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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIR- <br />GINIA, 1961, BY AFIE~ING SECTION 19-7 THEREOF PERTAINING TO <br />ATTEMPTS TO CO~4IT MISDEMEANORS° <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Portsmouth is authorized to en- <br />act as ordinances certain statutes from the Code of Virginia, <br />provided such ordinances are substantially consistent with the <br />state law; and <br /> <br /> ~{EREAS, the General Assembly of Virginia at its 1972 <br />session amended certain of those statutes of the Code of Vir- <br />ginia, 1950; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, it is therefore necessary to amend a certain <br />section of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia~ 1961 <br />seas to make said section conform to the changes in the Code <br />of Virginia enacted by the General Assembly at its 1972 session. <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the <br />City of PortsmoUth, Virginia: <br /> <br /> 1. That the Code of the City of POrtsmouth, Virginia, <br />1961 be amended and reordained to read as follows: <br /> <br />Section 19-7. Attempts to commit misdemeanors. <br /> <br /> Every person who attempts to commit an offense which <br />is a misdemeanor shall be confined in jail not exceeding six <br />months or fined not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars, either or <br />beth° <br /> <br /> 2. That this ordinance shall be effective from and <br />after July 1~ 1972. <br /> <br /> Adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmoutht <br />Virginia, at a meeting held June 13, 1972o <br /> <br />Tes te: <br /> <br />City Clerk <br /> <br /> <br />