tax, for general county...
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40-9-19.1
Section 40-9-19.1 Governing body of municipality authorized to exempt homesteads of
certain residents from ad valorem property tax increase imposed for public school purposes.
(a) The governing body of any municipality may, upon the request of the board of education
of such municipality, grant, by resolution, an exemption in whole or in part from the increased
portion of any ad valorem property tax which has been increased pursuant to the procedures
specified in paragraph (f) of Amendment No. 373 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901 for
public school purposes, on homesteads of residents of such municipality over 65 years of age,
or who are retired due to permanent and total disability, regardless of age, or who are blind,
as defined in Section 1-1-3, regardless of age or whether such person is retired. Any
homestead exemption granted pursuant to this section may be adjusted, rescinded or
reinstated at any time upon the request of the board of education of such municipality by...

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16-13-70
Section 16-13-70 Issuance authorized; purposes; source of payment. (a) Any county board
of education and any city board of education may issue and sell interest-bearing tax anticipation
warrants for the purpose of paying the costs of erecting, acquiring, providing, constructing,
purchasing, altering, enlarging, improving, repairing and equipping school buildings, school
playgrounds and buildings for housing and repairing school buses, and for the purpose of purchasing
school buses, or for any one or more of such purposes. (b) Warrants issued under the provisions
of this article shall not be general obligations of the board of education issuing such warrants
but shall be payable, as to both principal and interest, solely out of one of the following:
(1) The proceeds of any ad valorem tax voted under the constitution for the purpose of paying
such warrants, or for school purposes generally, and paid, apportioned or allocated to or
for the benefit of the board of education issuing such...
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45-48A-62
Section 45-48A-62 Increase to tax for public school purposes. (a) For the purposes of
this section, the following words have the following meanings: (1) AMENDMENT 56. Amendment
56 to the Constitution of Alabama 1901, now appearing as Section 216.04 of the Official
Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended. (2) AMENDMENT 373. Amendment
373 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 217 of the Official
Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended. (3) CITY. The City of Guntersville.
(4) CITY SPECIAL SCHOOL AD VALOREM TAX. The tax authorized pursuant to the applicable provisions
of the general laws of this state and pursuant to Amendment 56 and Amendment 373 levied by
the city for public school purposes, or for capital outlay or debt service for public schools,
and without express limit as to time. (b) The city presently levies and collects the city
special school ad valorem tax for public school purposes. Pursuant to a...
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16-6D-8
Section 16-6D-8 Tax credits; Failing Schools Income Tax Credit Account. (a) To provide
educational flexibility and state accountability for students in failing schools: (1) For
tax years beginning on and after January 1, 2013, an Alabama income tax credit is made available
to the parent of a student enrolled in or assigned to attend a failing school to help offset
the cost of transferring the student to a nonfailing public school or nonpublic school of
the parent's choice. The income tax credit shall be an amount equal to 80 percent of the average
annual state cost of attendance for a public K-12 student during the applicable tax year or
the actual cost of attending a nonfailing public school or nonpublic school, whichever is
less. The actual cost of attending a nonfailing public school or nonpublic school shall be
calculated by adding together any tuition amounts or mandatory fees charged by the school
to the student as a condition of enrolling or of maintaining enrollment in the...
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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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45-4-243.40
Section 45-4-243.40 Additional ad valorem tax; disposition of funds. (a) The following
words and phrases used in this section, and others evidently intended as the equivalent
thereof, shall, in the absence of a clear implication herein otherwise, be given the following
respective interpretations herein: (1) "Amendment No. 3" means that certain amendment
to the constitution that was proposed by Act No. 60 enacted at the 1915 Regular Session of
the Legislature of Alabama. (2) "Amendment No. 373" means that certain amendment
to the constitution that was proposed by Act No. 6 enacted at the 1978 Second Special Session
of the Legislature of Alabama. (3) "Commission" means Bibb County Commission or
other governing body of the county. (4) "Constitution" means the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901. (5) "County" means Bibb County, Alabama. (6) "Special countywide
tax" means the special ad valorem tax for public school purposes that is authorized in
Amendment No. 3 and pursuant to an election held...
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45-48-245
Section 45-48-245 Levy of tax for public school purposes. (a) In order to provide funds
for the benefit of the public schools in Marshall County, the Marshall County Commission 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 Marshall 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 Marshall County. There
shall be excluded from the levy of any such tax, any sales or use which shall take place in
any incorporated municipality in Marshall County in which the general administration and supervision
of public schools shall be vested in a city board of education. Such governing body, in its
discretion, may submit the question of levying any such tax to a vote of the qualified electors
in any portion of Marshall County in which any such tax is proposed to be...
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