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(a) Carnivals: Every person ~to exhibits perfo~rances in a carnival as defined in Section 58-277 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, in the City of Portsmouth, shall pay a license tax of $180 per day that such carnival exhibits in the said city. (b) Circuses: Every person who exhibits performances of a circus or circuses and ~.lenagerie or wild west show in the City of Portmmouth, shall pay a license tax of $180 par day that such circus exhibits in the said city. Trained Animal Shows: Every person who shall exhibit Psrformances of trained s~n/mal shows in the City of Portsmouth shall pay a license tax of $75 per day that such trained ~1 show shall exhibit in said city. Provided, however, that eac~ person who exhibits perfo~nces as described in this section shall, before beginning operation in the' City of Portsmou~h~ post a surety bond in the amounz of $500, which bond shall assure faithful compliance by the licensee with all of the laws of ~he city pertair~ to revenue and regulations ~ Section 59. Cleaning, Pressing, ~yeing s~nd Latundry - Local: Every per, on who shall engage in~ the business of cleaning, pressing, dyeir~, and latunder~_~, which sb~21 include cleauing and blockJang of hats, dyeing ctoth~ng material or garments, smd cle~nirg rugs and ~ture slna!l pay a license tax of $50 on the firs~ $5,000.00 of gross receipts s_nd in additiom thereto, $.30 per $100 on all additiorz~l gross receipvs. Section 60. Clearfang, Pressing, Dyeim~ and Latu~y - Non-Local: Every person engaged in the business of d~ cles~ning, press- ing, dyeing, laundering, c!e ~aning rugs, or clear~ng furnitume, who does such work outside of the City of Portsmouth shall pay a license tax of $425.00 per mnnum for each office or place Ln the City of Portsmouth used for receivL~ ~d/or delivering such work. Not prorated. Notvrithstsmdi~ the foregoing provisions, a license tax of $60.00 per annum for each office or place in the'City of Portsmouth used for receiving and/or deliver/rg such work, shall be imposed under t~kis section upon any person operating such busihess in an adjoinLng city, ~nd ha~zing his plant in such adjo~ ~airg city~ where such city i~ooses a sLmilar license ts~x upon s~ny merson operatLng his business in and payir~ a licem~e tax L~the City-of Portsmouth ~nd haviu~ his plant Ln Portsmouth, a~nd engaged in such business in both cities. Not prorated.