§45-11-242. Levy and collection of tax; disposition of funds.

(a) In Chilton County, in addition to any and all other taxes heretofore or hereafter levied, the Chilton County Commission is hereby authorized to levy an ad valorem tax, not to exceed five mills, on each dollar of taxable property effective upon ratification by the qualified electors, at a referendum called for the purpose, within 90 days after June 11, 1987.

(b) The county commission shall collect the ad valorem taxes in the same manner and at the same period, as are all other existing ad valorem taxes, on a pro rata basis of the period the tax has been effective on October 1, 1987, and then each year thereafter.

(c) The county commission shall deposit the net tax revenues in the county general fund with one mill earmarked for law enforcement within the county. One-half mill shall be earmarked for the purposes of public health, indigent health care, and disease prevention. One-half mill shall be earmarked for emergency medical services and shall be divided equally among the rescue units in Chilton County. The remaining net revenues generated by this section shall be earmarked for the construction, operation, and maintenance of roads and bridges within the county. The rate of millage shall be set by the Chilton County Commission.

(d) The provisions of this section are passed pursuant to the provisions of Amendment No. 373 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, which provides on and after October 1, 1979, any county, municipality, or other taxing authority may at any time increase the rate at which any ad valorem tax is levied above the limit otherwise provided in the constitution; provided, however, that the proposed increase to be made pursuant to this section shall have been: (1) proposed by the governing body of the taxing authority after a public hearing on such proposal; (2) thereafter approved by an act of the Legislature; and (3) subsequently approved by a majority vote of the qualified electors residing in the taxing authority who vote on the proposal at a special election called and held in accordance with the law governing special elections.

(e) Immediately, upon the levy of the ad valorem tax authorized by subsection (a), the county commission shall simultaneously rescind the current ad valorem millage tax rate designated for public hospitals and indigent health care imposed pursuant to Amendment 72 and Amendment 125 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended; otherwise no constitutional amendment, nor any laws or parts of laws relating to Chilton County and ad valorem taxes, or ad valorem taxes authorized by general law shall be construed to be rescinded or repealed in whole or in part.

(Act 87-176, p. 237, §§1-3, 5, 6; Act 89-388, p. 745, §1; Act 92-518, p. 1052, §1.)