The following property and persons shall be exempt from ad valorem taxation and none other:

(1) All bonds of the United States and this state and all county and municipal bonds issued by counties and municipalities in this state, all property, real and personal, of the United States and this state and of county and municipal corporations in this state; all cemeteries, all property, real and personal, used exclusively for religious worship, for schools or for purposes purely charitable; provided, that property, real or personal, owned by any educational, religious or charitable institution, society or corporation let for rent or hire or for use for business purposes shall not be exempt from taxation, notwithstanding that the income from such property shall be used exclusively for education, religious or charitable purposes; all mortgages, together with the notes, debts and credits secured thereby on real and personal property situated in this state, which mortgages have been filed for record and the privilege tax paid thereon; all security agreements and security interests under the Uniform Commercial Code, together with the notes, debts and credits secured thereby; all money on deposit in any bank or banking institution and all other solvent credits; all warrants issued by county boards of education and city boards of education for the purpose of erecting, repairing, furnishing school buildings or for other school purposes;

(2) All property, real or personal, used exclusively for hospital purposes, to the amount of $75,000, where such hospitals maintain wards for charity patients or give treatment to such patients; provided, that the treatment of charity patients constitutes at least 15 percent of the business of such hospitals; provided further, that such hospital need not be assessed for taxation if the owner or manager shall file with the county tax assessor wherein such hospital is located within the time allowed for assessing such property for taxation a certificate that such hospital has done 15 percent charity work in the preceding tax year; and further provided, that such hospital through its owner or manager shall have until the expiration of the preceding tax year to class its work and ascertain whether or not such hospital has done 15 percent of its treatment of patients as charity work;

(3) The shares of the capital stock of any corporation owning and operating a hospital, to the extent of $75,000 in value; provided, that said corporation maintains wards for charity patients and gives treatment to such patients, which treatment constitutes at least 15 percent of the business of the hospital of said corporation; provided, that the total exemption granted to any such corporation shall not exceed $75,000, taking into consideration its real and personal property and the value of its shares of capital stock;

(4) All property owned by the American Legion or by Veterans of Foreign Wars or by the Disabled American Veterans, or any post thereof; provided, that such property is used and occupied exclusively by said organization;

(5) All the property of literary and scientific institutions and literary societies, when employed or used in the regular business of such institutions;

(6) The libraries of ministers of the gospel, all libraries other than those of a professional character and all religious books kept for sale by ministers of the gospel and colporteurs;

(7) The property of deaf mutes and insane persons to the extent of $3,000 and the property of blind persons to the extent of $12,000;

(8) All family portraits;

(9) All cotton, livestock or agricultural products which have been raised or grown in the State of Alabama and which shall remain in the hands of the producer thereof, or his landlord, or in the hands of a cooperative association for all time, and for a period of one year in the hands of the purchaser or the manufacturer;

(10) All cotton, wherever grown, stored in licensed warehouses in the State of Alabama for a period not exceeding 12 months;

(11) Provisions and supplies on hand for the current year for the use of the family and the making of crops; all wearing apparel; farming tools; tools and implements of mechanics to the value of $200; all livestock, including mules, studs, jacks and jennets, cattle, horses, cows, calves, hogs, sheep and goats; household and kitchen furniture and one sewing machine;

(12) No license or taxation of any character, except franchise taxes provided by Section 229 of the Constitution of the State of Alabama, shall be collected or required to be paid to the state or any county or municipality therein by any state or county fair, agricultural association, stock, kennel or poultry show. Athletic stadiums owned and controlled by universities, schools or colleges and which are used exclusively for the purpose of promoting intercollegiate or interschool athletics; provided, that the revenue received from athletic stadiums, when admission is charged, shall be used for the benefit of athletic associations of such universities, colleges or schools. Nothing contained in this subdivision shall be construed to prohibit any municipality, county or state from imposing any license tax upon or for the privilege of engaging in the business of supplying services for hire or reward or selling commodities other than livestock, farm products or farm implements or conducting or operating devices or games of skill or amusements or other games or devices, or conducting or operating shows, displays or exhibits other than shows, displays or exhibits of agricultural implements, farm products, livestock and athletic prowess;

(13) All material, including without limitation coke, to be compounded or further manufactured, when stocked at any plant or furnace for manufacturing purposes in Alabama;

(14) All articles manufactured in Alabama, including pig iron, in the hands of the producer or manufacturer thereof, for 12 months after its production or manufacture;

(15) All property, both real and personal, owned by any unit or organization of the Alabama National Guard officially recognized as such by the federal government and organized and maintained by the state, and all property owned by shares and used exclusively by and kept exclusively in the possession of any such unit or organization of the Alabama National Guard, the annual rent or hire of which is not in excess of the annual state, county and municipal taxes on said property shall be exempt from taxation by the state, and the county and municipality in which the same may be situated;

(16) All poultry;

(17) The property of all incompetent veterans to the value of $3,000;

(18) The following items of personal property when owned by individuals for personal use in the home or usually kept at the home of the owner and not carried as stocks of merchandise, namely: libraries; phonographs; pianos and other musical instruments; paintings; precious stones, jewelry, plate silverware, ornaments and articles of taste; watches and clocks; wagons, buggies, bicycles, guns, pistols, canes, golf sticks, golf bags and sporting goods; money hoarded; radios; mechanical and electrical refrigerators; electrical appliances;

(19) All property owned by the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Fraternal Order of Police, Fraternal Order of Eagles or Loyal Order of Moose, or lodge thereof; provided, that such property is used and occupied exclusively by such organization;

(20) All devices, facilities or structures, and all identifiable components thereof or materials for use therein, acquired or constructed primarily for the control, reduction or elimination of air or water pollution;

(21) Tobacco leaf stored in hogsheads;

(22) All farm tractors, as that term is defined in subdivision (19) of Section 32-1-1.1; and all farming implements, as that term is used in subdivision (b)(5) of Section 40-11-1, as amended, when used exclusively in connection with agricultural property as defined in subdivision (b)(3) of Section 40-8-1, as amended;

(23) All stocks of goods, wares and merchandise described in subdivision (b)(4) of Section 40-11-1, as amended; and

(24) All aircraft, replacement parts, components, systems, supplies and sundries affixed or used on said aircraft, and ground support equipment and vehicles used by or for the aircraft, when used by a certificated or licensed air carrier with a hub operation within this state, for use in conducting intrastate, interstate or foreign commerce for transporting people or property by air. For the purpose of this subdivision, the words 'hub operation within this state' shall be construed to have all of the following criteria:

a. There originates from the location 15 or more flight departures and five or more different first-stop destinations five days per week for six or more months during the calendar year; and

b. Passengers and/or property are regularly exchanged at the location between flights of the same or a different certificated or licensed air carrier.

(25) All property described in Title 12 U.S.C. §1701(Q), commonly known as HUD 202 property, is hereby exempt from any and all ad valorem taxes.

(26) All vessels and equipment thereon, used predominantly in the business of commercial shrimping by the owners thereof.

(a) The board of trustees of the Susie Parker Stringfellow Memorial Hospital established and created under the last will and testament of Susie P. Stringfellow, deceased, and Stringfellow Memorial Hospital Non-Profit Realty Company, a nonprofit corporation, and all real and personal property of said board of trustees or said nonprofit corporation shall be exempt from the payment of any and all state, county and municipal ad valorem taxes.

(b) Any ad valorem taxes which were, are or may be collected subsequent to May 4, 1982, as the result of any assessment against the board of trustees of the Susie Parker Stringfellow Memorial Hospital established and created under the last will and testament of Susie P. Stringfellow, deceased, or Stringfellow Memorial Hospital Non-Profit Realty Company, a nonprofit corporation, or any real or personal property of said board of trustees or said nonprofit corporation, will be remitted to the entity which paid them; and no action or proceeding against said board of trustees or said nonprofit corporation may be instituted after such date by the State of Alabama or any county or municipality thereof or any person acting on behalf of any thereof for the collection or enforcement of any such ad valorem tax.

Any person who is entitled to a homestead exemption under the provisions of Section 84 of Title 51 of the 1940 Code of Alabama, as amended, and who is also entitled to an exemption of household and kitchen furniture under the provisions of subdivision (11) of Section 40-9-1, shall not be required to claim annually the said personal property exemption. Any such person is authorized to make a claim of said personal property prior to January 1 of any tax year; and if said claim is granted by the tax assessor, it shall be unnecessary to repeat the claim for subsequent tax years so long as such person is entitled to an exemption of such household and kitchen furniture; provided, that such claimed exemption shall not inure to the benefit of the grantee or successor of such person. It is the intent that the grantee or successor is required to make his own claim for such personal property exemption. In the event that any said household and kitchen furniture that has been previously claimed and allowed as exempt shall be or become for any tax year no longer exempt, the person required to pay the tax thereon shall notify the tax assessor prior to January 1 of the tax year in which such property becomes subject to tax of the fact that such property is no longer exempt; and the tax assessor shall thereupon list such property for taxation.

Any household and kitchen furniture that is legally claimed and allowed as exempt under this section or which shall become subject to tax after having been legally claimed and allowed as exempt or which is subject to taxation may be assessed as an escape for a period not exceeding five years and, in addition to all other penalties, fees, charges, taxes and interest allowed by law, shall bear a penalty of 15 percent of the taxes due.

The applicability of the provisions of this section shall be limited to persons who are entitled to a homestead exemption under said Section 84 of Title 51 of the 1940 Code of Alabama, as amended, and who are, in addition to said homestead exemption, entitled to an exemption of household and kitchen furniture under the provisions of subdivision (11) of Section 40-9-1.

In addition to the persons and property exempt from ad valorem taxation as prescribed in Section 40-9-1, the following property shall also be exempt from ad valorem taxation: all peanuts and pecans, wherever grown, stored in licensed warehouses in the State of Alabama for a period not exceeding 12 months.

In addition to the persons and property exempt from ad valorem taxation as prescribed in Section 40-9-1, the following properties shall also be exempt from ad valorem taxation:

All products or materials, including natural and man-made fibers and cloth, when stored by a textile manufacturer or processor for the purpose of using such products or materials in such a way that they become a part of the finished product of such plant.

All factories and manufacture plants manufacturing calcium cyanamide (lime nitrogen), aluminum or aluminum products shall be exempted from state, county and municipal taxation for 10 years after the beginning of the construction of such plant or factory. The exemption provided herein shall apply solely to the factory or plant and to the personal property used therein or connected therewith in the manufacturing of said articles, but shall not apply to the land upon which such factory or plant is located.

(a) In addition to the persons and property exempt from ad valorem taxation as prescribed in Section 40-9-1, the following property shall also be exempt from state, county and municipal ad valorem taxation and shall be deemed to have acquired no situs in this state for purposes of ad valorem taxation: all personal property which is consigned to or stored in a public or private warehouse or other storage facility for the purpose of shipment to a destination outside this state, whether final destination is specified when transportation begins or afterwards, for a period not exceeding 36 months following such consignment or storage. Such property shall not be deprived of such exemption because while in the warehouse or storage facility the property is assembled, disassembled, bound, joined, divided, cut, broken in bulk, labeled, relabeled, repackaged or otherwise processed or fabricated. No exemptions shall be allowed under this section for any such property which was exempt from ad valorem taxation pursuant to this section in any prior exemption period.

(b) It is hereby declared to be the policy of this state, through the exemption of the aforementioned property from ad valorem taxation, to encourage the development of the State of Alabama as a distribution center.

(c) All property claimed to be exempt under this section shall be designated 'in transit' upon the books and records of the warehouse or storage area wherein the same is located. The records shall include a full, true and correct inventory of all such property together with the date of receipt or completion of process or manufacture, date of withdrawal, point of origin and, if known, the point of ultimate destination of the property. Such books and records shall at all times be open to inspection of all taxing authorities of this state and any political subdivisions thereof.

(a) Personal property manufactured, compounded or processed remaining the property of the manufacturer, compounder or processor, held for him by a licensed public warehouseman for distribution shall be exempted from ad valorem taxation by the State of Alabama and the counties and municipalities of the state.

(b) A warehouseman holding personal property exempted by this section shall keep records of the receipt and disposal of all such property which shall be open to inspection during business hours by any duly constituted official responsible for the administration of any ad valorem tax law. The license of any warehouseman who fails to keep the records required by this section may be revoked by the Commissioner of Revenue after due notice and a hearing if requested by the warehouseman.

(c) The Commissioner of Revenue shall issue such rules and regulations as he deems necessary or appropriate to the administration of this section.

The capital stock and physical property of all corporations and the physical property of any person, which said capital stock and physical property consists entirely of an artesian well or wells, and equipment pertaining thereto, which well or wells are leased to any municipality of this state under a lease, sale, contract or option agreement to purchase, shall, during the life of such lease, sale, contract or option agreement, be exempt from ad valorem taxation so long as such well or wells are operated exclusively by such city or town; provided, that this section shall apply only to corporations or persons under contract with not more than one municipality.

All Young Men's Christian Associations and all real and personal property of all Young Men's Christian Associations, and of any branch or department of same heretofore or hereafter organized and existing in good faith in the State of Alabama, for other than pecuniary gain and not for individual profit, when such real or personal property shall be used by such associations, their branches or departments, in and about the conducting, maintaining, operating and carrying out of the program, work, principles, objectives and policies of such associations, their branches or departments, in any city or county of the State of Alabama, are exempt from the payment of any and all state, county and municipal taxes, licenses, fees and charges of any nature whatsoever, including any privilege or excise tax heretofore or hereafter levied by the State of Alabama or any county or municipality thereof. The receipt, assessment or collection of any fee, admission, service charge, rent, dues or any other item or charge by any such association, its branches or departments from any person, firm or corporation for any service rendered by any such association, its branches or departments, or for the use or occupancy of any real or personal property of any such association, its branches or departments, in or about the conducting, maintaining, operating and carrying out of the program, work, principles, objectives and policies of any such association, its branches or departments shall not be held or construed by any court, agency, officer or commission of the State of Alabama or any county or municipality thereof to constitute pecuniary gain or individual profit by any such association, its branches or departments, or the doing of business in such a manner as to prejudice or defeat, in any manner, the right and privilege of any such association, its branches or departments to claim or rely upon or receive the exemption of such association, its branches or departments and of all real and personal property thereof from taxation, as herein provided.

All Young Women's Christian Associations, and all real and personal property of all Young Women's Christian Associations, and of any branch or department of same heretofore or hereafter organized and existing in good faith in the State of Alabama, for other than pecuniary gain and not for individual profit, when such real or personal property shall be used by such associations, their branches or departments in and about the conducting, maintaining, operating and carrying out of the program, work, principles, objectives and policies of such associations, their branches or departments, in any city or county of the State of Alabama, are exempt from the payment of any and all state, county and municipal taxes, licenses, fees and charges of any nature whatsoever, including any privilege or excise tax heretofore or hereafter levied by the State of Alabama or any county or municipality thereof. The receipt, assessment or collection of any fee, admission, service charge, rent, dues or any other item or charge by any such association, its branches or departments, from any person, firm or corporation for any service rendered by any such association, its branches or departments, or for the use or occupancy of any real or personal property of any such association, its branches or departments, in or about the conducting, maintaining, operating and carrying out of the program, work, principles, objectives and policies of any such association, its branches or departments shall not be held or construed by any court, agency, officer or commission of the State of Alabama or any county or municipality thereof to constitute pecuniary gain or individual profit by any such association, its branches or departments, or the doing of business in such a manner as to prejudice or defeat, in any manner, the right and privilege of any such association, its branches or departments to claim or rely upon or receive the exemption of such association, its branches or departments and of all real and personal property thereof from taxation, as herein provided.

All Young Women's Christian Organizations, and all real and personal property of all Young Women's Christian Organizations, and of any branch or department of same heretofore or hereafter organized and existing in good faith in the State of Alabama, for other than pecuniary gain and not for individual profit, when such real or personal property shall be used by such organizations, their branches or departments in and about the conducting, maintaining, operating and carrying out of the program, work, principles, objectives and policies of such organizations, their branches or departments, in any city or county of the State of Alabama, are exempt from the payment of any and all state, county and municipal taxes, licenses, fees and charges of any nature whatsoever, including any privilege or excise tax heretofore or hereafter levied by the State of Alabama or any county or municipality thereof. The receipt, assessment or collection of any fee, admission, service charge, rent, dues or any other item or charge by any such organization, its branches or departments from any person, firm or corporation for any service rendered by any such organization, its branches or departments, or for the use or occupancy of any real or personal property of any such organization, its branches or departments, in or about the conducting, maintaining, operating and carrying out of the program, work, principles, objectives and policies of any such organization, its branches or departments shall not be held or construed by any court, agency, officer or commission of the State of Alabama, or any county or municipality thereof to constitute pecuniary gain or individual profit by any such organization, its branches or departments, or the doing of business in such a manner as to prejudice or defeat, in any manner, the right and privilege of any such organization, its branches or departments to claim or rely upon or receive the exemption of such organization, its branches or departments and of all real and personal property thereof from taxation, as herein provided.

(a) The National Foundation's Alabama Field Offices, all Young Men's Hebrew Associations (Y.M.H.A.) also known as Jewish Community Centers (J.C.C.), and all real and personal property of all Young Men's Hebrew Associations (Y.M.H.A.) also known as Jewish Community Centers (J.C.C.), the Seamen's Home of Mobile, incorporated under Act No. 145, Acts of Alabama 1844-45, the Girl Scouts of America and the Boy Scouts of America, and any council, troop or other subdivision thereof now existing or hereafter created and all real and personal property of the Girl Scouts of America and the Boy Scouts of America, and any council, troop or other subdivision thereof now existing or hereafter created, the Catholic Maritime Club of Mobile, Inc., the Knights of Pythias Lodges, the Salvation Army, Inc., the Elks Memorial Center, and all real and personal property of the Salvation Army, Inc., and the Elks Memorial Center, all community chests and united appeal funds, and all charitable, civic and eleemosynary organizations and institutions for whom they solicit funds, and the real and personal property of all community chests and united appeal funds, and of all charitable, civic and eleemosynary institutions for whom they solicit funds, and the Alabama Masonic Home, the American Cancer Society, Ala-Division, Inc., and all real and personal property of American Cancer Society, Alabama Division, Inc., the New Hope Industries of Dothan, and all real and personal property of the New Hope Industries of Dothan, the Helping Hand Club of Anniston, and all real and personal property of the Helping Hand Club of Anniston, Childhaven, Inc., and all real and personal property of Childhaven, Inc., Presbyterian Home for Children and all real and personal property of Presbyterian Home for Children, Freewill Baptist Children's Home and all real and personal property of Freewill Baptist Children's Home, Methodist Homes for the Aging and all real and personal property of Methodist Homes for the Aging, and United Methodist Children's Home and all real and personal property of United Methodist Children's Home, Birmingham Building Trades Towers of Birmingham, Alabama, a nonprofit corporation, the Holy Comforter House, Inc., of Gadsden, Alabama, a nonprofit corporation, the University of Alabama Huntsville Foundation and all real and personal property of the University of Alabama Huntsville Foundation, the Birmingham Football Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, and all real and personal property of the Birmingham Football Foundation, Inc., and of any branch or department of any of same heretofore or hereafter organized and existing in good faith in the State of Alabama, for other than pecuniary gain and not for individual profit, when such real or personal property shall be used by such associations or nonprofit corporations, their branches or departments in and about the conducting, maintaining, operating and carrying out of the program, work, principles, objectives, and policies of such associations or nonprofit corporations, their branches or departments, in any city or county of the State of Alabama, are exempt from the payment of any and all state, county, and municipal taxes, licenses, fees, and charges of any nature whatsoever, including any privilege or excise tax heretofore or hereafter levied by the State of Alabama or any county or municipality thereof. The receipt, assessment or collection of any fee, admission, service charge, rent, dues, or any other item or charge by any such association or nonprofit corporation, its branches or departments from any person, firm, or corporation for any services rendered by any such association or nonprofit corporation, its branches or departments or for the use or occupancy of any real or personal property of any such association or nonprofit corporation, its branches or departments in or about the conducting, maintaining, operating, and carrying out of the program, work, principles, objectives, and policies of any such association or nonprofit corporation, its branches, or departments shall not be held or construed by any court, agency, officer, or commission of the State of Alabama, or any county or municipality thereof, to constitute pecuniary gain or individual profit by any such association or nonprofit corporation, its branches or departments, or the doing of business in such a manner as to prejudice or defeat, in any manner, the right and privilege of any such association or nonprofit corporation, its branches or departments to claim or rely upon or receive the exemption of such association or nonprofit corporation, its branches or departments and of all real and personal property thereof from taxation, as herein provided.

(b) With respect to gasoline, tobacco, playing card tax or any other tax required by law to be prepaid by the retailer, the associations, nonprofit corporations, or organizations exempt under this section shall pay the appropriate tax at the time purchases are made, and the amount of such tax shall be refunded to such associations, nonprofit corporations, or organizations by the Department of Revenue pursuant to the procedures for refunds provided in Chapter 2A of this title.

(a) All volunteer fire departments in this state, and all real and personal property of all volunteer fire departments in this state, the Alabama Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and all real and personal property of the Alabama Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Annual Shrine Circus as well as all other charitable Shrine amusement and fund raising events, and all real and personal property of the Annual Shrine Circus, the Episcopal Foundation of Jefferson County, and all real and personal property of the Episcopal Foundation of Jefferson County, the Alabama Heart Association and all real and personal property of the Alabama Heart Association, and the Presbyterian Apartments, Incorporated, and all real and personal property of the Presbyterian Apartments, Incorporated, when such real and personal property shall be used as provided in Section 40-9-12, are exempt from the payment of any and all state, county and municipal taxes, licenses, fees and charges of any nature whatsoever, including any privilege or excise tax heretofore or hereafter levied by the State of Alabama or any county or municipality thereof.

(b) All volunteer fire departments in this state, the Alabama Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Annual Shrine Circus as well as all other charitable Shrine amusement and fund raising events, the Episcopal Foundation of Jefferson County, the Alabama Heart Association and the Presbyterian Apartments, Incorporated, shall be subject to all the provisions of Section 40-9-12, as are all other organizations named therein.

Lands in the purchase of which any municipality of the state has invested money pursuant to the terms of a lease sale contract or option agreement shall, during the life of such lease sale contract or option agreement, be exempt from ad valorem taxation so long as said lands are being used by such municipalities for park, municipal or other public purpose, or where the same are contracted for and in the possession of such municipalities with the bona fide intention of being so used.

The Alabama State Fair and Exhibit Association and all persons, firms, or corporations who may conduct business with said association on its fairgrounds in Jefferson County during the annual fairs of said association are exempt from the payment of all state, county and municipal taxes and licenses.

The property of corporations or associations formed and organized in good faith for the social or literary advancement of their members and not for pecuniary purposes nor for individual profit and used as an adjunct of or in connection with any college or university and approved by the governing body of said college or university in this state shall be exempt from all state, county and municipal taxation, but if used for any other purpose or not as an adjunct of or in connection with any college or university it shall not be so exempt.

All property owned and used by a college for the purpose of housing students, members of the faculty or other employees of the college is exempt from taxation.

All property owned by a college and held for the bona fide purpose of being used for enlargement of a campus or for the development of a new campus is exempt from taxation.

(a) There shall be exempted from any and all state, county and municipal taxes, licenses, fees and charges of any nature whatsoever on all real and personal property of any nonprofit membership corporation:

(1) Which is organized under Alabama law as a benevolent society for the purpose of aiding and benefiting retired teachers and supervisory staff personnel of any one or more public school systems in the state,

(2) Which is organized for other than pecuniary gain and not for individual profit, and

(3) When such real or personal property is used by such corporation for the occupancy of its members and for professional or social meetings and functions sponsored by such corporation or its members.

(b) The clause 'for other than pecuniary gain and not for individual profit,' as used in the preceding subsection, shall not include any fee, admission, service charge or dues assessed, charged or collected by any such corporation from any person or persons for any service rendered by such corporation, or for the use or occupancy of any of the real or personal property of such corporation.

(a) Homesteads, as defined by the Constitution and laws of Alabama, are hereby exempted from all state ad valorem taxes. In no case shall the exemption herein made apply to more than one person, head of the family, nor shall the said exemption exceed $4,000 in assessed value, nor 160 acres in area for any resident of this state who is not over 65 years of age. The homesteads of residents of this state, over 65 years of age, or who are retired due to permanent and total disability, regardless of age, or who are blind as defined in Section 1-1-3, regardless of age or whether such person is retired, shall be exempt from all state ad valorem taxes.

The state Commissioner of Revenue is hereby empowered to define and specify the condition or state of health that makes a person 'permanently and totally disabled' and may issue certificates of disability to such person as he may find meets such specifications. Any person who is drawing any pension or annuity from the armed services or a company or governmental agency as being permanently and totally disabled shall automatically be granted a certificate of permanent and total disability by the state Commissioner of Revenue.

(b) For tax years beginning on and after October 1, 1981, for residents of this state not over 65 years of age, homesteads, as defined by the Constitution and laws of Alabama, are hereby exempted from all ad valorem property taxes levied, except countywide and school district ad valorem taxes levied for school purposes, by any county of this state. In no case shall such exemption herein made apply to more than one person, head of the family, nor shall the said exemption exceed $2,000 in assessed value, nor 160 acres in area for any resident of this state who is not over 65 years of age except as provided in subsection (c) of this section.

(c) For tax years beginning on and after October 1, 1981, the governing body of any county, municipality or other local taxing authority may at any time grant by resolution or ordinance an exemption from any levy of ad valorem property taxes levied by such county, municipality or other local taxing authority on homesteads, as defined by the Constitution and laws of Alabama, of residents of this state not over 65 years of age. In no case shall such exemption herein allowed apply to more than one person, head of the family, nor shall said exemption, when added to any other homestead exemption applicable to the same ad valorem tax levy, exceed $4,000 in assessed value, nor 160 acres in area. Any homestead exemption granted pursuant to this subsection (c) may be adjusted, rescinded or reinstated at any time by resolution or ordinance of the governing body of the county, municipality or other local taxing authority granting such exemption. Any action authorized by this subsection to be taken by a taxing authority, or the governing body thereof, shall, other than in the case of a municipality, be taken by resolution of the governing body of the county in which such taxing authority is located acting on behalf of such taxing authority; provided however, any action authorized by this subsection to be taken by a taxing authority, or the governing body thereof, which action shall affect countywide or district ad valorem taxes levied solely for the support of county or city school districts, shall be taken by resolutions of the governing bodies and boards of the school systems that are recipients of the proceeds of the ad valorem tax so affected by such action. The provisions of this subsection (c) shall in no way annul or reduce exemptions provided under subsections (a), (b) and (d) of this section.

(d) For tax years beginning on and after October 1, 1981, for residents of this state, over 65 years of age who have an annual adjusted gross income of less than $12,000 as reflected on the most recent state income tax return or some other appropriate evidence, or who are retired due to permanent and total disability, regardless of age, or who are blind as defined in Section 1-1-3, regardless of age or whether such person is retired, homesteads, as defined in the Constitution and laws of Alabama, are hereby exempted from ad valorem property taxes levied by any county of this state, including such taxes levied for school districts. In no case shall such exemption exceed $5,000 in assessed value, nor 160 acres in area. With respect to homesteads situated in more than one county, the exemption granted herein shall be prorated between the counties in which the homestead is situated in the proportion that the area of the homestead in each county bears to the total area of the homestead claimed for exemption.

The Department of Revenue may by regulation define and specify the condition or state of health that makes a person 'permanently and totally disabled' and may issue certificates of disability to any person that meets such specifications. Any person who is drawing any pension or annuity from the armed services, a private company or any governmental agency because he is permanently and totally disabled shall automatically be granted a certificate of permanent and total disability by the Department of Revenue.

(e) The grant of any homestead exemption provided under the provisions of this section shall not be allowed if such grant shall prevent the payment of any bonded indebtedness secured by any tax to which the homestead exemption would apply.

(a) The governing body of any municipality may, upon the request of the board of education of such municipality, grant, by resolution, an exemption in whole or in part from the increased portion of any ad valorem property tax which has been increased pursuant to the procedures specified in paragraph (f) of Amendment No. 373 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901 for public school purposes, on homesteads of residents of such municipality over 65 years of age, or who are retired due to permanent and total disability, regardless of age, or who are blind, as defined in Section 1-1-3, regardless of age or whether such person is retired. Any homestead exemption granted pursuant to this section may be adjusted, rescinded or reinstated at any time upon the request of the board of education of such municipality by resolution of the governing body of such municipality. Any request made by a board of education regarding an exemption pursuant to this section shall be made by a resolution adopted by such board of education.

(b) The provisions of this section shall in no way annul or reduce exemptions provided under any other provisions of the Constitution and laws of Alabama.

The home of any veteran which is or was acquired by him pursuant to the provisions of Public Law 702, 80th Congress, as heretofore amended (38 U.S.C.A. 701 and Chapter 12), regardless of its value shall be exempt from all ad valorem taxation so long as the same is owned and occupied as a home by such veteran or his unremarried widow.

In addition to the persons and property exempt from ad valorem taxation as prescribed in Section 40-9-1, the following shall also be exempt from ad valorem taxation: the principal residence and 160 acres adjacent thereto of any person who is totally disabled or who is 65 years of age or older having a net annual taxable income of $7,500 or less, as shown on such person's and spouse's latest United States income tax return. In the event that such person and spouse are not required to file a United States income tax return, then an affidavit indicating that the net taxable income of such person and spouse for the preceding taxable year was $7,500 or less shall be sufficient proof. Proof of age shall be furnished when the exemption provided herein is claimed. Proof of total disability may be, but shall not be limited to, the written certification of such total disability by any two physicians licensed to practice in this state. In order to qualify for exemption under this section, such principal residence must be a single-family residence owned and occupied by a person qualifying under this section.

Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, any person who is permanently and totally disabled and who qualifies for the homestead exemptions in Sections 40-9-19 and 40-9-21 shall not be required to annually claim such exemptions after the initial qualification, but may verify such condition each year thereafter by mail on a form affidavit to be provided by the tax assessor. Also, any person over the age of 65 who qualifies for the homestead exemptions under the income limitations provided in Sections 40-9-19 and 40-9-21 shall after the initial qualification be allowed to verify such eligibility each year by mail on a form affidavit to be provided by the tax assessor.

All nuclear fuel assemblies, together with the nuclear materials contained therein, and all reprocessed, recycled or residual nuclear fuel by-products, fissionable or otherwise used or useful in the production of electricity by persons regularly engaged in furnishing electricity to any person or persons shall be exempt from state, county and municipal taxes, excises, licenses, fees or other charges of any nature whatsoever. Nuclear fuel assemblies as used herein shall not include permanently installed equipment or structures.

It is the intention of the Legislature of Alabama that the exemptions herein provided shall not be repealed or otherwise diminished unless the statute effecting such repeal shall make specific reference to this section and shall clearly demonstrate a legislative intention to repeal or otherwise affect the exemptions provided in this section.

All corporations organized for the purpose of establishing regional mental health programs and facilities which are certified or licensed by the State Board of Health under the provisions of Sections 22-50-1 through 22-50-24 shall be exempt from all taxation.

There is hereby set up in the Treasury a Property Tax Relief Fund to be used to reimburse the State General Fund, the State Soldiers' Relief Fund and the Public School Fund by such amounts as are lost to such funds by reason of exemption of homesteads, in whole or in part, from the payment of the state levy of $.25 on each $100 of taxable property for the State General Fund; $.10 on each $100 of taxable property for the State Soldiers' Relief Fund and $.30 on each $100 of taxable property for the Public School Fund. The Comptroller, with the approval of the Governor, is hereby directed to draw warrants payable out of the Property Tax Relief Fund payable to the State General Fund, the State Soldiers' Relief Fund and the Public School Fund in amounts sufficient to reimburse each of said funds for revenues lost by the exemption of homesteads, in whole or in part, from state ad valorem taxation.

The George Lindsey Celebrity Benefit, Inc., and the Alabama Special Olympics or any predecessor organizations or entities, are hereby exempt from paying any state, county or municipality sales or use taxes.

Magic Moments, Inc., is exempted from paying any state, county, and municipal sales or use taxes.

Habitat for Humanity Organizations and West Alabama Youth Services, Inc. (WAYS), are exempted from paying state, county, and municipal sales and use taxes and all property owned and used by the organization is exempted from state, county, and local ad valorem taxation.

The Rainbow Omega, Inc., is exempted from paying any state, county, and municipal sales or use taxes.

All property owned by the Farley L. Berman Foundation, Inc., and used by that organization is hereby exempted from any state, county, and local ad valorem taxation.

The American Bowling Congress or any predecessor organization or entity is exempted from paying any state, county, and municipal sales or use taxes applicable to its entry fees.

The Christian Children Homes, Inc., is exempted from paying any state, county, and municipal sales or use taxes.

The Franklin Memorial Clinic, Inc., is exempted from paying any municipal gross receipts taxes and municipal business license taxes.

The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Inc., a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of the State of Alabama, the directors of which are appointed by the City Council of the City of Birmingham, which is sponsored by the City of Birmingham to present exhibits, educational programming, and maintain archives for educational and historical research respecting civil rights and human rights in Alabama, the United States, and the world, is exempted from all state, county, and municipal income, license, and sales and use taxes.

The Bridge, Incorporated, is exempted from paying any state, county, and municipal sales and use taxes.

The Anniston Fellowship House, Inc., the Wings of Life, Inc., the Jacksonville Christian Outreach Center, Inc., Wiregrass Children's Home, Inc., DoDa Parade, Lee County Humane Society, and Huntsville Emergency Medical Services, Inc., are exempted from paying any state, county, and municipal sales or use taxes.

The Little Sisters of the Poor is exempted from paying any state, county, and municipal sales and use taxes.

The Service Guild of Birmingham, Incorporated, Early Intervention Program, is exempted from paying any state, county, and municipal sales and use taxes.

The Presbyterian Apartments of Birmingham, Inc., the Presbyterian Homes of Decatur, Inc., the Shoals Presbyterian Apartments, Inc., and the Presbyterian Apartments in Northport, Alabama, and the East Alabama Services for the Elderly, Inc., a nonprofit corporation in Lee County, Alabama, the Mayfair Towers Corporation in Huntsville, Alabama or any predecessor organization or entity, are hereby exempt from the payment of all state, county and municipal ad valorem taxation.

(a) Any vitamins, minerals and dietary supplements, which are used, sold, furnished, dispensed and prescribed by any physician licensed to practice medicine, chiropractor, orthodontist, and podiatrist in the performance of his professional services shall be exempt from any city, county and state sales tax. This exemption shall apply only to vitamins, minerals, and dietary supplements dispensed by prescription by the professionals listed in this subsection.

(b) The exemption provided for in subsection (a) shall be in addition to any and all exemptions from sales tax provided for in Article 1 of Chapter 23 of Title 40, Revenue and Taxation, as last amended.

All property owned by the Selma-Dallas County Historic Preservation Society and the Valegrande Community Center and used by said organizations is hereby exempted from all state, county or local ad valorem taxation and all state, county or local sales and use taxation.

All property owned by Community Health Systems, Inc. and the Walker Regional Medical Center is hereby exempted from any state, county, and local ad valorem taxes.

(a) As used in this section, the term 'durable medical equipment' means equipment which can stand repeated use, is used to serve a purpose for medical reasons, and is appropriate and suitable for use in the home.

(b) Oxygen or durable medical equipment dispensed under orders from a duly licensed physician by a participating provider to a recipient of benefits under the Medicare program shall be exempt from state and local sales and use taxes.

(c) A participating provider who rents or leases oxygen or durable medical equipment to a recipient of benefits under the Medicare or Medicaid program under orders from a duly licensed physician shall be exempt from all state and local rental and leasing taxes.

(a) The taxes imposed pursuant to Chapter 23 of this title, (commencing with Section 40-23-1), and any county and municipal sales and use taxes do not apply to sales by elementary or secondary schools or nonprofit elementary or secondary school-sponsored clubs and organizations or any nonprofit, elementary, or secondary school affiliated groups, such as parent-teacher organizations and booster clubs, whose membership may be composed of individuals other than students, provided the net proceeds from such sales are used solely for the benefit of the elementary or secondary school. Such nontaxable sales shall include sales resulting from agreements or contracts entered into with resident or nonresident organizations to participate in fund-raising campaigns for a percentage of the gross receipts where students act as agents or salesmen for the organizations by selling or taking orders for the sale of tangible personal property, and no one shall be required to pay sales or use taxes on such sales.

(b) The Department of Revenue may make any rules and regulations necessary to carry out the intent of this section.

Shares of stock in corporations or associations incorporated under the laws of this state or otherwise shall be exempt from ad valorem taxation in this state.

Repealed by Act 2004-638, §1, effective July 1, 2004.