The State Department of Revenue shall charge Hale County for collecting the county tax levied herein, an amount or percentage of total collections not to exceed five percent of the total amount of tax collected hereunder. Such charge for collecting the tax for the county may be deducted each month from the proceeds of the tax before certifying the amount thereof due Hale County for that month.
Ala. Code § 45-33-243.05 (1975)