Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-04-02
SCHEDULE Is.

The taxes in this Schedule imposed are for the
privilege of carrying on tue business or doing the
act named.
Section /. Travelling theatrical companies shall
pay five dollars for the first and five dollars fol
each subsequent exhibition. When the theatrica
exhibitions are by the season of not less than
month, the tax shall be fifty dollars
Sec. 2. On each concert and musical entertain.
ment for profit, shall be paid five dollars; on each
lecture for reward, five dollars.
Sec. 3. On museums, wax works curiosities
of any kind, natural or artificial Except paint
ings and statuary,) on each days and nights ex.
hibition shall be paid five dollars.
Sec. 4. On every exhibition of a circus or mena.
geFie for each day or part of day, forty dollars,
and for each side show to circus or menagerie,
ten dollars.
Sec. 5. On itinerant companies or persons who
exhibit for amusement of the public, otherwise
than is mentioned in the four peceding sections,
for each county, five dollars for each exhibition.
Exhibitions given without charge for admission,
and also those exclusively for charitable objects,
shall be exempt
Sec. 6. On each exhibition of spirit rapping, or
other device, by whatever named called, which
processes to reveal communications from the spir-
Its Of the living or dead for profit ten dollars.
Sec. z. On all gift enterprises, or any person or
establishment offering any article for sale, aud
proposing to present purchasers with any gift or
prize as an inducoment to purchase, within the
limits of the State ten dollars for each day such
PRISON or establishment continues in operation.
This tax shall not be construed to relieve such
Cured by a violation of the law.
Soc 8. Every agency Of bank, incorporat ed
out OF the State, two hundred and fifty dollars.
Sec 9. The tax on billiard saloons shall be fifty
dollars each. .r.-
Sec 10. TO keep ten pin alley, or alley of like
kind, or bowling saloon, bagatelle table, or any
other table, stand or place for any othe' game or
ulay, with or without a name, unless such alley,
stand, place or game is kept for private amuse-
ment exercise alone, and not prohibited by law,
there shall be license tax oft enty five dollars
Sec. IL. Every retail dealer in spirituous, vim
GUS liquors, porter, lager beer or other malt
liquors shall pay tax of five per cent. on the
amount of purchases, and every person who buys
and sells spirituous, yinous or malt liquors in
quantities less than three quarts, shall, within
the meaning Of this act, be retail dealer.
Sec II. Every wholesale dealer or person who
buys snd sells spirituous, yinous or malt liquors
in quantities not less than three gallons, shall
pay tax of five per cent. on the amount of his
purchases.
Sec. 10. Every person distilling spirituoqs
liquors shall pay tax of ten per cent. ON the cash
value of the liquors distilled from grain, potatoes,
molasses and sugar cane; and five per cent On
the liquors distilled from fruit.
Sec. a. Every manufacturer of tobacco shall
pay tax of q per cent. ON his purchases Of leaf
tobacco. s.tsf-ss-., sss.=.sf st,s- srrt
Sec. Is. Every mes chant or other dealer shall
apply, to the Sheriff for license, and shall state