§ 5-2-6. Tax on bowling alleys and shooting galleries.
The city or town council of each city or town shall assess, levy, and collect a tax not exceeding twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor less than five dollars ($5.00) per annum on every person who owns or keeps a bowling alley or box ball alley in the city or town, except in the city of Providence, for each bowling alley or box ball alley kept by him or her; and a tax not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200) per annum for each bowling alley in the city of Providence on its owner or keeper; and a tax not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200) per annum for each pistol gallery, rifle gallery, or other building or enclosure referred to in § 5-2-5 on its owner or keeper.
History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 104, § 7; P.L. 1906, ch. 1323, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 125, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 130, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 363, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 5-2-6.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 5 - Businesses and Professions
Chapter 5-2 - Bowling Alleys, Billiard Tables, and Shooting Galleries
Section 5-2-3. - Keeper of bowling alley, box ball alley, or billiard table defined.
Section 5-2-3.1. - Billiard table defined.
Section 5-2-4. - Providence — Regulation of bowling alleys.
Section 5-2-5. - Licenses for shooting galleries required.
Section 5-2-6. - Tax on bowling alleys and shooting galleries.
Section 5-2-7. - Bowling alley tax assessed against owner or occupant of building.
Section 5-2-8. - Collection and disposition of taxes.
Section 5-2-9. - Sunday operation of bowling alleys and billiard tables.
Section 5-2-10. - Licensing of billiard, bagatelle, pool, scippio tables and game rooms.
Section 5-2-11. - Billiard, bagatelle, pool, and scippio table and game room license fees.
Section 5-2-12. - Penalty for maintenance of unlicensed tables.
Section 5-2-13. - Permitting use of tables by minors.
Section 5-2-14. - Continuation of powers of boards and bureaus of police commissioners.