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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) The board of supervisors of each county and the governing authorities of each municipality may levy, assess and collect annual license taxes according to the following schedules:
(a) For each machine wherein may be seen any picture or heard any music, a license tax for each such machine the sum of Twenty-seven Dollars ($27.00).
(b) For each machine (not elsewhere specifically taxed in this section) wherein or whereby any game may be played or any form of diversion had, a license tax for each such machine the sum of Forty-five Dollars ($45.00).
(c) For each machine (not elsewhere specifically taxed in this section) wherein or by means of which children may obtain a ride upon a “hobby horse” or the figure of any animal, or upon the figure of a boat, airplane, rocket, or other such machine, a license tax of Eighteen Dollars ($18.00) for each machine.
(2) Any incorporated municipality may levy the tax authorized in subsection (1) of this section where such machines are located within the corporate limits of said municipalities, and where appropriate ordinance levying and imposing the tax has been adopted.
(3) Any county may levy the tax authorized in subsection (1) of this section where such machines are located outside of an incorporated municipality and where the appropriate ordinance levying and imposing the tax has been adopted.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Mississippi Code Title 27. Taxation and Finance § 27-27-5 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ms/title-27-taxation-and-finance/ms-code-sect-27-27-5/
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