Alabama Code 40-3-1. Creation; composition; qualifications of members
Terms Used In Alabama Code 40-3-1
- property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
There shall be in each county in the State of Alabama a county board of equalization, to consist of three members, each of whom shall have been a resident of the county in which he is to serve for at least five years. The members of the several county boards of equalization, as now constituted, shall hold office until their successors are appointed and qualified under the provisions of Section 40-3-2 and shall have the powers and perform the duties provided for in this article.
In counties in which the assessed valuation of all taxable property using the year of 1955 as the basis exceeds $600,000,000 according to the tax assessor’s abstracts of assessments for said year, the board in such counties shall be known as the board of equalization and adjustments; provided, that where any duties or powers are conferred upon any board of equalization, it shall mean and include any board of equalization and adjustments.