1872 — Galveston, Texas — Gallery Tax

Charter and Revised Ordinances of the City of Galveston, and All Ordinances in Force to December 1, 1875, the Standing Rules of the City Council, and Catalogue of the City Government from L839 to 1875, Inclusive 275 (1873)

Summary

Charter permitted Galveston to levy taxes on pistol and rifle galleries.

Statutory Text

SEC. 26. That every keeper of a billiard or other like table, for public use, a tax of twenty dollars for each and every table so kept; and every keeper of a ten-pin alley, a tax of thirty dollars for each and every alley so kept for public use. Every keeper of a pistol or rifle gallery, a tax of twenty-five dollars.

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Title 1872 — Galveston, Texas — Gallery Tax
Conduct Use
Instrument Firearms
Jurisdiction TX
Date 1872