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December 17th. lq~5. taxes might be divided and charged at different times. I am submitting herewith an amendment for that purpose known as section 52. I have also added the collection of interest in the manner in which the City now collects the Amendment - "A Bill to ~mend and re-enact .Section 52 of the Charter of the City of Ports- mouth approved March 10th, 1908, and fixing the rate of penalty and interest on delineuent tax- Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia, that Section 52 of the Char- ter of the City of Portsmouth, approved March 10th, 1908, be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows: SECTION 52: Any person failing to' pay any taxes or licenses due to the City of Portsmouth, shall incurr a penalt~ thereon to be payable at such time or times as may. be pre- scribed by ordinance of the City Counci., provided such penalty shall not exceed five oer cent of the amount of taxes levied against such person. Interest at the rate o~ six per ce~t per annum from the first day of January of the year next following the assessment shall be collect- ed · upon the principal of the taxes and levies then remaining unpaid; which penalty and interest and the cost of advertising or posting not exceeding fifty per cent for each Parcel of nroperty advertised or posted, shall be added to the amount of the taxes due by such taxpayer." ' Motion of Mr. Stewart to approve the said ~mendment, and that our representa- tives in Legislature be requested to urge the passage of came in Legislature, was adopted, and by the following vote: ~ Ayes: Brooks, Fox, Hanvey, Hutchi~ns, Moore, Oaet, Stewart Nays: None. ' ' The following lette~-fmom, the Gity Collector was read: "The estate of T.B. Griffin paid the 1935 taxes under the prepayment plan. In applYing the money to the various tax t'icke~s, we applied $31.80 to #820 ~ol.umbia Street. Mr. Jack who is a~ent for part of this estate, does not pay these taxes and requests that this amount be refunded to him." Motion of Mr~ Fox ~o refund the $31.80 was adopted. The following letter from the City Collector was read: "The ta~es on 1509-11 Glasgow St. in name of B.W. Dance were-paid twice a~ at- tached receipt will show. $2~.15." I request that a refund of the overpayment be made Mr. Dance, the amount being Motion of Mr. Hutchins to make the refund of $29.15, as requested, was adopted. The following lettgr was read: "Sometime ago, the auditorium was secured for the use of the Miller Day Nursery and Ho~e, a charitable institution of the Ci~. The entire Proceeds of the affair~ were used in the care of children deserving charitable aid. The Nursery was required to pay the usual rental of $25.00. The needs of the Nursery are such as to urge it to ask of your honorable body the retnrn of the $25.00. ~or this favor, the Institution will be very grateful. ~ The receipt of the custodian of the auditorium is inclosed herewith. Very respectfully, W. H. Jennings, P~esident, Miller Day Nursery & Home." Motion of Mr. Hutchins to make said refund was adopted. Two letters were received, recommending that a lady be named to the School to succeed Mrs. Cora S. Darden; deceased; one from several school leagues, naming Mrs. Spomg, and one from the Patrons of Portsmouth Schools, naming Mrs. Marie Hodges Vieceltio the election of a successor to Mrs. Co- Board, Wm.B. The two letters were placed on table until such time as ra $.Darden may be taken up. vote: Onmotion of Mr. Stewart, the fol~lowing ordinance was taken from the table: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS ~OR THE CITY OF PO~SMOUTH, VA. FOR THE YEAR 1936." ' On motion of Mr. Stewart, said ordinance was adopted, mhd by the following' Ayes: Brooks, Fox, Hanvey, Hutchins, Moore,'Oast Stewartr ~ Nays: None. ' On motion adjourned. Olerk. Approved - President.