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-,~ oraalnea by ~:~ Co'or_,cii of' bhe Cit} of ~ ~ ~ ~ Virgir~.a~ that the code of the City of Portsmouth~ V~-~-ginia~ 1962~ be amended by add!~ ~o Chapser 31 thereof a new article consisting of yen seetiors~ such new s~ ~c~e vc read as follows: Assessments for /~, Sec. 31-5!. Assessments for local J~o~o~e~.~,~s~~ -' ~'^-~,- Z9e city may nov mr~oose taxes or assessments u~pon ab'0.ttin?3 land- o,~ers for street or other public local isprovements~ exceps for malcir6 ~d Lverovir6 the wal~,say ueon then existing sSreets and 2nprovins pavin~ then existir~S alleys an~ for either the construction or the use of s~n2t~y or stoz~ waser sewers: ~d vhe same when Lwposed spell not be ~,~ excess of the ~ --~ ' " ~' ~n~re~ro.,, ~o SUCh p,.CUl-SP oe~ef:c~ resulti~S e'~ {'- m ~ ' ~h--~,~ lando~,r~ers. Sec. 3i-52, How ~.,Tposed. Such Z~rovemenvs Pay be ordered by the coumcil s~nd the cost tlnereof apportioned -Lo pursuamce of e~n ag-_reemenz between the city ~-~d the abutting !eando~.~ers~ arid in the absence of such ~ a~-~eenenv: ~erove- merits ~ the cost of which is 'co be defYayed ma -~no!e or in pars by such local tax assessment~, may be ordered on a petition frcm no¥ less thsln thru-ce--fourths of the !ando-~?ners ;so be affected tbereby~, or by a two-thirds vote of all members elected to the council. But notice sb~%il first be given as inereir~eafter provided vo the abutt~-:g i~ndovs~ers~ noti?ying them when ~nd where they may appear before the co,snell to be he-~rd in faww~ of or against such £~srovemenss. Sec. 31-53. How cos~ ~sesseo or apportioned, The cost of such Zs%orovement, when the ss~me shall be. ye been ascertained~ shall be assessed or apporsioned by the city assessor be- tween the city mod the abutt!r,~ i~do?nners ~,{nen less tb~ the v~noie ~s assessed~ provided~ that exceet ~Xnen it is othem~}ise ~_o.i~e~ tb~t eoF¥ioE assessed against the abutting !ando~r~ers shall nos exeS'ed one-hslf-of the total cos.v, of such