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No license sb~ll be issued hereunder unless and until there iS presented to the Concessioner of the Revenue a certificate from a court of record in this city permitting the operation of this business. Section 51. Boot Blacks: Every person ergaging in the business of sleaning, polish~ lng or dyeing shoes or boots shall pay a license tax of $15.00 for two chairs or less, and for each additional chair in the place of business, $2.50 per year. Y~is tax is in addition to any other tax imposed by this ordinance, l~rtis license tax shall not be pro- rated. Section 52. Bowli~qg~Alleys: Every person engaged in the operation of a public bowling saloon andtenpin alley or other like gam~s~ shall pay aticense tax of $45.00 on the first-alley and in addition thereto, $15.00 for each additions~ alley. Each such alley shall be assessed for license ~hether used or not. Section 53. Building and Lo~a Association or Companies: Each building and loan association tendL~Emoney on real es- tate security, or on stock in an amount not to exceed the sum actual- ly~m~id in a~ the tLme of the lo~n, shall pay a license tax of $50.00. All building e~nd los~n associations, other thegn those heretofore provided for, shall pay a license tax of $180.00. Remedial Lo~n Be~mks operatLng under the Uniform Small Logan !aw, shall pay a license tax of $360.00. Section 54. Bus Comp~_~es and Motor Vehicle Cs-~riers of Passengers and ?z~perty: There shall be levied s~ual~,_y a license tax on motor veb_~cle carriers operating througjn the City of Port~mouth f~r use of the ~treets, roads or routes includJ~ng bridges, Faintained by the Civy as follows: One-fifth cent per mile for each mile operated ~_th~n the City by ar~f vehicle wei~_ing five thousaund po~u~ds or less; two-fifths cen~ ~er mile for each mile so operated by saay vehicle weighir~ more tha~ five thousar~ pou_nds a~nd less th~n fifteen thousar~ potunds; s~nd tippee-fifths cenv per mile for each m~le ~o operated by ~ny vehicle weighipg ~ore thsan fifteen thousa~nd potunds. ~nis tax is levied Dmrsuant to Section 58-638.1 of the .Code of Vir~inia, 1950. Th_is t~x ~hall not apply to a local tr~_nsportation comps~ operating over the streets of the City by and with the consent of the City Cotmcil by way of a franc~hise from the Co~_ncil or by ws6, of other express consent. -19-