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such shuffleboard and ten dollars [$10.00] on each additional such shuffleboard. Each such table or shuffleboard shall be assessed for licenses whether used or not. Section 20-63. Carnivals, circuses and trained animal shows. a. Carnivals. Every person who exhibits performances in a carnival as defined in Section 58-277 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, in the city, shall pay a license tax of one hundred eighty dollars ($180.00} per day that such carnival exhibits in the city. b. Circuses. Every person who exhibits performances of a circus or circuses and menagerie or wild west show in the city shall pay a license tax of one hundred eighty dollars ($180.00~ per day that such circus exhibits in the city. c. Trained animal shows. Every person who shall exhibit performances of trained animal shows in the city, shall pay a license tax of seventy-five dollars [$75.00) per day that such trained animal show shall exhibit in the' city. d. Surety bond. Each person who exhibits performances as described in stthsections (a), (b) and lc) of this section shall, befor~ beginning operation in the city, post a surety bond in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500.00}, which bond shall assure faithful compliance by the licensee with all of the laws of the city pertaining to revenue and regulations. Section 20-64. Electric Light and Power, Heat and Gas. Any person who shall engage in the business of furnishing heat, light and power, whether by means of electricity or gas, in the ~clty, shall pay a license tax equal to one-half of one per cent (1/2 of 1%) of the gross annual receipts accruing to such person from said business in the city; provided, however, that there shall be deducted any sum or sams paid by such person to the city as a merchants license tax and license taxes, except motor vehicle license taxes. Section 20-65. Fortune Tellers, clairvoyants and practitioners of palmistry, phrenology, and handwriting analysis. 2Lny and every person who, for compensation, shall pretend to t~l fortunes or assttme to act as a clairvoyant or to practice palmistry, phrenology or handwriting analysis, shall pay a license tax of one thousand dollars [$1,000.00) per annum. Such license shall not be proratable or transferable. Section 20-66. Jttnk and secondhand paper canvassers. a. ~very person acting as a canvasser for the purpose of buying junk, secondhand paper or other matter for any junk or secondhand paper dealer, or for sale to such a dealer, shall pay an annual license tax of fifty dollars [$50.00).