All blind persons, as defined in Section 40-1-1, shall be entitled to exemption from the payment of all state, county, city, or municipal privilege licenses on filing with the probate judge or license commissioner of the county in which said license is due the certificate provided for in this section. Such exemptions shall not exceed the sum of $75 for state privilege license and $75 for county, city, or municipal privilege licenses during any year.
No person shall come within the provisions of this section who has not been a continuous bona fide resident of the State of Alabama for a period of two years next preceding the filing of the application for the benefits hereunder.
Any person claiming exemptions under the provisions of this section shall be required to furnish a vision certificate from a regularly licensed physician in the county in which such person makes said application.
Any person who secures a license under the provisions of this section and who permits any other person, firm, or corporation to engage in any occupation or conduct any business under such license shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided by law, and any person, firm, or corporation not entitled to exemption from payment of license under this chapter who engages in any occupation or conducts any business under a license issued to a blind person under the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided by law.