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The term agrmcultural commodity" for the purpose hereof, shall mean horticultural, poultry, and farm products, and live- stock and livestock products. Section 6: - That the sale at retail, the use, the consump- tion, the distribution, and the storage to be used or consumed in this City, of the following tangible personal property is hereby specifically exempted from.the tax imposed by this Ordinance: Gasoline; motor vehicle fuel now taxed seven cents (79) per gallon under the "Motor Fuel Tax of Virginia"; manufactured to- bacco products; alcoholic beverages; beer; water (not including mineral water or carbonated water, or any water put in bottles, Jugs or other containers, all of which are not exempted); electric power or energy; natural or artificial gas (not including butane and other liquefied gas unless stored, sold, used or consumed by a municipality as part of a gas distribution system); newspapers; fertilizer and containers used for farm products and field and garden seeds when sold directly to the farmer, and school hooks, and school lunches; feeds for livestock and poultry; ships or vessels u~ed or to be used exclusively or principally in inter- s~ate or foreign commerce or repairs and alterations thereof; or fuel and supplies for use and consumption aboard ships or vessels plying the high seas, or intercoastal trade between ports in this state and ports in other states of the United States or its territories or possessions, or in foreign commerce in ports in this state or ports in foreign countries, when delivered directly to such ships and vessels; nor shall the tax imposed by this ordinance apply to tangible personal property used directly in the building, conversion or repair of the ships or vessels covered in this paragraph. There shall be exempt all Sales made to the United States ~overnment, to any ~tate or any political subdivision thereof. (a) There is hereby exempted from the provisions of this Ordinance any sales or use tax upon tangible personal property sold to churches or church-supported universities, colleges, schools, orphanages, homes for the aged, hospitals, or other such charitable institutions which are operated exclusively as educa- tional, religious or charitable institutions, and where no pecu- niary profit can or does result to any shareholder or individual. The exemption granted to churches, schools, and charitable institutions in the preceding paragraph shall only apply to_sales made directly to the church~ school or charitable institution. There shall be no exemption upon sales to independent contrac- tors with such organizations, or social organizations~ lodges, fraternal organizations, or any other type of non-profit organi- zation~ except the religious, educational, and ~11aritahle fusions her~ofore specifically exempted. -9 -