HB791 Alabama 2010 Session

This bill proposes a local constitutional amendment applicable only to Chambers County. The proposed amendment would require the Chambers County Commission to continue to levy and collect the special countywide ad valorem tax for library purposes that was originally authorized by Constitutional Amendment No. 554, as amended by Constitutional Amendment No. 721, now appearing as Sections 6 and 7 of Chambers County Local Amendments, Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, until and including the fiscal or tax year of the county ending on September 30, 2033. The proposed amendment would also provide that none of the proceeds of the special tax may be used to pay any costs or expenses incurred in connection with the levy or collection of the tax

To propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, pertaining to Chambers County, authorizing and directing the continued levy and collection, by the governing body of Chambers County, in each fiscal or tax year of Chambers County until and including the fiscal or tax year beginning on October 1, 2032, and ending on September 30, 2033, of the additional special county ad valorem or property tax exclusively for public library purposes that was authorized by Amendment No. 554 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended by Amendment No. 721 to the Constitution, now appearing as Sections 6 and 7 of Chambers County Local Amendments, Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, and prohibiting the use of any of the proceeds of the special tax for payment of costs or expenses incurred in connection with the levy and collection of the tax, to provide for an election on the proposed amendment, and for publication of notice of such election; and to provide for the form of ballot to be used at such election.