Title 45

Subject to the approval of the county commission or other like governing body of the county, the county revenue commissioner shall appoint and fix the duties and compensation of a sufficient number of deputies, clerks, and assistants to perform properly the duties of his or her o…

Before entering upon the duties of his or her office the county revenue commissioner shall take the oath of office prescribed by Article XVI of the Constitution of Alabama, and execute a bond in such sum as may be fixed by the county commission or like governing body of the count…

The county commission or other like governing body of the county shall provide the necessary offices for the county revenue commissioner in the courthouse, and shall provide all stationery, equipment, and office supplies, not otherwise furnished by law, needed for the efficient p…

The county revenue commissioner shall collect and pay into the general fund of the county all fees, percentages, commissions, and other allowances which the tax assessor and the tax collector are now or hereafter by law authorized or directed to charge or collect for the performa…

The officers of Tax Assessor and Tax Collector of Hale County are hereby abolished effective on the first day of the term to which he or she is elected, or on such earlier date as is prescribed in Section 45–33–240.20 if vacancy occurs in either the office of tax assessor or tax …

It is the purpose of this subpart to conserve revenue and promote the public convenience in Hale County by consolidating the offices of tax assessor and tax collector of such county into one county office. (Act 83-696, p. 1136, §8.)

If the office of tax assessor or tax collector should become vacant between the time of ratification of this subpart by the electors of Hale County and the expiration of the term of office of either the tax assessor or tax collector, this subpart shall become effective immediatel…

Pursuant to subsection (f) of Amendment No. 373 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, the Hale County Commission may levy, in addition to any other tax, an ad valorem tax in the amount of 3 mills on each dollar of taxable property in the county. The revenue from the additional …

(a) All proceeds from the additional ad valorem tax provided for by Amendment 603 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, shall be paid into the county general fund and distributed for the benefit of fire protection as provided therein and no fee shall be withheld for collection …

(a) The Hale County Commission is authorized to levy upon every person, firm, or corporation who sells, stores, delivers, uses, or otherwise consumes certain tobacco products in Hale County, a county privilege, license, or excise tax of five cents ($0.05) on each package of cigar…

(a) Upon September 20, 1991, the county commission is authorized to levy on every person, firm, corporation, club, or association that sells or stores or receives for the purpose of distribution in Hale County any cigarettes shall add the amount of the license or privilege tax le…

The tax hereby authorized to be levied shall be paid by affixing stamps as is required for the payment of the tax imposed by Section 40–25–1 to Section 40–25–28, inclusive. The State Department of Revenue, if directed and authorized by the Hale County Commission to collect and ad…

The State Department of Revenue, if directed and authorized by resolution of the Hale County Commission to collect and administer the county privilege, license, or excise tax herein levied, for as long as directed by the county commission, is hereby authorized to promulgate and e…

All laws, rules, and regulations of the State Department of Revenue, relating to the manner and time of payment of the tax levied by Section 40–25–1 to Section 40–25–28, inclusive, requiring reports from dealers and prescribing penalties for violations shall apply with equal forc…

The proceeds of the tax levied herein, less the actual costs of collection not to exceed 10 percent shall be paid by the State Department of Revenue to the county general fund on a monthly basis to be expended by the Hale County Commission for general county purposes. (Act 91-783…

(a) None of the provisions of this subpart shall be applied in such manner as to be in violation of the commerce or other clauses of the federal or state constitution. (b) This subpart shall not be construed to apply to cigarettes stored by a wholesale dealer for the purpose of r…

(a) Upon adoption of a resolution by the Hale County Commission, the commission may impose on every person, firm, or corporation that sells, stores, delivers, uses, or otherwise consumes tobacco or tobacco products in Hale County, a county privilege, license, or excise tax in the…

Every person, firm, corporation, club, or association that sells, stores, or receives for the purpose of selling or storing in Hale County, any cigarettes, cigars, snuff, and smoking tobacco products shall add the amount of the license or privilege tax levied and assessed to the …

It shall be unlawful for any dealer, storer, or distributor engaged in or continuing in the business in Hale County for which the tax is levied to fail or continuing in the business in Hale County for which the tax is levied to fail or refuse to add to the sales price and collect…

All laws, rules, and regulations of the department relating to the manner and time of payment of the tax levied by Sections 40–25–1 to 40–25–28, inclusive, requiring reports from dealers and prescribing penalties for violations shall apply with equal force to the tax levied by th…

The proceeds from the tax authorized, less the amount or percentage of the actual cost of collection as may be agreed upon by the Commissioner of the Department of Revenue and the Hale County Commission, shall be distributed to the Hale County General Fund to be used for the oper…

This subpart shall not be construed to apply to cigarettes, cigars, snuff, smoking tobacco, and like tobacco products stored by a wholesale dealer for the purpose of resale or reshipment outside of the county which are actually resold or reshipped. (Act 99-235, p. 302, §6.)

When used in this part, unless the context plainly indicates otherwise, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) DEPARTMENT. The State Department of Revenue. (2) PERSON. Any individual, firm, partnership, corporati…

There is hereby levied, in addition to all other taxes imposed by law, an excise and privilege tax on every person severing pit run sand, clay, sand-gravel, clay-gravel, sand-clay, and gravel within Hale County. The tax shall be paid to the Department of Revenue at the rate of up…

Every producer shall within 20 days after the end of each calendar month, whether or not he or she shall have severed or sold any pit run sand, clay, sand-gravel, clay-gravel, sand-clay, and gravel during that month, file with the Department of Revenue a report which shall set fo…

Purchaser and transporters of pit run sand, clay, sand-gravel, clay-gravel, sand-clay, and gravel severed in Hale County shall file a report with the Department of Revenue, on forms prescribed by the department, within 20 days after the end of each calendar month in which such pu…

The tax authorized to be imposed by this part shall constitute a debt due Hale County and may be collected by civil suit, in addition to all other methods provided by law. The tax, together with interest thereon, shall constitute and be secured by a lien upon the property of any …

The State Department of Revenue shall charge Hale County for collecting the county tax levied herein, an amount or percentage of total collections not to exceed five percent of the total amount of tax collected hereunder. Such charge for collecting the tax for the county may be d…

The Hale County Treasurer shall deposit the net proceeds of the tax levied and collected pursuant to this part during the preceding month to the account of the county road and bridge fund. (Act 91-609, p. 1145, §7.)

(a) This chapter endeavors to add to the Code of Alabama 1975, all Henry County local laws enacted after 1978 and all Henry County prior local laws that were amended or affected by a local law enacted after 1978. (b) It is the purpose of this chapter to state current applicable l…

(a) This section shall apply only in the unincorporated area of Henry County. (b) After June 20, 2003, no new licensee selling alcoholic beverages shall be located within 1,000 feet to the nearest property line of a church or school. (Act 2003-335, p. 842, §§1, 2.)

(a) This section shall only apply to Henry County. (b) The sale of draft or keg beer or malt beverages for on premises and off premises consumption by retail licensees of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board is authorized in the county. (c) All resolutions and ordinances …

In Henry County, the coroner shall be entitled to receive remuneration in the amount of fifty dollars ($50) in each case for holding an inquest, when ordered by the judge of a court of record or for investigation and certification of the cause of death when no jury is summoned or…

(a) Commencing on October 1, 2007, the Coroner of Henry County shall receive an additional expense allowance so that total compensation of the coroner equals eighteen thousand seven hundred thirty-two dollars ninety-six cents ($18,732.96) per annum. This expense allowance shall b…

Effective beginning the next term of office of the coroner, the Coroner of Henry County shall be entitled to the same cost-of-living pay raises, health insurance benefits, life insurance, retirement benefits, and any other employment benefits provided in the same manner as to oth…

(a)(1) In addition to any compensation paid to the coroner by law, the Henry County Commission may furnish the county coroner and the deputy coroner with a vehicle to be used for official duties of the office of the coroner, subject to regulation by the county commission. The veh…

In Henry County, each member of the county commission is hereby authorized to receive an expense allowance of six hundred dollars ($600) per month. The expense allowance shall be in lieu of any and all other expense allowances heretofore provided by law and be payable out of the …

The Henry County Commission shall be composed of five members and a chair. The judge of probate shall serve as the commission’s chair and shall preside at its meetings but shall not be entitled to vote on any matter before the commission. (Act 87-334, p. 473, §1.)

Beginning in 1986 and thereafter, the five members of the Henry County Commission shall be elected from single member districts within Henry County, as hereinafter defined. Those county commissioners seeking to serve Districts No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4 shall run and be elected from…

For the purpose of this part, and for future elections of members of the county commission, Henry County is hereby divided into five separate geographical districts, to be numbered 1 to 5, inclusive, and are hereby described as follows: (1) DISTRICT NO. 1 Beginning at the Southea…

At the general elections in 1988 and 1990, and every four years thereafter, the qualified electors residing in each of the districts in Henry County shall elect one commissioner for that district, who shall be a bona fide elector of and shall actually reside in the district for w…

This part shall not affect the duties, rights, and responsibilities of the present members of the Henry County Commission, but the commissioners shall continue to hold and discharge the duties of the office as now incumbent upon them and as may be incumbent upon them by law, unti…

Any vacancy occurring in the office of county commissioner shall be filled in the manner otherwise provided by law concerning the filling of vacancies of Henry County commissioners. (Act 87-334, p. 473, §6.)

Each court reporter of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit shall be entitled to receive an additional annual county supplement in the amount of two thousand dollars ($2,000). The compensation shall be in addition to any compensation or allowances currently payable to the court reporte…

(a) Notices of the requirement of the attendance of jury service in the Circuit Court of Henry County may be served by first class mail or may be served as provided by the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure and this code. If, in the discretion of the sheriff, the service is made by…

(a) That in the Twentieth Judicial Circuit of Alabama, all orders and decrees may be made and entered by circuit judges sitting in and for the circuit on a sheet or sheets now commonly called case action summaries and that there shall be a case action summary for each case docket…