Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-06-18
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Sec l. The taxes enumerated in the following
tons and applicable to shows herein below specified
shall be paid before said shows shall be allowed give
their exhibitions or performances Any manager or
managers of said shows failing to comply with the
provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor and upon conviction shall pay fine of
Fifty Dollars for each and every exhibition perform
ance
SEC 2. All Vaudeville, Minstrel, and Moving Pic
lure SHOWS giving exhibitions or performances in any
hail. tent or other place not licensed by the town. shall
pay tax of Five Dollars each days exhibitions
part of each days exhibitions or performances: Pro-
vlded that two more exhibitions performances at
different times the day and place shall only be
liable for days tax Provided further that all such
places of amusement as do not charge than ten
cents admission and shall perform in any given place
much as one week at time shall be required to pay
aforesaid tax for the week.
SEC. g. On each ROOM hall or tent used as moving
picture or vaudeville show, when not licensed under
any of the proceeding sections there shall be tax of
Ten Dollars per annum.
SEC. A. All Circuses Menageries, WiIdWest and
Dog and Pony shows, and every other show not licensed
the in preceding sections shall pay tax as follows for
each day or part of day:
Shows requiring transportation of less tnan fifteen
car trains, $ 1850
Fifteen to twenty car trains $3.50
SEC s. Each side show accompanying the above
speched show shall pay tax of Ten Dollars.
SEC. g. Each and every Carnival Company or COM
ter Moving Picture and Vaudeville shows Museums
Menagenes, Merry gorounds and Ferris Wheels and
other like amusement enterprises conducted for gener
al management and filling week stand engagements,
or In giving week stand exhibitions, whether under
canvas or not, shall pay tax follows On all such
Carnival Companies and Combinations consisting of
not more than six distinct attractions conducted for
profit Fifty Dollars and when consisting of than
SIX attractions conducted for profit Seventy Five Dol
lars: Provided that no such Carnival Company or Com
bnaon shall bereeved from the payment of tax herein
before provided for, or any part thereof by reason
OF donation appropriation of the whole
or any part of the proceeds arising from the carrying
on OF the same to any religious, charitable, other
educational cause whatsoever.
SEC. Z All exhibitions entertainments given for
the sole benefit of religious charitable educational
objects shall be exempt from taxation; Provided, that
when operas star courses or theatrical troups are EN-
poyed such as usually appear in licensed halls the
aers then the tax shall be the same as that imposed
on travelling companies performing in unlicensed halls
Provided further that tax shall be charged for
hbltons entertainments for the sole benefit of reg
ous charitable educational objects given in halls
used exclusively for such objects for such exhibitions
given at the City Park and other resorts when no
charges are made.
SEC s All petty street shows not above enumerated
shall be taxed Two Dollars per day Five Dollars per
week.
SEC 9. All Merry gorounds shall be taxed Five Dol
lars per day or Twenty five Dollars per week
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners at their
mantino Of .Iuna 1917