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<br />ORDINANCE IU1~9 ?",~~3 ~ <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 35 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF <br />PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA (2006) BY AMENDING SECTION 35-272 <br />THEREOF TO INCREASE THE CITY TAX ON CIGARETTES. <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: <br /> <br />1. That Section 35-272 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia <br />(2006) be amended and reordained to read as follows: <br /> <br />Sec. 35-272. Levied; amount. <br /> <br />There is hereby levied and imposed by the city upon each and every sale of <br />cigarettes a tax, to be paid by the seller, if not previously paid, in the manner prescribed <br />in this article, which shall be 30 mills for each cigarette. <br /> <br />2. That this ordinance shall take effect on July 1,2009. <br /> <br />ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia at a meeting held <br />on May 12, 2009. <br /> <br />Teste: <br /> <br />City Clerk <br />