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<br /> At a regular City Council meeting keld on June 26 1973 in the City Council
<br />there were present: '
<br />
<br />J~ck P. Barnes, E. Saunders Early~ Jr., James W. Hol~ey, Burrell R. Johnson,
<br />Isaac W. King, Raymond B. Smith, Robert W. Wentz, Jr., A. P. Johnson, Jr.,
<br />City Manager, ~{. J. O'Brien, Jr., City Attorney.
<br />
<br />Prayer was offered by Councilman King.
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Smith and seconded by Mr. Johnson, minutes to be approved as
<br />was adopted by the following vote:
<br />
<br />Ayes: Early, Holley, Johnson, King, Smith, Wentz, Barnes
<br />Nays: None
<br />
<br />T~e2f$11owing reports from the City ~{anager were read:
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<br /> 73-249 ~i~'I-s~bmit the attached four ordinances and recommend
<br />first reading. These are all changes necessary to changes made in
<br />the last session of the General Assembly.
<br />
<br />they be placed on
<br />the State Code at
<br />
<br />received,
<br />
<br /> The first ordinance amends the City Code pertaining to holidays for City employees.
<br />It establishes the eleventh day of November as Veterans Day rather than the third Monday
<br />in October.
<br />
<br /> The second ordinance inserts the words "agricultural property" in the Code, Section
<br />13-17.6, pertaining to abandoned motor vehicles. This prohibits inoperative motor vehicl,
<br />on open land. Licensed automobile dealers, salvage dealers or scrap processors as of
<br />June 26, 1970, are exempt.
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<br /> The third ordinance amends Section 18~26 pertaining to the direction of traffic.
<br />It provides for the Chief of Police deputizing persons over the age of eighteen years
<br />without the power of arrest for the limited purpose of directing traffic.
<br />
<br /> Section 18-55 adds the words "sample" and "breath" pertaining to a chemical analysis
<br />to determine the alcoholic content of the blood.
<br />
<br /> The fourth ordinance adds a new section providing a fine and jail sentence for anyone
<br />who attempts to violate the drug abuse ordinance.
<br />
<br />Section 19-29 is amended to exclude legal bingo games."
<br />
<br /> On motion of Mr. Smithaand seconded by Mr. Johnson, the following ordinance was
<br />approved on first reading and by the follow&ng vote:
<br />
<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THECC~TY OF
<br />BY AMENDING SECTION 2-56 THEREOF PERTAINING TO
<br />EMPLOYEES."
<br />
<br />PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1961,
<br />LEGAL HOLIDAYS FOR CITY
<br />
<br />Ayes: Early, Holley, Johnson, King, Smith, Wentz, Barnes
<br />Nays: None
<br />
<br />Il)
<br />
<br /> On motion of Mr. Smithaand seconded by Mr. Johnson, the following ordinance was
<br />approved on first reading, and by the following vote:
<br />
<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA,
<br />1961, BY AMENDING SECTION 1~-17.6 THEREOF PERTAINING TO ABANDONED MOTOR
<br />VEHICLES."
<br />
<br />Ayes: Early, Holley, Johnson, King, Smith, Wentz, Barnes
<br />Nays: None
<br />
<br />(2)
<br />
<br /> On marion of Mr. Smith and seconded by Mr. Johnson, the following ordinance was
<br />approved on first reading, and by the following vote:
<br />
<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA,
<br />1961, BY AMENDING SECTION 18-26 THEREOE PERTAINING TO AUTHORIZATION OF
<br />CERTAIN OFFICERS TO DIRECT TRAFFIC AND PROCEDURES TO BE UTILIZED THERE-
<br />IN; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 18-55 THEREOF PERTAINING TO PRESUMPTIONS
<br />FROM ALCOHOL CONTENT OF BLOOD."
<br />
<br />Ayes: Early, Holley, Johnson, King, Smith, Wentz, Barnes
<br />Nays: None
<br />
<br />(3)
<br />
<br /> On motion of Mr. Smith and seconded by Mr. Johnson, the following ordinance was
<br />approved on first reading, and by the following vote:
<br />
<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA,
<br />BY AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 19 OF SAID CODE, SUCH AMENDED
<br />SECTIONS PERTAINING TO DISORDERLY HOUSES AND CO~hMON NUISANCES; BINGO
<br />AND LOTTERIES; AND ADDING A NEW SECTION THERETO CONCERNING ATTEMPTS
<br />TO VIOLATE DRUG ABUSE ORDINANCES."
<br />
<br />Ayes: Early, Holley, Johnson, King, Smith, Wentz, Barnes
<br />Nays: None
<br />
<br />(4)
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<br />Chamber
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