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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION35-178 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY <br />OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1973, PERTAINING TO INCREASING THE <br />TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX. <br /> <br /> BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, <br />Virginia: <br /> <br /> 1. That Section 35-178 of the Code of the City of Ports- <br />mouth, Virginia, 1973, be amended and reordained to read as <br />follows: <br /> <br />Section 35-178. Levy. <br /> <br /> There is hereby imposed a levy on each transient a tax <br />equivalent to five percent ~5%) of the total amount paid for <br />lodging by or for any such transient to any hotel. <br /> <br />2. This Ordinance shall~ take effect as of July 1, 1981. <br /> <br /> Adopted by the Council of the City.of portsmouth, Virginia, <br />at a meeting held May. 12, 1981. <br /> <br />Teste: <br /> <br />City Clerk <br /> <br /> <br />