Chap. 425.—An ACT to provide for imposing a specific license tax on slot ma-
chines into which are dropped pennies or nickels or coins of other denomina-
tions and used in the state to dispose of cigars, cigarettes, chewing gum or other
articles of merchandise, and on musical devices, &e., which operate on the
nickel in the slot principle to increase the revenues of the state.

Approved February 21, 1898.

1. Beit enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That any per-
son, firm or corporation baving on a street, alley or other place in any
city, or on any public road jin any county, or in shops, stores, hotels,
boarding houses, depots and public and private rooms, or any other
place any where in the state of Virginia a slot machine of any description
into which are dropped pennies or nickels or coins of other denomina-
tions to dispose of cigars, cigarettes, chewing gum or other articles of
merchandise, or musical, weighing or other devices that operate on the
nickel in the slot principle used for gain shall pay for every such slot
machine or musical, weighing or other devices, as the case may be, a
license tax of two dollars and fifty cents per year for the use and
benefit of the state, to be collected and accounted for as are other ljcense
taxes.

2. Any person, firm or corporation having any such machines and
failing to procure a license therefor shall be subjected to the same penal-
ties as are prescribed by the laws of the state for violating the general
license law for doing a business for which a state license is required
without such license.

d. This act shall be in force from its passage.