104 REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY

EXHIBIT I

Receipts from Tax on Admissions, Fiscal Years 1936 to 1958,

Inclusive

Fiscal Years	Gross Receipts	Refunds	Net Receipts
1936	$94,195 77		$94,195 77 (A)
1937	233,929 59		233,929 59
1938	231,660 95		231,660 95
1939	253,998 76		253,998 76
1940	254,143 20	$231 52	253,911 68
1941	265,755 88	60 28	265,695 60
1942	275,549 02	24 95	275,524 07 (B)
1943 (9 months)	172,287 78	4 01	172,283 77
1944	237,688 31	133 15	237,555 16
1945	252,482 87		262,482 87
1946	276,717 38		276,717 38
1947	299,648 20		299,648 20
1948	312,191 27	108 55	312,082 72 (C & D)
1949	355,160 63	951 09	354,209 54
1950	377,815 83	381 11	377,434 72
1951	387,092 84	8 77	387,084 07
1952	410,829 23		410,829 23
1953	422,240 84		422,240 84
1954	460,455 08		460,455 08 (E)
1955	464,428 66		464,428 66
1956	477,767 03		477,767 03
1957	526,029 00		526,029 00
1958	567,698 98		567,698 98 (F)

(A) Chapter 10 Acts of the Extraordinary Session of 1936 1% of the Gross Receipts Tax

Beginning April 1, 1936 Chapter 231 Acts of 1937 Chapter 11 Acts of the Extraordinary Session 1937 Chapter 277 Acts of 1939

(B) Chapter 823 Acts of 1941 beginning October 1, 1941 taxes reduced to 1/2 of 1%, but the law was revised to include sources not previously taxed under this law

(C) Chapter 601 of the Acts of 1947 provides for the distribution of the proceeds from the tax to the several political subdivisions of the State after retaining the amount expended for administration The law also authorizes the levying of additional taxes by the several political subdivisions

(D) By Resolution duly passed at the Regular Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of St Mary's County, held on December 16, 1947, an additional tax of 5% was levied on all com operated machines (music boxes and bona fide vending machines excepted) operating within St St Mary's County

(E) By Resolution duly passed by the Board of County Commissioners of Howard County in legal meeting assembled on March 24, 1953, an additional tax of 1% was levied over and above the rate of 1/2 of 1% now collected by the State of Maryland under the provisions of Section 397 of Article 81 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, 1951 edition

(F) By Resolution duly passed at the regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of St Mary's County, held on May 7, 1957, the tax was increased from 5 1/2% to 10 1/2% on all coin operated machines (music boxes and bona fide vending machines excepted) operating within St Mary's County Effective date August 1, 1957