Alabama § 45-2-246 - Support of Public Schools.
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§ 45-2-246. Support of Public Schools.
(a) Sections 1 and 3 of Act No. 609, H. 1167 of the 1900-1901 Legislature (Acts 1900-01, p. 1446), relating to the levy and collection of a two mill special tax, shall not apply as long as the privilege, license, and excise tax for school purposes levied by ordinance of the Baldwin County Commission adopted on December 20, 1988, pursuant to the authority vested in it by Sections 40-12-4 through 40-12-7, as amended, remain in force and effect or the rate of such tax is increased. Should the Baldwin County Commission amend, repeal, or rescind the ordinance of December 20, 1988, with the result that in and by the terms of such amendment, such repeal or recession of the tax imposed in the ordinance is repealed, abolished, or is reduced to a rate less than that imposed thereby; then, in that event, the provisions of this section shall thereupon become null, void, and of no force and effect, and the provisions of Sections 1 and 3 of Act No. 609, H. 1167 of the 1900-1901 Legislature of Alabama (Acts 1900-01, p. 1446), shall again become operative and in full force and effect to the same extent as if this section had not been enacted.
(b) If this section is declared invalid or unconstitutional such declaration shall not affect the remaining portions of Act No. 609 which are now in force and effect.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 45-2-246 ("Support of Public Schools.") 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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