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30 CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE 89. Fending Machines—Coin Operated. (a) Any person, firm or corporation having in the City of Charlottesville any slot machine of any description into which coins are inserted for the purpose of disposing of any article of merchandise or for the purpose of operating any device' that operates on the coin -in -the -slot principle, used for gain shall pay for every such slot machine or device the following: On each such slot machine or device operated by the insertion of one cent ................... $ 2.50 On each such slot machine or device used only for the vending of merchandise of five cents or more .................................... 5.00 On each such slot machine or device furnish- ing music, amusement or photographs orrides ...................................................... 15.00 On each automatic baggage or parcel ma- chine used for the storage of baggage or parcels, for each receptacle .................... .25 Provided, however, that this section shall not be construed to permit the keeping, maintaining, exhibiting or operating of any slot machine or device in which the element of chance is employed, or which gives out slugs or checks or devices which may be used to operate the machine again, or gives any prize or any article other than the article of merchandise or music in payment of which the coin was originally deposited. Any person having or maintaining any such slot machine the licensing of which is prohibited by this section shall be fined not less than $5.00 nor more than $100.00 for each day such machine was used, and such machine shall be confiscated and destroyed. Each license issued shall refer to the manufacturer's num- ber of the machine, or if the machine has no such number the license must be pasted in a conspicious place on the machine. (b) In addition to the license tax hereinabove imposed in respect to each machine, every person, firm or corporation selling, leasing, renting or otherwise furnishing a slot machine or machines to others furnishing music or amusement, other than devices or machines affording rides to children, shall be deemed a slot machine operator and shall pay an annual license tax of $150.00. TAXES ON LICENSES 31 (c) No part of this section shall be construed to apply to pay telephones or to slot machines used for the purpose of vending individual sanitary drinking cups or United States postage stamps, and subsection (b) hereof shall not be con- strued to apply to operators of automatic baggage or parcel checking machines; nor shall this section relieve any person from the obligations imposed by Section 39 upon the amuse- ment devices therein described. Every person, firm or corporation placing vending ma- chines in the City shall furnish the Commissioner of Revenue on January4st of each year, the location and the make of each machine owned. Every vending machine shall be plainly marked by the owner thereof with the name and address of such owner. Regularly licensed retail merchants paying retail mer- chants License Tax on their sales at retail shall not be required to ' pad• any separate vending machine license on such coin- operated machines which are located on the premises of their place of business. 90. General Provisions. (a) Def initions : A like license shall be required of any firm, joint stock company or corporation as provided for in this ordinance for a person or firm. The construction and definition of the subjects as taxed under this ordinance shall be the same as is provided for under the tax laws of the State of Virginia unless otherwise pro- vided. (b) Gross Receipts. The term "gross receipts" as used in this ordinance shall mean the gross receipts from any business, profession, trade, occupation, vocation, calling or. activity, including cash, cred- its, fees, commissions, brokerage charges and rentals, and property of any kind, nature or description, from either sales made or services rendered without any deduction therefrom on account of cost of the property sold, the cost of materials, labor or service or other costs; interest or discounts paid, or any expense whatsoever, and shall include in case of mer- chants the amount of the sale price 'of supplies and goods furnished to or used by the licensee or his family or other per- son for which no charge is made, provided, however, that the