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AN ORDINANCE TO ANIEND SECTIONS 60 AND 61 OF ARTICLE Il OF THE LICENSE TAX ORDINANCE OF TitE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, 1960, IblPOSING A LICENSE TAX ON NON-LOCAL PERSONS ENGAGED' IN THE CLEANING, : · PRESSINGicDYEING AND LAUNDRY BUSINESS, SO AS TO OBTAIN THE BENEFIT' OF ~[E RECIPROCITY PROVISIONS OF SIMILAR ORDINANCES OF - ~ ADJOINING CITIES. Be it ordained by the Council of' the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that sections 60 and 61 of Article II of the License Tax Ordinance of the City of Portsmouth, 1960, be amended and reordained to read as follows: Section 60. Cleaning, Pressing, Dyeing and Laundry - Non-Local: Every person engaged in the business of dry cleaning, pressing, dyeing or laundering who does such work outside of the City of Portsmouth shall pay a license tax of $425.00 per annum for each ~fice or place in the City of Portsmouth used for receiving and/or delivering such work. Not prorated. Notwithstanding 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 delivering such work, shall be imposed under this section upon any person operating such business in an adjoining city, and having his ~lant in such adjoining city, where such city imposes a sxmilar license tax upon any person operating his business in and paying a license tax to the City of Portsmouth and having his plant in Portsmouth, and engaged in such business in both cities. Not prorated, The intent of this provision is to grant the same reciprocal privileges to licensed persons in adjoining cities engaged in such business~ provided such cities grant the same reciprocal privileges to such persons licensed by the City of Portsmouth° _ · , Section 61,. i Cleaning, Pressing, Dyeing and