AMENDMENT 855 RATIFIED

Hale County Ad Valorem Tax.

(a) The amount of funds in excess of the amount of funds utilized for the jail pursuant to Act 92-565 of the 1992 Regular Session (Acts 1992, p. 1177), authorizing the Hale County Commission to levy an additional ad valorem tax in the amount of three mills pursuant to subsection (f) of Amendment 373 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, shall be deposited in the Hale County General Fund and distributed for law enforcement purposes only.

(b) After the costs of planning, constructing, and equipping a new county jail are fully paid or when all bonds, warrants, or other obligations have been retired pursuant to Act 92-565, the additional ad valorem tax in the amount of three mills shall continue to be collected and distributed pursuant to subsection (a).

(c) This constitutional amendment shall have retroactive effect to May 21, 1992.

(d) Act 2011-256 of the 2011 Regular Session is hereby specifically repealed.