Terms Used In Alabama Code 40-20-37

  • month: means a calendar month. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • 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

From the taxes levied and collected under this article, there shall be paid into the county general fund, or to the judge of probate if he is on a fee basis, five percent as a cost of collection thereof. The remainder shall be distributed as follows: 35 percent to the county general fund; 35 percent to the county public school fund and 30 percent to the State General Fund. Such payment shall be made on or before the fifteenth day of the month next succeeding that in which collection may be made.