For the purpose of receiving the financial and supervisory cooperation of the State Forestry Commission of the State of Alabama in forest protection, the county commission is required to make, assess and levy a special annual tax upon all said lands in the county, or any definitely described portion thereof, immediately upon receipt of a petition so requesting, signed by a majority of the freeholders of the county, or any definitely described portion thereof, said area to be known as a forest protection area.
Ala. Code § 9-13-163
Special Annual Tax for Forest Protection - Assessment and Levy of Tax Upon Petition of Freeholders in Forest Protection Areas.
(Acts 1939, No. 562, p. 884, §2; Code 1940, T. 12, §201.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.