(a) This section shall be applicable only to Franklin County.
Terms Used In Alabama Code 45-30-242
Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. 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
(b) The county commission is authorized to levy, in addition to all other taxes of every kind now imposed by law, a privilege or license tax upon every person, firm, or corporation engaging in the business of renting or furnishing any room or rooms, lodging, or accommodations to transients in any hotel, motel, inn, or any other place in which rooms, lodgings, or accommodations are regularly furnished to transients for a consideration, in an amount of one dollar ($1) on the charge for the room, rooms, lodgings, or accommodations, including the charge for use or rental of personal property and services furnished in the room; provided, however, that there is exempted from the tax authorized to be levied under this section any rentals or services taxed under Division 1, commencing with Section 40-23-1, of Article 1 of Chapter 23 of Title 40. The tax shall not apply to tourist camps, tourist cabins, campgrounds, or to rooms, lodgings, or accommodations supplied for a period of 30 continuous days or more in any place.(c) The tax authorized to be levied shall be collected in the same manner as the state lodgings tax as provided in Chapter 26, Title 40, and the net proceeds from the tax shall be paid to the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce to be expended exclusively for the promotion of tourism in the county.
