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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIR- GINIA, 1951, BY ADDING THERETO A NEW SECTION TO BE NUMBERED 17-46ol, PRC~IBITING THE USE OF CERTAIN STREETS AND SIDEWALKS FOR SOLICITING SUBSCRIPTIONS, SELLING GOODS OR SERVICES, OR DIS- TRIBUTING PRINTED ~TTER. Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, 1951, be amended by adding thereto a new section to be numbered l?-4g.1, to read as follows: Section 17-4g.1. Soliciting subscriptions, selling goods or services, or distributiDg printed matter on certain streets and sidewalks~ (a) No person shall sell or offer to sell any goods, wares, merchandise, books, magazines or any article of value~ except newspapers, or take orders for or sell subscriptions to same for future delivery, or render or offer to render any services ether than the shining of shoes, or distribute printed matter on any of the streets and sidewalks paralleling streets which are (i) designated as parking meter sones in Section 30-145 hereof or (ii) with- in Fire District No. 1 and Fire District No. 2 as set forth in Section 5-3 here- of; said streets and sidewalks being congested areas for pedestrian trivet and (b) The prohibition against the sale o~ distribution of the articles mentioned in the first subsection of {his section shall not be construed as prohibiting ~he actual distribution or circulation, without any charge therefor, to the public, of publications~ leaflets, pamphlets or any printed or written matter that disseminates opinion or information or pro- vokes thought or pertains to any religious information or belief° (c) Any person violating the provisions of this sec- tion shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, or by confinement in jail for not exceeding thirty days, or both. This ordinance being necessary for the preservation o4 the public health, morals and safety, an emergency is declared to exist and it shall take effect from its passage. Adopted at a meeting of City Council on April 28 , 19gO. Teste: City Clerk