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D~N ORDIN~kNCE TO A~4END THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1961, BY ~[ENDING SECTIONS 18-259, 18-260, 18-261, 18-262, 18-263, 18-264, 18-266, 18-267, 18-268, 18-269, 18-270, 18-271 AND 18-272 THEREOF PERTAINING TO BICYCLES AND THEIR REGISTRATION AND OPERATION. Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Ports- mouth, Virginia: 1. That the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Vir- ginia, 1961, be amended and reordained to read as follows: Sec. 18-259. Manner of registration; record of registration. The registration of bicycles shall be upon written application therefor made to the chief of police on forms pres- cribed by him and shall be made by the owner thereof or if the owner is under 18 years of age, the same may be made for him by his parents or guardian. Upon proper application and the pay- ment of the registration fee hereinafter provided, the chief of police shall mssue to such applicant a registration card and also a number plate or decal in form prescribed by the chief of police and said number plate or decal shall be kept securely fixed in a conspicuous place on the rear of the frame of said bicycle for which issued. It shall be unlawful to at- tach any such number plate or decal to any bicycle other than the one for which the same was issued. The chief of police shall keep a complete record of all bicycles registered pursuant to this article, showing the name and address of the owner thereof, the make, class and frame number of such bicycle, the number of the registration plate or decal issued therefor, and such other information as the chief of police may prescribe. Sec. 18-260. Lost or mutilated number plates or decals. When any number plate or decal is badly mutilated, lost, stolen or misplaced and cannot be found, upon satisfact- ory evidence of such fact being presented to the chief of police, he shall issue another number plate or decal and shall change the registration of said bicycle accordingly. Sec. 18-261. Fees. When a bicycle is registered there shall be paid the sum of one dollar. ~fnen the registration is changed from one person to another, or from one bicycle to another, there shall be