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O K L A H O M A — A license tax o f
$10.00 per year in every coin con-
itrolled machine operated in a county,
the license to be issued by the coun
ty clerk before the machine is in
actual operation. This tax is paid
into the general school fund in the
county in which the machine is oper
ated. There is a fine o f between
$25.00 and $100.00 fo r violation o f
this law.
TE N N E SS E E — There is quite a
lengthy law on the taxation o f vend
ing machines in this state, which will
be found on page 45 o f the 1925 R ev
enue Bill o f that state and can be
secured from Mr. E dgar J. Graham,
Controller o f the. Treasury, Nash
ville, Tenn. R oughly the law is as
follow s: machines requiring a 5c
piece to operate, the tax is $15.00
per year in counties o f 50,000 popu
lation and a tax o f $10.00 per year
in counties o f less than 50,000 popu
lation; machines requiring a l o piece
fo r the operation o f musical devices,
picture machines or other devices o f
like character, $3.00 per year tax in
counties o f 50,000 population, $2.00
per year tax in counties o f from 30,
000 to 50,000 population and $1.00
per year tax in counties o f less than
30,000 population; weighing scales
$10.00 per year tax, irrespective o f
population, except where such scales
are owned by the merchant himself,
who is paying a merchant’s privilege
tax, in which case the tax on the
w eighing machine is only $3.00 per
year. Machines requiring a 5c or l c
piece in the slot selling chewing gum,
candy, pictures or other merchandise
and stamp machines on which a profit
is made, a tax o f $3.00 per year is
required in counties o f 50,000 popula
tion ; $2.00 per year in counties o f
from 20,000 to 50,000 population and
$1.50 per year in counties o f less
than 20,000 population. None o f the
above taxes apply to merchants own
ing their own machines where the
m erchant’s privilege tax is paid.
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W E S T V IR G IN IA — On machines
operating fo r lc , $2.00 per year; on
machines operating fo r more than lc ,
$5.00 per year.
All o f the above tax regulations
cover legitimate machines only. Gam
bling machines o f any nature are
prohibited in most states.
Wants Card Venders
A fter an expression o f appreciation
fo r the very good work the A uto
matic A ge is doing, and o f our inter
est as one o f it’s first subscribers, we
wish to ask a question which should
lead to appreciable business fo r some
manufacturer o f card-vending ma
chines.
W e want to get in touch with the
best o f the postcard and other card-
vending
machine
manufacturers.
Clients o f ours here are in the mar
ket on a fairly appreciable scale. I f
you will forward us a list o f such
manufacturers we will be indebted to
you.
M orton W alker M orton & Co.,
305 N ew Birks Bldg.,
Montreal, Canada.
Candy Manufacturers
Knock Venders
N ew Y ork— Candy machines o f
the “ chance” variety are a menace to
the morals o f the children, a deputa
tion o f candy manufacturers told
P olice Commissioner McLaughlin.
The deputation called on the com
missioner and complained o f the
prevalence o f these machines near
public schools. The machines are so
constructed that a child putting in a
penny may get 5 cents worth o f
candy, 2 cents worth, or nothing.
James Buckins has opened a barbe
cue stand at 2510 Northwestern ave
nue, Indianapolis, Ind.
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