8. Every person:(1) Who, without having previously paid the duty provided for by this Act, enters a place of amusement for the purpose of attending a performance or for the purpose of taking part in any amusement whatever in such place; or,
(2) Who, being the keeper of or the person operating a place of amusement or being one of the employees of such keeper or person, permits or authorizes, or is a party or privy to, the admission of any person to a place of amusement, for the purpose of attending a performance or taking part in any amusement therein, without payment of the duty provided for by this act,shall be guilty of an offence, and liable to a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $200 and costs, and, on failure to pay such fine and costs, to imprisonment for not more than ten days.