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are now obtained; and if any person shall keep and exhibit, or per- l',aly for ,fhli-
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mit to be used by others, any billiard table, without having paid the uicen.
tax and obtained license as required, he shall be liable to all the
pains and -)cnalties now prescribed by law for such keeping, exhi-
bition or use.
2. In like manner, if any person shall desire to keep, exhibit and Liensvi, to keep
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use, for the accommodation of others, any bowling saloon or alley, iowobj, abcd.
he shall pay the tax imposed by law for such privilege, and obtain a
license from the commissioner of the revenue in tile manner pre-
scribed by law for obtaining merchants' licenses; and if any person I' ialty for kvvp.
0 ing Illl) I*vithjout
shall keep, exhibit or use, for the accommodation of others, any licende.
bowling saloon or alley, without having paid the tax and obtained
such license, he shall be liable to the penalties imposed by law on
merchants for failing to pay tile tax and obtain license for the privi-
lege of vending merchandize; which penalties shall be recovered in
the same manner.
3. The commissioners of the revenue shall be entitled to receive Fres to conlif-
an ' , ioncm. for licen-
the same fees for is.iuing licenses to exhibitors of billiard tables and fr billiard
bowling alleys, as are now allowed for issuing licenses to merchants tb .ig.
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and others. fu like manner, the commissioners slhall be entitled to alod jacks.
tile same fees for issuing licenses to the proprietors of stallions and
jackasses, but the commissioners shall not be entitled to receive more M,,relits not t)
n pay Niv,,: fir mote
than one fee for issuing lieenses to mereallnts, although such ier- thanuo, license.
chants may pay an additional tax, and be empowered by the county
courts to retail spirituous liquors.
4. Be it forthcr enacted, That the tax imposed by law on every T'ax,onxhititoro
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license to all exhibitor of a show, in each county, town or borough, i cdhi-
for every exhibition or performance embracing a period of not niore itiof.
than twenty-four hours, shall be paid to the sheriff or sergeant of
such county, town or borough by such exhibitor, before any such ex-
hibition or performance ; and that if any exhibitor of a show shall ,,wvr t, Llcforc
proceed to exhibit or perform tile same in any county, town or o- pa'l'wit*
rough, before paying the said tax, the sheriff or sergeant of such
county, town or borough, shall be and ie is hereby required to levy
on and distrain any effects in the possession of such exhibitor, and
to sell immediately a suliciency thereof to pay the said tax.
5. This act shall be in force from its passage. Commencentent.
Cnr. .-An ACT authorizing licenses to issue to proprietors of theatres.
[P1assed Manrch 21 1817.)
1. Be it Cniactcd by the general assembly, That upon the applica- for sale
.of refrrshmlenly
tion of the proprietor or proprietors of a public theatre, the court of'in ttntrc how
tile county or corporation in which such theatre is situated, slall obtained.
grant to the person or persons so applying all annual license for the
sale of refreshments in such theatre during the time that dramatic
performances shall be exhibited therein, the tax on which license raxhowcol-
shall be twenty dollars per year, to be collected in like manner as lctcd.
other taxes for licenses are now collectable by law.
CuAP. 4.-An ACT appropriating the public revenue.
[Passed March 17, 1817.]
1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That the public taxes (watral food.
and arrearages of taxes due prior to the first day of October last, and
not otherwise appropriated, and all other branches of revenue, and
all public moneys not otherwise appropriated by law, which shall come
into the treasury prior to the first day of October next, and the sur-](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.slavery/ssactsva0608&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)