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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8-17-91
Section 8-17-91 Disposition of funds; overpayments. (a) The proceeds from the permit fees, inspection fees, and penalties, if any, collected by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries and the Revenue Commissioner pursuant to Section 8-17-87 together with one-third of the proceeds of the six cent ($.06) additional motor fuel excise tax levied on gasoline under subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of Section 40-17-325, shall be paid into the State Treasury and distributed by the State Treasurer as follows: (1) An amount equal to five percent or no less than $175,000, whichever is greater, of the combined proceeds received each month shall accrue to the credit of, and be deposited in, the Agricultural Fund; and (2) The balance of the proceeds shall be distributed as follows: a. 13.87 percent of the balance of the proceeds shall be distributed equally among each of the 67 counties of the state monthly. The county shall deposit the proceeds into the county's special RRR Fund as provided...
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12-15-208
Section 12-15-208 Facilities to be used for detention or shelter care of children generally; when child may be detained in jail or other facility for detention of adults; notification of juvenile court, when child received at facility for detention of adult offenders or persons charged with crimes; development of statewide system; Department of Youth Services to subsidize detention in regional facilities, may contract for detention; transfer of child to detention facility, when case transferred from juvenile court for criminal prosecution. (a) Persons who shall not be detained or confined in secure custody include all of the following: (1) STATUS OFFENDERS. Effective October 1, 2009, status offenders, as defined in this article, shall not be detained or confined in secure custody, except that a status offender who is charged with or who commits a violation of a valid court order may be detained in secure custody in a juvenile detention facility for up to 72 hours in any six-month...
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28-3-190
Section 28-3-190 Levy of tax; collection; disposition of proceeds by localities; enforcement and administration; penalties; exclusive nature of tax. (a) Levy. In addition to the excise tax levied by Article 5A of Chapter 3 of this title and the licenses provided for by Chapter 3A of this title and by Section 28-3-194, and any acts amendatory thereof, supplementary thereto or substituted therefor, and municipal and county licenses, there is hereby levied a privilege or excise tax on every person licensed under the provisions of Chapter 3A who sells, stores, or receives for the purpose of distribution, to any person, firm, corporation, club, or association within the State of Alabama any beer. The tax levied hereby shall be measured by and graduated in accordance with the volume of sales by such person of beer, and shall be an amount equal to one and six hundred twenty-five thousands cents (1.625 cents) for each four fluid ounces or fractional part thereof. (b) Collection. The tax levied...
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40-23-4
Section 40-23-4 Exemptions. (a) There are exempted from the provisions of this division and from the computation of the amount of the tax levied, assessed, or payable under this division the following: (1) The gross proceeds of the sales of lubricating oil and gasoline as defined in Sections 40-17-30 and 40-17-170 and the gross proceeds from those sales of lubricating oil destined for out-of-state use which are transacted in a manner whereby an out-of-state purchaser takes delivery of such oil at a distributor's plant within this state and transports it out-of-state, which are otherwise taxed. (2) The gross proceeds of the sale, or sales, of fertilizer when used for agricultural purposes. The word "fertilizer" shall not be construed to include cottonseed meal, when not in combination with other materials. (3) The gross proceeds of the sale, or sales, of seeds for planting purposes and baby chicks and poults. Nothing herein shall be construed to exempt or exclude from the computation of...
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40-2B-2
Section 40-2B-2 Alabama Tax Tribunal. (a) Statement of Purpose. To increase public confidence in the fairness of the state tax system, the state shall provide an independent agency with tax expertise to resolve disputes between the Department of Revenue and taxpayers, prior to requiring the payment of the amounts in issue or the posting of a bond, but after the taxpayer has had a full opportunity to attempt settlement with the Department of Revenue based, among other things, on the hazards of litigation. By establishing an independent Alabama Tax Tribunal within the executive branch of government, this chapter provides taxpayers with a means of resolving controversies that insures both the appearance and the reality of due process and fundamental fairness. The tax tribunal shall provide hearings in all tax matters, except those specified by statute, and render decisions and orders relating thereto. A tax tribunal hearing shall be commenced by the filing of a notice of appeal protesting...
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11-92A-6
Section 11-92A-6 Reincorporation. (a) In all cases where there has heretofore been an attempt to create or incorporate an industrial development authority or industrial development board, but the attempted creation or incorporation is or may be invalid because of some irregularity in the procedure followed or some invalidity of or defects in the statute under which the attempted creation or incorporation of the authority or board was made, any number of natural persons, not less than three, residing in the county in which the board or authority was incorporated or purported to be incorporated may file a written application with the probate judge of the county in which the industrial development authority or industrial development board has been incorporated or attempted to be created or incorporated, which application shall: (1) Contain a statement that the incorporators propose to reincorporate an authority pursuant to the provisions of this chapter; (2) State the authorized...
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11-86A-1
Section 11-86A-1 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ARTICLES. The articles of incorporation or articles of reincorporation of an authority. (2) AUTHORITY. A public corporation incorporated or reincorporated pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. (3) BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The board of directors of an authority. (4) BOND or BONDS. A bond or bonds issued under this chapter. (5) COUNTY OF INCORPORATION. The county in which an authority has been or is proposed to be incorporated or reincorporated. (6) DIRECTORS. The members of the board of directors. (7) INCORPORATORS. The natural persons filing a written application for the incorporation or reincorporation of an authority pursuant to this chapter. (8) MUNICIPALITY. Any municipal corporation wholly or partially within the county of incorporation. (9) PARTICIPATING MUNICIPALITY. Any municipality named in the articles that elects to participate in the incorporation or...
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11-92A-12
Section 11-92A-12 Powers of authority. An authority shall have the following powers, which it may exercise in any county within such authority's authorized operational area: (1) To have succession by its corporate name until dissolved as provided in this chapter; (2) To institute and defend legal proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction and proper venue; provided, however, that an authority may not be sued in any trial court other than the courts of a county within the authorized operational area of the authority; provided, further, that the officers, directors, agents, and employees of an authority may not be sued for their actions in behalf of the authority except for actions that are known by such person to be unlawful or are performed with reckless disregard for the lawfulness of such actions; (3) To have and to use a corporate seal and to alter the seal at its pleasure; (4) To establish a fiscal year; (5) To anticipate by the issuance of its bonds the receipt of any...
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11-92A-5
Section 11-92A-5 Articles of incorporation. (a) The articles of incorporation of an authority shall state all of the following: (1) A designation of the authorized operational area of the authority, including the name or names of each county within such authorized operational area. (2) The names of the incorporators of the authority and that each of them is a resident of a county within the authorized operational area of the authority. (3) The name of the authority, which may be a name indicating in a general way the geographic area proposed to be served by the authority and shall include the words "Industrial Development Authority" (e.g., "The ___ Industrial Development Authority" or "The Industrial Development Authority of ___," the blank space to be filled in with a geographically descriptive word or words, but the descriptive word or words shall not preclude the authority from exercising its powers in other geographic areas). If more than one county is included in an...
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