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Section 22. Subjects Not M~ntioned In Ordinance: Nothing contained in this ordinance shall be co~ztrued to repeal any tax imposed by any other ordinance of the City of Ports- mouth upon motor vehicles, persons, property, admissions, charges for utility services, or any ~bject not herein mentioned, unless otherwise specified. Section 23. Federal ar~/~ State Laws: Nothing in this ordinance contained sh~ll be construed as imposing any Iicense tax on any business, occupation or profession- al, employment, or on any part thereof, that the City of Port~routh is prohibited by Federal or State law from imposing the same. Section 24. Former License Tax ~0rdinance Superseded: For the tax year beginning ~y 1, 1969, and ending April 30, I 0 s-nd for ~ ~ 97 ~ each and every.year ~hareafter begLur~ with ~y 1 and ending with April 30 foilow~ng, until other~ise cha~ed, tb~e ~icense taxes of persons conducting, operating or engagL~ in any licensable business, occupation or profession in the City of Portsmouth shall be as set fort~ Ln this ordinance. However, nothing in this ordinance shall be. construed to supersede s_ny of the regulatory provisions of any ordinance adopted at ar~ prior date. Section 25~ Cmummssmoner s Duty: It shall be the duty of the Commissioner o~ the Revenue to re- quire all persons prosecuting s-ny business~ employment or profession for which a license is provided herein to procure such license and pay the tax therefor; and should there be any license tax not paid it shall ~=~ ~s duty to report any ~ ~ ~ delinquents to the City Attorney for prosecution as provided in this ordinance. The Con~issioner of the Revenue shall .report ~onthly to the Director of Finance the ~aggregate amount of licenses assessed during the month s-ndplaced in the hands of theCity Tre_asurer for collection.' Section 26. Persons Cor~tructirgBuildings for Sale or Rent Taxed as Contractors: Any person who shall erect or constr~ct buildirgs for the purpose of sellir~or rent~rg the ss-me, ar~ shall not employ therefor a contractor or person who shall acU as superintendent who ~s paid the license tax aud