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URN= 10 2019 -26 <br />AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND REORDAIN ARTICLE V (CIGARETTE <br />TAX) OF CHAPTER 35 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, <br />VIRGINIA (2006), AS AMENDED (TAXATION), BY AMENDING SECTION 35- <br />272 TO INCREASE THE CIGARETTE TAX BY 2.5 MILLS PER CIGARETTE. <br />BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: <br />1. That Article V of Chapter 35 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth <br />(2006), as amended, be amended and reordained by amending Section 35 -272 as follows: <br />Sec. 35 -272. — Levied; amount. <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 <br />prescribed in this article, which shall be 44i 47.5 mills for each cigarette. <br />2. That this ordinance shall take effect on July 1, 2019. <br />ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, at a meeting held <br />on May 14, 2019. <br />Teste: <br />City Clerk <br />