§ 45-30-245.30 — Levy of Tax

Alabama § 45-30-245.30

• Jurisdiction: Alabama
• Title 45: Local Laws
• Ch. 30: Franklin County
• Art. 24: Taxation
• Part 6: Tax, Tobacco
• Subpart 2: 1988 Tax

Text

(a) In addition to the tax levied by subpart 1, there is hereby imposed upon every person, firm, or corporation who sells, stores, delivers, uses, or otherwise consumes tobacco or certain tobacco products in Franklin County a county privilege, license, or excise tax up to the following amounts:
(1) Four cents ($0.04) for each package of cigarettes, made of tobacco or any substitute therefor.
(2) Four cents ($0.04) for each package of 20 little cigars made of tobacco or any substitute therefor.
(3) Four cents ($0.04) for each cigar of any description other than those described in subdivision (2) made of tobacco or any substitute therefor.
(4) Four cents ($0.04) for each sack, can, package, or other container of smoking tobacco, including granulated, plug cut, crimp cut, ready rubbed, and other kinds and forms of tobacco which is prepared in such manner as to be suitable for smoking in a pipe or cigarette.
(5) Four cents ($0.04) for each sack, plug, package, or subdivision (4).
(6) Four cents ($0.04) for each can, bottle, glass, tumbler, package, or other container of snuff made of tobacco or any substitute therefor.
(7) Fifteen cents ($0.15) for each package of tobacco paper, both gummed and ungummed.
(b) The privilege, license, or excise tax shall be in addition to all other taxes heretofore imposed by law.
(c) Provided, however, when the license tax hereby required to be paid shall have been paid by a wholesaler or seller of cigarettes, cigars, snuff, smoking tobacco, and like tobacco products, such payment shall be sufficient, the intent being that such license tax hereby required to be paid shall be paid but once on each package of cigarettes and on each cigar.

Legislative History

(Act 88-413, p. 608, §1; Act 88-562, p. 881, §1 ; Act 88-827, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 287, §1; Act 88-889, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 440, §1.)