Etowah Cty. Civic Center Auth. v. Hotel Ser.

Facts and Procedural History

House Bill 810, enacted as Act No. 2005-199, Ala. Acts 2005, a local law applicable to Etowah County, authorized Etowah County to collect from every person, firm, and corporation engaging in the business of renting rooms, lodging, or accommodations to transient guests in Etowah County a $1.50 surcharge per night per room. The Alabama Constitution requires that notice of a local bill "be published at least once a week for four consecutive weeks in some newspaper published" in the county where the "thing to be affected" is situated. § 106, Ala. Const.1901. In order…