Alabama § 40-12-127 - Mimeographs, Duplicating Machines, Dictaphones, Etc.

Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 40-12-127 — Mimeographs, Duplicating Machines, Dictaphones, Etc., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 40-12-127. Mimeographs, Duplicating Machines, Dictaphones, Etc.

Every person engaged in the business of selling or soliciting orders for the sale or purchase of mimeographs, duplicating machines, dictaphones, teletypes, or other similar machines, and except any person regularly employed by a said agent of or dealer in which said agent of or dealer in has paid the privilege tax or license tax herein provided for, the following annual privilege tax shall be levied and collected: In counties of over 100,000 inhabitants, $30; in counties of over 60,000 inhabitants and not exceeding 100,000 inhabitants, $20; in counties of over 40,000 inhabitants and not exceeding 60,000 inhabitants, $15; and in counties of 40,000 inhabitants and less, $10. Such license shall not authorize such agent or dealer to do business in any other county than that in which the license is issued, but if such agent or dealer shall do business in any other county than that in which he has secured the license above provided, he shall pay an additional license in each such county where he solicits business of one fourth of the above enumerated amounts.

Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27

Frequently Asked Questions About Alabama § 40-12-127

What does Code of Alabama § 40-12-127 cover?

Section 40-12-127 ("Mimeographs, Duplicating Machines, Dictaphones, Etc.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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