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Batesville Code of Ordinances § 8-47
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Sec. 8-47. - Penalties. (a) Any person engaged in the business of owning or placing on location in the corporate limits of the city for the purpose of operation any slot amusement machine, without the payment of the tax imposed in this division, shall be liable for the amount of the tax and fifty (50) percent of the amount of the tax as penalty. (b) Any person who has paid the tax for the operation of a machine, but who has failed to affix the license or sticker to the machine shall also be liable for fifty (50) percent of the amount of the tax as penalty. (c) It shall be unlawful for any person to place on location any machine without paying the tax levied in this division. (Ord. No. 83-125, § 6, 8-4-70)
Source: City of Batesville, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/batesville/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH8LIBURE_ARTIIISLAMMA_DIV2TA_S8-47PEFetched: 10/31/2026

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