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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 3 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA (1988), BY AMENDING SECTIONS 3-181 AND 3-185(c), PERTAINING TO BINGO. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: 1. That Section 3-181 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (1988), be adopted and reordained to read as follows: Sec. 3-181. State law adopted. There is hereby adopted by the city council, for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the conduct of bingo games or raffles, article 1.1, chapter 8, title 18.2, sections 18.2-340.1 through 18.2-340.14, of the Code of Virginia and any amendments thereto, and the same is hereby adopted as fully as if set out at length herein and the provisions hereof shall be controlling within the corporate limits of the city. 2. That Section 3-185(c) of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (1988), be amended and reordained to read as follows: Sec. 3-185. Financial records and reports generally. (c) No less than five (5) per centum of the total annual gross receipts from bingo or raffles shall be donated to and/or expended upon (i) those lawful religious, charitable, community or educational purposes for which the organization is specifically chartered or organized or (ii) those expenses relating to the acquisition, construction, maintenance, or repair of any interest in the real property involving the operation of the organization and used for lawful religious, charitable, community or educational purposes. Both quarterly and annual reports of gross recelpus and disbursements shall include complete listings of organizations and projects or expenses Eo which any receipts from bingo games or raffles were donated or used. The exact number of each donation must be listed and receipts shall be obtained and preserved. 3. That this ordinance shall take effect on July 1, 1994. Adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, aE a meeting held on June 28, 1994. Teste: City Clerk