An Act to amend and reenact § 46.1-299, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to devices signalling intention to turn or stop and rules therefor.
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CHAP. 220.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 107, section 108, and
section 109 of an act approved March 16, 1910, entitled an act to amend
and re-enact section 107, section 108, and section 109 of an act ap-
proved April 16, 1903, entitled an act to raise revenue for the support
of the government and public free schools, and to pay the interest on
the public debt, and to provide a special tax for pensions as authorized
by section 189 of the constitution, as amended and re-enacted by an
act approved February 19, 1904, entitled an act to amend and re-enact
sections 75 to 147, inclusive of an act approved April 16, 1903, entitled
an act to raise revenue for the support of the government and public
free schools, and to pay the interest on the public debt, and to provide
a special tax for pensions as authorized by section 189 of the consti-
tution.
Approved March 13, 1912.
1. Ee it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
section one hundred and seven, section one hundred and eight,
and section one hundred and nine of an act approved March six-
teenth, nineteen hundred and ten, entitled an act to amend and
re-enact section one hundred and seven, section one hundred
and eight, and section one hundred and nine of an act approved
April sixteenth, nineteen hundred and three, entitled an act to
raise revenue for the support of the government and public
free schools, and to pay the interest on the public debt, and to
provide a special tax for pensions as authorized by section one
hundred and eighty-nine of the constitution, as amended and re-
enacted by an act approved February nineteenth, nineteen hun-
dred and four, entitled an act to amend and re-enact sections
seventy-five to one hundred and forty-seven, inclusive, of an
act approved April sixteenth, nineteen hundred and three, en-
titled an act to raise revenue for the support of the government
and public free schools and to pay the interest on the public
debt and to provide a special tax for pensions as authorized
by section one hundred and eighty-nine of the constitution, be
amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:
$107. Every person, firm, company or corporation who
exhibits or gives performances in a side show, dog and pony
(or either) show, trained animal show, circus, menagerie and
circus, or any other show, exhibifion or performance similar
thereto, shall procure a license therefor, but this section shall not
be construed to prohibit a resident mechanic or artist from ex-
hibiting any production of his own art or invention without
compensation, nor shall any license be required of any agricul-
tural fair cr the shows exhibited within the grounds of such
fair or fairs, whether an admission be charged or not. When-
ever such show, exhibition or performance, whether exempted
by the terms hereof or licensed, those engaged therein and oper-
ating under either such license or exemption, shall be exempt
from a license tax for performing or acting thereat.
$108. Every show, exhibition or performnace such as is
described in the next preceding section, whether under the same
canvas or not, unless exempt by the terms hereof, shall be con-
strued to require a separate license therefor, whether exhibited
for compensation or not.
Every person, firm, company or corporation who exhibits
or gives a performance of any of the shows described in the
next preceding section, which are not exempt from license tax
by the terms hereof, without the license required by law, shall
be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred
dollars for each offence. The police authorities of a town, city
or county shall not allow any such performance to open until
the license required by law is exhibited to them.
§109. In the country or in towns of one thousand inhabi-
tants or less, unless the same be exempt from license tax by the
terms of section one hundred and seven hereof, there shall be
paid for each day’s performance or exhibition of a side (or like)
show a license tax of five dollars; on a dog and pony (or either)
(or like) show a license tax of ten dollars; on a trained animal
(or like) show a license tax of ten dollars; on a circus, or for
a circus and menagerie, a license tax ot fifty dollars.
In a town or city, or within five miles thereof, of more than
one thousand and not over ten thousand inhabitants, unless the
same be exempt from taxation by the terms of section one hun-
dred and seven hereof, there shall be paid for each day’s per-
formance or exhibition of a side (or like) show a license tax of
ten dollars; of a dog and pony (or either) (or like) show a
license tax of twenty dollars; on a trained animal (or like) show
a license tax of twenty dollars; on a circus and: menagerie (or
like) show a license tax of two hundred dollars.
In a city, or within five miles thereof, of more than ten
thousand inhabitants, unless the same be exempt from taxation
by the terms of section one hundred and seven hereof, there
shall be paid for each day’s exhibition or performance of a side
(or like) show a license tax of fifteen dollars; on a dog and
pony (or either) (or like) show a license tax of twenty-five
dollars; on a trained animal (or like) show a license tax of
twenty-five dollars; on a circus or circus and menagerie (or like)
show a license tax of four hundred dollars.
2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act are
hereby repealed.