The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-06-16

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ORDINANCE NO. 5.ls44
AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF PASCAGOULA, MIS-
SISSIPPI. LEVY1NG AND I'M
POSING ONE-HALF OF THE
STATE TAX AUTHORIZED
UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF
HOUSE BILL NO. SIT OF THE
ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE
OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIP-
PI OF 1914, ON PLACES OF
BUSINESS IN WHICH COIN OR
TOKEN OPERATED DEVICES
ARE OPERATED; PROVIDING
FOR THE COLLECTION or
SAID TAX AND IMPOSING
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION
OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
ORDINANCE AND REPEATING
ANY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
OF PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIP-
P1, IN CONFLICT THEREWITH
Section l. BE 1T ORDAINED
BY THE BOARD OF MAYOR
AND COUNCILMEN OF THE
CITY OF P~ASCAGOULA. MIS-
SISSIPPI, that there is hereby
levied and imposed upon each
person, firm, or corporation OPP
Grating or permitting to be OPP
Grated in his place of business,
any slot machine or mechanical
device, or coin-vending contri-
vance, which is operated, played
worked, manipulated, or used by
inser ing or ~depositing In such
machine any coin, slug, token o
thing Of value, in which may be
seen any picture or heard any
music, or wherein any game may
be PLAYED, or any form Of diver
sion had, a tax according to the
following schedules.
(a) Upon each person operat-
.ng or permitting to be operated
n his place of business any auto
matte or slot machine wherein
may be een any picture, or heard
any music when any of such ma
chimes are operated by depositing
therein any token, coin, or coins,
as follows:
For each such machine re-
curing the deposit of a
token, coin. or coins of less
than SC S 400
Upon each such machine re-
quiring the deposit of a
token, coin or coins of
SC or more, and less than
Toe .a... 500
Upon each such machine re-
quiring the deposit of a
token, coin or coins of 10c
or more, and less than Zoe 1000
Upon each such machine re-
quiring the deposit of a
token, coin or coins of zoe
or more 1906
Provided, however, that any
music machine playing records
and having more than one slot,
then the measure of the tax shall
be the multiple of the coin re-
quired.
(b) Upon each person operat-
ing any automatic or slot machine
mot elsewhere specifically taxed
wherein or by means of which
may be played any game, or any
machine wherein or whereby
may be had any form of diver
sion, which machine is operated,
played or used by using or de
posting therein any token, coin
II coins, as follows:
For each such machine re-
quiring the deposit of a
token, coin or coins of less
than SC s$ 400
For each such machine re-
curing the deposit of a
token. coin or coins of Sc
or more, and less than
Toe 1000
For each such machine re-
quiring the deposit of a
token, coin or coins of 10c
or more, and less than
zoe 5000
For each such machine re-
quiring the deposit of a
token, coin OF coins of
more than Zoe 5000
Section 2. All persons liable
for any privilege tax levied
hereunder shall prior to the com
meneement of the business taxed
herein make application to the
Clerk and Tax Collector of the
City of Paseagoula, Mississippi.
for a privilege license. and at
said time shall tender the amount
of said tax, and thereupon a Ii
cense shall be issued to him for
the operation Of the specific ma
chine for which application is.
made. said license to he valid for
a period OF one year from the