Terms Used In Alabama Code 40-7-40

  • 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

In the event the tax assessor shall fail to comply with the requirements of Sections 40-7-37 through 40-7-39 in any year, he shall forfeit to the State of Alabama the sum of $500, which may be collected by the state by an action upon his official bond.