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AN ORDI?3=N~CE TO A~%~--~ND C~HAPTER I, 8~TION 19, OF O~I!~ANCE OF ~ CITY OF PORTSM~ ADOPTED FEBRUARY 15, I~55, AS A~I~D~ TO PROVIDE A PEN~TY OF TEN PER CENT~ A t~!Nt~ OF TWO D~RS (~.00) ~ FOR ~TE Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that Chap~cer I, Section 19~ of ti%= License Tax Ordinance of the City of Portsmouth, adopted February 15, leSS, as amended, be amended and rs-ordained to read as follows: §19. PENALTIES ~ND FINES. Ca) P~alty for non-payment of License Tax. Any person comducting a husiness~ trade or occupation~ or doing other thin~s for which ~ license t~x is required ~der this or~in~nce, without first obt~ini~ such license oF who shall f~i! to obtain ~ny t~ or si~ required under this ordi~nce~ sh~i1 ~ liab!~ to a fine of not less th~n $10.00 nor mom~ than ~50.00~ e~ch day of default shslt constitm~e a seR~r~te off.se. Such conviction shall not relieve any such person from the pa~ent of ~y license tax imposed by this ordinance. Cb) If any license tax imposed by this ordinance is not paid by May Slat, there shall he added to said license t~x a pen~!ty of t0 per cent~ of the amount of said license t~, ~ut such penalty shall in no case be less than two C$2.00) dollars, to be assessed and i~id along with said license as part thereof° Cc) Penalty for not m~king appiicgtion. It shall be the duty of every per- son doing husiness~ or carrying on any trade or occupation within the City of Ports- mouth, and of any person who shall open any office, have a place of business, or shall by use of signs or otherwise advertise any business, trade or occupation within said City~ to m~ks application to the City Collector for the license due under this ordinance~ and any person failing to make such application shall be fined not less than ten ($10.OO) dollars, nor more than fifty C$50.O0) dollars, as the Judge or jury m~y determine. And it shall be the duty of the City Collector to keep ~ record of alt such applications° rd) ItteEal Transfer of License. Any person transferring or attempting to transfer any license contrary to the provisions of this chap=er shall be fined no~ less than ten ($10.00~ dollars, nor mere than fifty ($50~00) dollars. (e) Display of License° Any person failing to display his license as re- quired by Section 13 of this Chapter, or any person failing to display properly any license tag or gro~er~s si~n required under this provision of this ordinance to bs dis- played in a particular wmy, shall be g~ilty of a misdemeanor and fined an amount not to exceed ten C$i0~00} dollars: Cf) Keeping of Records. Any person who shall fail or refuse to keep such records as required by Section 14 of this Chapter shall be assessed with and shall pay a pem~!ty of twenty-five C$~5.00) dollars, In addition to the license tax imposed° C~) Interrogatories to Applicant for License. Any applicant refusing ~o answer such interrogatories under o~th as are required by Section iO of t~is Chapter shall be fined not more tD~n one hundred C$100.O0) dollars.