County commissions which desire publication of local acts as provided in this chapter shall procure from the Secretary of State certified copies of any laws affecting their respective counties and procure bids for the publication of said laws, and contract with the lowest responsible bidder for the publication of said law for three insertions, and the county commissions may contract for the publication of said laws on the basis of the lowest price in proportion to the circulation of newspapers bidding.
Ala. Code § 11-13-3 (1975)