The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-05-02
Plaza Theatre Manager Makes a
Very Good Explanation

the past week to go up on its
price of admission and takes this
means of explaining the necessity
for this action. For the month OF
March this theatre paid war tax
/ of $54.39. At this same rate the
does not represent all the war tax
the theatre has to pay. 1t also
pays seating tax of $500 and
there is tax of from 15c. to ST. 25
or more on each picture that
comes to the house On Friday
nights four different pictures
make up the program and four
separate taxes are paid. This
brings the federal tax for war
purposes to somewhere around
81 10000 year. This little thea
ire of ours, that we enjoy and ap-
preciate for it's great improve
ment over the buildings that had
been used for 6 years, must bear
this tax or have no theatre. 1t
cannot meet its obligations for
less than the old price of admis-
sion and the public must pay the
additional one or two cents to
make it possible to run the thea
tire without operating at a loss.
Another way to look at it is this:
our country needs our 100000
very badly at this time and it is a
simple and pleasant way of add
ing your mite to make this sum
possible. You do not mind the
one or two pennies at a time and
at the end of the year our town
has contributed a tidy sum to-
ward the great cause that is GO
ing to mean so much for the flu
ture of our own country and the
rest of the world.
We ask for a liberal patronage
that we may keep this pleasant
place of entertainment open, and
we ask that you look upon it as
an opportunity for your town to
help this war 100000 worth.
And if the sum runs over this a.
mount because you choose to show
your patriotism this way, you will
make the future Of our nice thea
tire assured.
Let it be understood that it
cannot afford to stand the war
tax by reducing admission and it
needs your patronage to keep its
doors open. Thanking you
Manager of the Plaza Theatre.
Below follows the federal law
applying to the war tax of thea
tres.
(a) A tax Of l cent for each ten
cents or fraction thereof of the a.
mount paid for admission to any
place, including admission by sea-
son ticket or subscription, to be
paid by the person paying for
such admissions Provided. That
the tax on admission of children
under twelve years of age where
an admission charge for such chill
dren is made shall in every case
be l cent; ***
Art. vi. Tax payable by per-
son paying admission.-The tax is
to be paid by the person paying
for the admission, and must be
collected by the proprietor of ev-
cry place to which admissions are
charged. The proprietor is not
allowed to pay the tax for his pa
irons, and no place where taxable
admissions are charged will be
permitted to display any sign, no.
tice, or placard to the effect that
the war tax is not charged. Where
entertainment enterprises, finding
it impracticable to handle pennies
or for other reasons, have adj
vanced their prices 5 or 10 cents,
including the tax in advance, con-
spicuous signs, in addition to the
sign required by Article Ii, must
announce, "The charge for a (de-
nomination. ticket includes the
tax of / cent for each 10 cents or
fraction thereof of the amount
paid for admission. AS the tax
is / cent for each 10 cents or frac-
ton thereof of the amount paid
for admission to any place, the tax
can not be paid on the total re-
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