(a) The Judge of Probate of Etowah County shall complete and properly prepare the lists of qualified electors required to be furnished to the election inspectors. For such service, the judge of probate shall be paid an amount equal to the amount obtained by multiplying the number of names on the lists by an amount not to exceed five cents ($.05) each. The judge of probate shall from the proceeds of this allowance pay the costs and expenses of preparing the lists. The expenses due under this section shall be paid by the county commission by warrants drawn on the county treasury upon certificate of the probate judge.
(b) The payments provided by this section are in lieu of any payments authorized by Section 17-3-60.