The proceeds from the tax authorized, less the amount or percentage of the actual cost of collection as may be agreed upon by the Commissioner of the Department of Revenue and the Barbour County Commission, shall be distributed to the Barbour County Commission with the funds earmarked for the Barbour County Sheriff's Department. These funds are to be used for future raises for the deputies and the jailers and to provide additional hiring of deputies in the department.
Ala. Code § 45-3-244.34 (1975)