Film Weekly 1956-57 year book : Canadian motion picture industry (1956)

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seated in motor-vehicles parked in an enclosed space commonly known as a drive-in theatre, a fee cal¬ culated under subsections (2) or (3), as the case may be, based upon the assumption that the seat¬ ing capacity of the park or prem¬ ises is 2.5 times the number of motor-vehicles which the drive-in theatre can accommodate. (7) Itinerant licences for the exhibition of feature films, etc., good only in places endorsed on face of licence: — For each day $ 10 For each week . 40 For each month 100 (8) Itinerant licenses, good only in places endorsed on face of licence, not more than four places to be covered by one licence: — Good only two days in any cal¬ endar week in any one place 25 Good only three days in any calendar week in any one place 35 (9) Itinerant licences limited to small towns or villages, good only one jay a week, not more than ten places to be covered by one licence 40 (10) If conducted under the auspices of a church, religious organization or educational institution other than a school or college holding a permit issued under Regulation 45 of these regulations, or in aid of charitable work 1 (11) If conducted for the purpose of advertising anything whatsoever .... 50 ALBERTA Imposed Under The Amusements Act "2 In the case of a theatre or place of amusement used for the exhibition of moving pictures, an annual license fee shall be payable in advance as follows: (a) In every incorporated city having a popu¬ lation exceeding ten thousand: (1) Where the seating capacity exceeds fifteen hundred $400 (2) Where the seating capacity ex¬ ceeds one thousand but does not exceed fifteen hundred 300 (3) Where the seating capacity ex¬ ceeds six hundred and fifty but does not exceed one thousand . 200 (4) Where the seating capacity does not exceed six hundred and fifty . 100 (b) in an incorporated city having a population of ten thousand or less and in any incor¬ porated town or village irrespective of population: (1) Where the seoting capacity ex¬ ceeds six hundred and fifty $100 (2) Where the seating capacity ex¬ ceeds three hundred but does not exceed six hundred and fifty 40 (1) Where the seating capacity does not exceed three hundred 25 (c) In a hamlet or rural district: (1) Where the seating capacity ex¬ ceeds two hundred $ 15 (2) Where the seating capacity ex¬ ceeds one hundred and fifty but does not exceed two hundred 10 (3) Where the seating capacity does not exceed one hundred and fifty 5 (d) Drive-In Theatres annual or monthly licence fees payable in advance as follows: Annual Fees for Licence Licence for Calendar month Car Copacity Fees or part thereof 500 cars or more $250 $50 400 to 499 cars 200 40 300 to 399 cars 150 30 200 to 299 cars 100 20 100 to 199 cars 50 10 99 cars or less 25 5 SASKATCHEWAN Imposed Under The Theatres and Cinematographs Act In cities: — For every theatre, when the popu• lation of the city is 10,000 or over, $250; when the population of the city is less than 10,000, $150. In towns: — For every theatre $50. In villages or hamlets: — For every theatre, $20. Provided that in villages and rural municipali¬ ties, the minister may issue to the applicant for o theatre licence, a licence covering a period of three months for each of any of the periods ending March 31, June 30, September 30 or De¬ cember 31, in each year and the fee payable for each of such quarterly licences shall be onequarter of the fee payable for an annual license. Provided further that in case an annual li¬ cence is issued after the first day of January in any year and for a period not less than three months, the applicant therefor shall be charged such proportion only of the licence fee as the number of days remaining between the date of his licence and the 31st day of December bears to the licence fee for the whole year. Provided also that no rebate shall be allowed if the applicant for a licence has permitted pub¬ lic performances or other entertainments to be held in the theatre for which the licence is re¬ quired prior to the date of his provincial li¬ cence. DRIVE-IN THEATRES For each Drive-in theatre situated: (a) within a radius of 10 miles of any city having a population of over 10,000, $50 per month or a maximum of $250 per season. (b) within a radius of 10 miles of any city having a population of less than 10,000, $30 per month or a maximum of $150 per season. (c) in other locations not specifically provided for in (a) or (b) above, $10' per month, or a maximum of $50 per season. MANITOBA Imposed Under The Amusements Act Under Schedule "A" Section 4 (1) of the "Act" licence fee for a place of amusement: With a seating capacity under 500 . $ 5 from 500 to 750 7.50 from 750 to 1000 . 10 from 1000 to 1250 12.50 from 1250 to 1500 15 from 1500 to 1750 17.50 from 1 750 to 2000 20 from 2000 to 2250 22.50 over 2250 25 DRIVE-IN THEATRES The licence fee is based on the car capacity of the grounds times 2Yt. If the car capacity is 500 the licence fee would be 500 x 2Vi seating capacity 1250, licence fee $12.50. 44