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MaY 10: 1966.
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<br />were present:
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on May I0, 1966, there
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<br />R. Irvine Smith, Jack P. Barnes, John L. Dillon, George D. Eastes,
<br />Burrell R. Johnson, L. L. Knight, W. T. Leafy, A. P. Johnson, Jr.,
<br />City Manager, and M. A. Kerb, Jr., City Attorney.
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<br />The meeting was opened with prayer by Mr. Barnes.
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<br />The Mayor greeted high school students who were attending the meeting.
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<br />The following reports from the City Manager were read:
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<br /> 66-115 - "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend that it be placed
<br />on first reading. This amends Section 18-179 of the Code' of the City of Portsmouth pertaining to _the
<br />duty ef a driver of a motor vehicle to stop in the event of an accident.
<br /> This is being amended in-oorder that the language of the City Code
<br />will conform to the State Code regarding felony charges in this type of accident."
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Barnes, the following ordinance was approved on
<br />first reading, without dissenting vote:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO ~4END SECTION 18-179 OF THE CODE
<br />OF THE CITY OF PORTS~DUTH, VIRGINIA, 1961, RELATING
<br />TO THE DUTY OF A DRIVER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE TO STOP
<br />IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT"
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<br /> 66-114 - "I submit the attached ordinancea, afid recommend that it be placed
<br />on first reading. This amends Section 2-2 of the City Code pertaining to the publication and posting
<br />of City ordinances.
<br /> This ordinance is in conformance with the recently amended Charter
<br />changes made at the last session of the General Assembly, and eliminates the requirement ~o advertise or
<br />publish ordinances imposing penalties or-fines."
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Knight, the following ordinance was approved on
<br />first reading, without dissenting vote:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 2-2 OF THE CODE OF THE
<br />CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1961, RELATING TO THE
<br />PUBLICATION OR POSTING OF ORDINANCES"
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<br /> 66-115 - "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend that it be placed
<br />on first reading. This repeals the City of Portsmouth's Retail Sales and Use Tax ordinance as( of
<br />September 1, 1966.
<br /> This ordinance is necessary as the State Sales Tax is effective
<br />September 1, 1966, which requires the elimination of all local sales tax ordinances."
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Johnson, the following ordinance was approved on
<br />first reading, without dissenting vote:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL THE CITY OF PORTS>DUTH, VIRGINIA,
<br />RETAIL SALES AND USE TAX ORDINANCE, THE RULES AND REGULA-
<br />TIONS ENECTED FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
<br />THEREOF, AND ALL AMENDMENTS TI'~REOF, EEFECTIVE SEPTEN~BR 1,
<br />1966"
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<br /> 66-116 - "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend that it be placed
<br />on first reading. This imposes an additional 1% on the State Sales Tax of 2%. This provision-is granted
<br />under the sales tax recently adopted by the General Assembly.
<br /> If the City desires to impose this 1%, the adoption of this erdinance
<br />is required 60 days prior .to September 1, 1966, with the State Department of Taxation being so notified.
<br /> These funds will be collected by the State along with the State
<br />Sales Tax, and returned to the City by the State on a monthly basis."
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Dillon, the following ordinance was approved on
<br />first reading, without dissenting vote:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO A~ND CtiAPTER 10 OF THE CODE 0E THE
<br />CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1961, BY ADDING THERBTO
<br />A NEW ARTICLE NUMBERED X~I, CONSISTING OF A NEW SECTION
<br />NUMBERED 10-126, SO AS TO LEVY THE GENERAL RETAIL SALES
<br />TAX AUTHORIZED TO BE LEVIED BY SECTION S8-441.49 OF THE
<br />CODE OF VIRGINIA, 1950"
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