Canadian Film Weekly Year Book of the Canadian Motion Picture Industry (1960)

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roll, 10c for each seat or chair. lb) In municipalities having a population of 1,500 or over but under 3,000 according to the last revised-assessment roll, 15c for each seat or chair. (c) In municipalities having a population of 3,000 or over but under 10,000 according to the last revised-assessment roll, 20c for each seat or chair. (d) In municipalities having a population of 10,000 or over according to the last revisedassessment roll, 25c for each seat or chair. A fee of $5 is charged for the transfer of a theatre licence. For licences for theatres other than drive-ins issued after July first but before October first the fee shall be four-fifths of that for the year; for those issued on or after October first but before January first the Tee shall be one-half of that for the year; and for those issued on or after January first but before March 31st the fee shall be one-quarter that of the year. DRIVE-IN THEATRES Drive-ins are licenced according to the num¬ ber of vehicles they can accommodate, the rate being 37720 per car. QUEBEC Imposed Under The Quebec Licences Act Cities: Quebec, Montreal, Outremont, Verdun and Westmount, per seat 50c In all other cities, per seat . 30c Elsewhere, per seat . 20c A $5 fee is payable with every licence. NEW BRUNSWICK Imposed Under The Theatres. Cinematographs and Amusements Act Provided also that no rebate shall be allowed if the applicant for a licence has permitted public performances or other entertainments to be held in the theatre for which the licence is required prior to the date of his provincial licence. DRIVE-IN THEATRES For each Drive-in theatre situated: la) 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. lb) 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 11) 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 1750 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 V/i. If the car capacity is 500 the licence fee would be 500 x 2l/2 seating capacity 1250, licence fee $12.50. (13) Every owner, lessee, or occupant of a theatre, and every owner, user or exhibitor, of every cinematograph, shall pay the following fees: (a) In all villages and towns with a population not exceeding 1,500, per seat . . . . . . . . . 5c (b) In all towns over 1,500 population and up to 3,000, per seat . 10c (c) In all towns over 3,000 population and up to 7,500, per seat . 15c Id) In all towns or cities over 7,500 population, per seat . 20c (e) In all villages, towns or cities where not more than three performances are given in any week, one-half the fee as set in sections (a) to Id) inclu¬ sive shall apply. If) For so-called drive-in theatres the licence fee is to be 25 cents per car or amplifier, in addition to licence for cinematograph. NOVA SCOTIA Imposed Under The Theatres, Cinematographs and Amusements Act 3. II) No theatre owner shall give any perfor¬ mance in his theatre unless he holds in respect of the theatre a licence which is in force. (2) The fee payable for any theatre licence shall be as follows: In municipalities having a population not exceeding 1,500 10c exceeding 1,500 but not exceeding 3,000 15c exceeding 3,000 but not exceeding 10,000 20c exceeding 10,000 25c for each seat or chair in the theatre. (3) In any theatre where benches are used instead of seats or chairs, every twenty-four inches of the bench shall be deemed to be a seat or chair. (4) In any theatre where not more fhan three performances are given weekly one-half the fee mentioned in subsection (2) shall be payable. (5) For licences issued on or after the first day of July and before the first day of October in any year the fee shall be three-quarters of the yearly licence fee and for licences issued on or after the first day of October and before the first day of January the fee shall be one-half the yearly licence fee and for licences issued on or after the first day of January the fee shall be one-quarter of the yearly licence fee. DRIVE-IN THEATRES The fee payable for a Drive-In Theatre licence shall be 50c for each vehicle space provided in the theatre and the provisions of Section 3 of these regulations shall not apply to a Drive-In Theatre. PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND Imposed Under The Amusement Tax Act The annual fee is $2 with the exception of chain theatres for which the licence fee is $300 for each theatre. This regulation also applies to drive-in theatres. RECEIPTS XPENDITURES on motion picture theatre entertainment continued to drop in 1958, the year’s total (including taxes) falling two per cent to $88,848,000 from $90,547,000 in the preceding year and by more than one-quarter from the 1953 alltime peak of $120,198,000. The per cap¬ ita figure dropped to $5.21 from $5.48 in 1957 and the record $8.30 in 1953. 37