Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-17
GEORGIA rs
ARE INTERESTED
IN BILL Up NOW

ela Fair Secretaries has written eg-
cry member of the Georgia general
assembly concerning a proposed bill
in regard to fairs and shows in the
state. The measure has been intro
dueed by Ben J. Fowler, Of Bibb
county.
The circular, which is being sent the
members of the general assembly is.
THE county, district and state fairs
are channels of education of our farm
ers and the show window of the re-
sources of the county, district and
state OF Georgia. There is no way d
estimate the value Of the publicity Civ
en- to the communities by these fairs
They have been the. principal means
Of putting Georgia on the map. They
should be given due consideration Il
the matter of taxation.
THE following bill has been intro
dnced by Hon. Ben J. Fowler, of Bibo
county:
An act to amend Section Nine Hun
dred and Seventy (97O) of the Code
o. 1910, Volume 1, by adding thereto
the following proviso: Provided that
should Midway combinations be held
in connection with a county, district
OF state agricultural fair and under
the direction and within the grounds
at the time Of holding said fair. the
whole amount OF the tax shall be s25
per week or fractional part thereof:
and for other purposes.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Georgia, and it is hereby enacted bv
authority of the same, that from and
after the passage Of this act, Section
$40 of the Code of 1910, Volume /, be
and the same is hereby amended by
adding to said section the following
Iroviso: Provided that should the
said midway combinations or any of
them specified above, be held in con-
nection with a county, district or state
agricultural fair of this state, and un-
der the direction of and within the
grounds at the time of holding said
fair, the whole amount of tax. for
said attractions when so held, shall he
$500 per week, or fractional part
thereof. And said section when so
amended shall read as follows: Up
on every midway or every midway
of small shows, or street
fair or street carnival, the sum of ten
dollars each week or fractional part
thereof, for each separate tent, enclos-
IRE, or place where an admission fee
IS charged or collected, either direc--
" or indirectly, to witness or hear
any performance, or where anything
may be exhibited for admission or
.icket. Upon every merry-go-round or
lying horse accompanying any mid
way combination, street fair or street
carnival the sum of twenty-five dol
ars in each city or town in this
state in which it does business, or III
Zach county where they operate out
side the limits OF any city or town in
his state; provided that should said
midway combinations, or any of them
specified above, be held in connection
With county, district or state agri-
cultural fair in this state, and under
he direction of and within the grounds
It the time of holding said fair, the
whole amount of tax for said attrac-
ions when so held, twenty-five dol
ars each week or fractional port
hereof
Section 2. Be it further enacted by
authority aforesaid, that all laws ami
parts Of laws in conflict with this act
be and the same are, hereby repeal
ed"
This is an important bill just now.