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~: AN ORDINANCE TO A~ND sECTIoN 10-91 OF THE <br /> CODE OF TIlE CITY OF PORTSMOLrrH, VIRGINIA, <br /> 19614 TO RBOUCE THE TAX ON ADMISSIONS TO <br /> MOVING PICTURE SHO~So <br /> <br />Be it ordain.ed by the CounciLof [he City of <br />~ sm utl.,:Virglnia, that Section 1.0-91 Of the i '. <br />Code of the City of Portsmouth~ Vlrgl~ia, <br />be:amended and reordained to.~read~ as' £ollo~s.' ' !~'' <br /> <br />Section-lO-91. Levy. <br /> <br /> There is hereby levied and there Shall be <br /> collected a tax of one cent for each'twenty cents, <br /> - or fraction thereof in excess o£ nin~ cents~ of <br /> ~ the amount paid for the admission to any moving <br /> ~icture show and a tax of one cent for each ten <br /> cents, or fraction thereof in ~xcess of four cents, <br /> the amount paid for the admission to any other <br /> place.of amusement or entertainment~ to be paid by <br /> who pays an admission charge to such <br /> )lace. In case of any person, except'those set <br /> ;ion 10-98, being admitted free to any <br /> moving picture shew or any other place of amusement- <br /> or entertiinment at any time when an admission charge <br /> is made to other persons, an equivalen~ taxis hereby <br /> levied and shall be collected~based on the price <br />· f charged to such other persons of the same~class for <br /> the same or similar acco~aodations, such tax to be <br /> paid by the person so admitted; <br /> <br /> ~ This ordinance being necessary for the preservation <br /> o£. the public health, morals and:safety, an emergency <br /> is:declared~to exist and it Shall~take effect from and ~ <br /> <br /> <br />