(a)(1) The council of the Town of Cedar Bluff, by resolution passed by simple majority, may regulate and permit the sale, for on-premises consumption only, of alcoholic beverages on Sunday on the licensed premises of retail licensees of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board of the State of Alabama and of the town serving the general public, and located within the corporate limits of the town.
(2) The provisions of subdivision (1) shall not be effective unless approved by a majority of those voting at a referendum election in the town. The date of the referendum shall be set by the council. The election shall be held in the manner provided by law for holding other municipal elections, and the returns thereof tabulated and results certified as provided by law for municipal elections. Notice of the election shall be given by the governing body of the municipality by publication or by posting the notice at the town hall apprising the voters of the municipality, at least three weeks before the date of the election, that an election shall be held to determine whether alcoholic beverages may be sold in the municipality on Sunday. The cost of the election shall be paid out of the general fund of the municipality.
(b)(1) This section shall apply to the regulation of the sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages in the Town of Cedar Bluff.
(2) The provisions of this section are cumulative and supplemental to the present power and authority of the Town of Cedar Bluff, and are not intended to, nor shall they be interpreted so as to repeal any existing power or authority of the Town of Cedar Bluff now permitted under the general laws of the state, or under any local or special act of the Legislature.