This article shall be known as the coin-operated machine ordinance of the town.
(Ordinance 81, sec. 1 (1), adopted 2/8/82)
The terms and phrases used herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto by V.T.C.A., Occupations Code, ch. 2153. As used herein, unless otherwise specifically stated, the term “state law” shall mean V.T.C.A., Occupations Code, ch. 2153.
(Ordinance 81, sec. 1 (2), adopted 2/8/82)
Every owner, as defined by state law, who is required to pay an annual occupation tax to the state on coin-operated machines shall also pay, and there is hereby levied, on each coin-operated machine in the town, an annual occupation tax of $15.00.
(Ordinance 81, sec. 1 (3), adopted 2/8/82; Ordinance adopting Code)
An annual business license fee equal to one-half of the license fee required by state law is hereby imposed on every coin-operated machine business in the town, in an amount equal to one-half (1/2) the license fee prescribed by state law.
(Ordinance 81, sec. 1 (4), adopted 2/8/82)
The tax and license fee shall be paid to the tax collector of the town in the same manner and at the same time as the state occupation tax and license fees required to be paid as provided by state law.
(Ordinance 81, sec. 1 (5), adopted 2/8/82)
Any person violating the provisions of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $200.00, and for each day that such violation shall continue there shall be deemed a separate offense.
(Ordinance 81, sec. 2 (5), adopted 2/8/82)