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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, <br />VIRGINIA, 1973, BY AMENDING SECTION 20-83 THEREOF, PERTAINING <br />TO A LICENSE TAX ON PERSONS ENGAGED AS FORTUNE-TELLERS AND <br />CLAIRVOYANTS, AND PRACTITIONERS OF PALMISTRY, PHRENOLOGY <br />AND HANDWRITING ANALYSIS. <br /> <br /> BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of <br />Portsmouth, Virginia: <br /> <br /> 1. That the Code of the City of Portsmouth, <br />Virginia, 1973, be amended by amending Section 20-83 thereof, <br />such amended section to read as follows: <br /> <br />Section 20-83. <br /> <br />Fortune-tellers, clairvoyants and <br />practitioners of palmistry, phrenology, <br />and handwriting analysis <br /> <br /> Any and every person who, for compensation, shall <br />tell fortunes or assume to act as a clairvoyant or to practice <br />palmistry, phrenology or handwriting analysis, shall pay a <br />license tax of $!,OOO.00 per annum. Such license shall not <br />be proratable or transferable. <br /> <br /> 2. This ordinance shall take effect from the <br />date of its passage. <br /> <br /> Adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, <br />Virginia, at a meeting held February 11, 1975. <br /> <br />Teste: <br /> <br />City Clerk <br /> <br /> <br />