Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-05-24
FEES WILL JUMP ALL
ALONG LINE.
The New Revenue Law Becomes Ell
fectiYe On June lst.

vi JUNE the new ESNtuut laws
drafted by State Comptroller McMullen
will become effective. Through new
sources of revenue and by increasing
fees on agencies and commodities al
ready taxed, it is estimated that $780,
900 will be added annually TO the State
Treasury.
Most of the new articles and agen-
cies and those already taxed are en-
braced in one law. In addition. how
ever. there is a law which increases
traders licenses. a separate law also
imposes a tax upon fast freight lines
operating over the several railroads
The new laws should bring about a
jump in fees and licenses all along the
line. Here are the provisions of the
general McMullen law increasing fees
and placing new sources OF revenue on
the taxation books:
Amy person or company of stage
players, ventriloquists, Straightforward
performers rope dancers, tumblers and
wire dancers. $50 per annum. or 81 for
each exhibition in each county.
Circus riders or equestrian perform
ers, 500 per annum in each county. An
imal shows or natural or artificial
curiosities, $50 per annum in each
county of the State.
Zach theatre in Baltimore. 5000 per
annum, issuoi ratably, or IS for each
might of performance. for licencs to
exhibit as ventriloquists, etc. for cir
Gus or equestrian performers, 500 per
annum; TO exhibit animals, curiosities.
etc, $50 per annum Detective agen-
cies, Sl00 per annum.
Moying-picture theatre (per annum
fees) seating capacity less than zoe.
SIS; seating capacity OF more than 200.
and less than 300, $50. This tax is on
an ascending scale, the highest tax be-
ing 500 for theatres having a seating
capacity of 1000. In cases in which
the exhibitions do not exceed three
each week, the fee shall be one-half
that for theatres giving a performance
each week day. In cases in which the
exhibitions are given in conjunction
with the sale of patent medicines. the
license fee is $50 per week.
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Not more than LOGO feet, 50 annually.
This is also graduated license. the
maximum being 500 for those contain
ing more than 1900 square feet.
Cash register ami adding machine
companies, 500 each per annum IDEAL
ers in typewrters, typewriters' sup
plies. etc, $40 annually; commercial
mercantile and mutual protective agen-
cies, 500 annually; intelligence Off
ces and employment agencies, $40 per
annum.
Laundries employing less than five
persons, So annually; not more than
ten persons. SIS; not less than and not
more than twenty persons, $50; more
than twenty persons. S100; junk deal
ers in cities or counties of $4,000 in
habitants or more. $50; in cities or
counties of 10000 to $4,000 inhabitants.
$40; in cities or counties of 5000 to
10000 inhabitants, $40; in Baltimore
city, $3.50.
Trading stamp companies, $50; soda
water fountains. Sc per annum each,
livery stables Sc per annum; bowling
saloons, $40 for first alleys: $40 for
each additional per annum; storage
warehouses, i'm cities not exceeding
10000 inhabitants. SIS; not over 90
GOO inhabitants, $25 exceeding 10000.
$25; cities over $4,000 500; each license
on an annual basis.
Check rooms in which the deposit
charge exceeds 10 cents $40; less than
10 cents $50 per annum; cleaning, dye
ing and pressing establishments en-
ploying lesst han five persons, So; en-
ploying not less than five persons, SIS;
employing not less than ten persons,
ami not more than twenty persons,
500 per annum; shoe-making estab-
lishments, SO per annum.
Restaurants or eating places in cities
of less than 5000 inhabitants, IS: in
cities of over 5000 inhabitants, $40 per
annum; plumbers in cities of less than
5000 inhabitants, 50 for each place of
business; more than 5000 population,
$40; more than 10000 population, SIS
Each foreign construction corpora
ton firm or individual $50 per annum
in each county and Baltimore city; do
nestle companies, $40 per annum.
Nonresident wholesale tobacco deal
ers. $50 per annum in Baltimore; SO
in each county.