16. Any municipality which, under any law or by-law in force prior to 22 December 1916 was bound to distribute to hospitals and charitable institutions $0.01 out of each entrance duty collected for admission to a place of amusement, after deducting from such $0.01 its proportion of the expenses incurred for the imposition, collection and administration of such entrance duties, shall be bound to do so hereunder in the manner established by such law or by-law.
R. S. 1964, c. 76, s. 17.