H. No. 337 / 50 OG No. 6, 2349 (June, 1954)
"SEC. 260. Amusement taxes.—There shall be collected from the proprietor, lessee, or operator of theaters, cinematographs, concert halls, circuses, and other places of amusement the following taxes:SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
"(a) When the amount paid for admission exceeds twenty centavos but does not exceed twenty-nine centavos, four centavos on each admission;
"(b) When the amount paid for admission exceeds twenty-nine centavos but does not exceed thirty-nine centavos, six centavos on each admission;
"(c) When the amount paid for admission exceeds thirty-nine centavos but does not exceed forty-nine centavos, eight centavos on each admission;
"(d) When the amount paid for admission exceeds forty-nine centavos but does not exceed fifty-nine centavos, ten centavos on each admission;
"(e) When the amount paid for admission exceeds fifty-nine centavos but does not exceed sixty-nine centavos, twelve centavos on each admission;
"(f) When the amount paid for admission exceeds sixty-nine but does not exceed seventy-nine centavos, fourteen centavos on each admission;
"(g) When the amount paid for admission exceeds seventy-nine centavos but does not exceed eighty-nine centavos, sixteen centavos on each admission;
"(h) When the amount paid for admission exceeds eighty-nine centavos but does not exceed ninety-nine centavos, eighteen centavos on each admission; and
"(i) When the amount paid for admission exceeds ninety-nine centavos, the tax will be thirty per centum.
"In the case of boxing exhibitions, there shall be collected from the proprietor, lessee, or operator an amusement tax at a rate equivalent to fifty per centum of the taxes prescribed in the preceding paragraph: Provided, That no local government shall impose any tax in excess of five per centum: Provided, further, That all laws and ordinances in contravention hereto are repealed."