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December 26th~ 19~0. The following ordinance~ placed on its first reading at the called meeting on December 20th~ i9~O~ was taken "AN ORDINANCE IMPOSING TAXES ON SHARES OF STOCK OF BANKS LOOATED IN THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH FOR THE ~AR 19gl AND ANR~JALLY THEt~FTER: FIXING THE RATE AND REQD~IRiNG TK~ PAY- MENT _5~IEREOF: -REQUIRING CERTAIN REPORTS: AI~D PBESCRIBING PE~&LTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF" On motion of Mr. Bilisoty~ the ordinance was adooted and the City Clerk authorized to post same in the proper place and by the following vote: Ayes: Duke~ Bilisoly: Grimes~ Houghton~ Smith~ Sturtevant Wilson Nays: None The following ordinance~ olaced on its first reading at the called meeting on December 2nth: 19~0~ was t~ken up: "AN OP~I~u~NCE LEVYING AN ADMISSION TAX ON PERSONS PAYING AN AD- miSSION C~%RGE OR WHO ARE ADMITTED FR~E ~Y~IEN AN ADMISSION CHARGE IS PAID BY OT~ERS TO PIACES OF A~SE~NT OR EN~RT~&!h~NT~ DEFIN- ING ADMISSION C~RGE AND PLACE OF AMUSEmeNT OR ENTERTAI~IENT~ FT~ING ~ AMOUNT OF SAID ~I~X~ PROVIDING FOB THE COLLECTION THEREOF AND PRESCRIBING PE~&r~TIES FOR ITS V~OLkTION~' On motion of Y~. Bitisoiy~ the ordinance wassdoptadand the City Clerk authorized to post same in the proper placer smd by the following vote: Ayes: Nays: Duke~ Bil!soly~ Grimes~ Wilson None Houghton, smith~ Sthrtevant: An appropriation of $3~89~.~0 to Kings Daughters Hospital for medi- cally indigent patients~ placed on its first reading at the regular meeting on December 12~h~ 19~0~ was taken uo. On motion o f Mr. Sturtevsnt~ $3~89~.~0 was appropriated for said put - poser and by the following vote: Ayes: Duke~ Bilisoly~ Grimes~ Houghton} Smith~ Sturtevant~ Wilson Nays: None An appropriation of $111:}l)~+.)!ll for various budget accounts~ placed on its first reading at last meeting~ was taken up. Motion of i~. Houghton to appropriate $111~44~.4~ for said p~pose~s adopted and by the following vote: Ayes: Duke~ Bilisoly~ Grimes: Ho~ghton~ Smith~ St~tevant~ Wilson Nays: None - ~W BUSI_,~SS The following letters from the Compensation Board ~re read: 1. "In conformity with ~_e provisions of an ~ct ~pproved March 29~ 1934, commonly !cnownas the Compensation Act~ ~nd published as Chapter 364 of the Acts of Assembly of 1934: You are hereby notified thst the Comnensation Board has tentative- ly fixed the salary of the Attorney for the Commonwealth of Portsm6uth City at $8:7[0.00 for the calendar year beginning January t: !9[t~ and the expenses of office for that year at $900.O0: the details of which are given below. ~nere compensation is allowed special prosecu- tors appointed to sct for the Attorney for the Common~alth whenever he is unable for any rea- so~ to act~ such compensation must be paid out of the salary of the principal." 2. "In conformity with the provisions of an Act a~proved March 29th~ published as Chapter 364: Acts of Assembly 1934~ commonly kno~mas the Compensation Act~ and 1934: You 8~e hereby notified that the Compensation Board has tentatively fixed the salary of the Commissioner of the Revenue of the City of ~ortsmouth at $8~000.00 for the calendar year beginning January l: 19[l~ and the expenses of office for that year at ~2k:4gO.~O.: the details of which are given below." 3- "In conformity with the provisions of an Act aoproved April 2,1942: and oublished as Chapter 386~ Acts of Assembly~ 1942: ~ You are hereby notified that the Comoensation Board has tentative~ fixed the salary o~ the Sergeant of the City of Portsmouth at $$~00.00 for ~he calendar year beginning Januery 1~ !9~1~ and the exoenses of office for that year at $29~98~.00~ the details of which are given below." On motion filed. The following letter from Mrs. Mable R. Lassiter was read: