Section 45-53-241 Levy of Tax Authorized.

(a) In Perry County, in addition to any and all other taxes heretofore levied, the county commission is authorized to levy and impose an additional ad valorem tax in the amount of nine mills on each dollar of taxable property. Seventy percent of the tax shall be earmarked to the county general fund to be used for general county purposes; and 30 percent of the tax shall be distributed to the county board of education. The additional ad valorem tax imposed by this section shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as existing ad valorem taxes are collected. (b) The nine mill ad valorem tax levied pursuant to subsection (a) shall be collected by the tax collector and distributed as follows: (1) Thirty percent of the tax shall be directly levied for educational purposes and remitted to the county board of education. (2) Seventy percent of the tax shall be remitted to the county general fund to be used for general county purposes.