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106.2 - CONTRACSDRS LICENSE AND BOND REQUIRED It shall be the duty of every contractor or builder, who shall m~ke contracts for the erection or construction or repair or demolition of buildings for which a permit is require~, and every contractor or builder making such contracts and subletting the same, or any part thereof, to pay a license tax as provided for that purpose, with the . Building Official, giving full name, residence and place of business, and, in case of removal from one place to another ko have made corres- ponding change in said register accordingly; and it shall be the further duty of every such person to give good and sufficient bond in the sm of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), to be approved by the City Attorney conditioned to conform to the building regulations, the regulations of this section, mud other ordinances or laws of the applicable governing body in reference to buildings. 114 - VIOLATIOMS ~ND PENALTIES (a) Any person, firm, corporation or agent who shall violate a provision of this code, or fall to comply therewith, or vn~th any-of the requirements thereof, or who shall erect, construct, alter, demolish or .move any structure, or has erected, constructed, altered, repaired, moved or damolished a building or structure in violation of a detailed statement or drawiug submitted and approved thereunder, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of ~uy of the provisions of this code is committed, or con- tinued and upon conviction of muy such violation such person shall be punished, by a fine of not less than $25.00 or more than $1,000.00. (b) In addition to any other penalty prescribed for violation of the provisions hereof, if any person, firm or corporation after having obtained a per~mit for the demolition of any building or st~cture shall fall, refuse or neglect to comply with Subsection 106.1 (e) of this Code, that permittee shall forfeit so much of the Five ~nousand Dollar [$5,000.00) contractor's bond required under said section as is necessary to cover the costs and expenses incurred by the city in removing the offending matter to a proper site. Adopted by the Co~mncil of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, at a meeting held October 8, 1968. Teste: City Clerk