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AN ORDINA~NCE TO A~¢END SECTIONS 8-1.56 AND 8-1.59 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSI~OU~{, VIRGINIA, 1951, AS ~ENDED DECE~- BER 2?, 1960, TO PROVIDE FOR PREPAPJkTION OF THE L~ND BOOK BY THE CITY ASSESSOR. Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that Sections 8-1056 and 8-1.59 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, 1951, as amended December 27, 1960, be amended and reordained to read as follows: Section 8-1.56. City Assessor - Appointment, Powers and Duties. Such annual assessment shall be made by a single assessor appointed by the Council for such p~lrpose, who shall give his entire time to the duties of his office. He shall hold office during the pleasure of the Council. He shall be known as the City Assessor and he shall have all the powers and duties pre- scribed by the laws of this Commonwealth for assessors of real estate and all the duties now devolved upon the Commissioner of the Revenue of the City with respect to the assessment of real estate for taxation shall be transferred to and devolve upon the City Assessor upon his taking the oath of office, and he shall on the first day of January zn each year thereafter, or as soon thereafter as possible, prepare the land book~ reflecting all changes of assessments for that tax year, and perform all other duties required by law To be performed by the Commissioner of the Revenue with respect to assessment of real e~zaze for taxation. Section 8-1.59. Land Book - Preparation, Form and Disposition. When preparing the land book the City Assessor shall extend the taxes, prepare the tax hills and deliver the same to the City Treasurer for proof and mailing. The form of the land book shall be prescribed by the Director of Finance and each and every parcel of real estate shall be entered separately thereon in the name of the owner thereof or in the name of the owner of any interest therein. The land book shall be so arranged that real estate owned by white persons shall be assessed in one part of the book and real estate owned by colored persons shall he assessed in another part of the book~ No assessment of any real estate shall be held to be invalid because of any error, omission or irregularity in charging such real estate upon the land book unless it be sho~ by the person or persons contesting such assessment that such error, omission or irregularity has operated to the prejudice of his or their rights. The original of the land book shall be