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"Each person, fi~m or corporation conducting the business of plumbing, gms, steam or hot
<br />water fitting, installing or repairing cold storage or refrigerating systems, install%rig gaso-
<br />line tanks, or either, in mddition to the merchant's tax required by this ordinance,
<br />Not pro-rated. Pa~ties paying this license m~e exempt from paying inspection fees ms assessed
<br />by ~hs Plumbing Inspector. any non-resident person or firm installing or contracting mo in-
<br />stall any of the above in the City of Portsmouth shall pay this license tax."
<br />
<br /> The motion was adopted.
<br />
<br /> Nr. Cast moved to add the following section under the head of"
<br />"Each merchandise broker, $51.00." The amendment was adopted.
<br />
<br /> Under the heading of "Restau~vante, Eating Houses, &c~," Mr. BrOoks moved
<br />lng ps~vagraph be added:
<br />
<br /> "Provided, however, that before a license is issued for any of the aoo~e
<br />eating houses, etc., a certificate shall be obtained from the City Manager as ~o the fitness
<br />of the applicant and the desirability of the place or location at which the restaura~ts~ eat-
<br />ing houses, &c.~ are to be oonducted,~and no certificate shall be issued ~o any person who
<br />has been convicted within twelve months for a violation of the liquor lmws, or for any place
<br />in which liquor has been found within twelve months.~
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<br />Private Bankers, Brokers':"
<br /> tha~ ~he follow-
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<br /> The amandment was adopted.
<br />
<br /> ~Sr. Brooks moved that the paragraph under "General Provisions,"~ relati'ng ~o fine for not
<br />obtaining license be stD~ck out and the following substituted therexor:
<br /> "If any pe=son~ fi~ or co=pore{ion sh~ll co~ence or engage in ~y business, trade, o~ll-
<br />ing o~ profession o~ ~mploymen~ on which ~ t~ is. imposed, by ~his ordinance,, without~.first
<br />paying the t~ imposed, he o~ lhey ~hmll, in ~ddit~on to .pmying the l~cense tmx r~qu~rsd by
<br />this ordnance, be fined not less th~ $5.~ no~ more th~n $~00.00 and each day's fmilu~e to
<br />obtain the license ~e~ proper no, ice ~hereof shall constitute m sepa~mte ~ffense."
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<br /> The motion was adopted.
<br />
<br /> Nr. Brooks moved that section~under the hemd of "General Provisions" making it the duty
<br />of the License Inspector tO ~epc~t violators to the Po.zee Justice be st~ck ou~ and the fei- ~
<br />lowing substituted in its Place:
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<br /> "It is made the. duty of the Lieense Inspector and Police Department to bring before the
<br />Police Justice of the City any violations of 5his ordinance which may come under their notice."
<br />
<br /> The amendment was adopted.
<br />
<br /> Then Mr, White moved that the License Tax Ordinsmce, as amended, be
<br />was aaopt d, as amended~ by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes-- Brooks, Hutohins, Oast, Smith, White, 5.
<br />
<br />The following is the License T~x.~Ordin~noe as amended:
<br />
<br />"AN ORDINANCE IMPOSING A LICENSE.-.TAX FOR THE ~CITY OF PORTBMOU~{~
<br />
<br />VIRGINIA,
<br />
<br />FOR THE YEAR
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<br />BEGINNING MAY let, i~Z2.
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<br /> Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, That for the Year be-
<br />ginning ~;~y let, 1922, and' thereafter until annulled by ordinance~ the following occupations,
<br />acts amd business, transmctions shall be deemed privileges and shall not be pursued or done
<br />within the limits~ ~f the said City of'Portsmouth without payment of m license t~x therefor;
<br />and that the iib~ns~-~tax thereon shall'be paid annually, unless otherwise specifically directed,'
<br />and as follows:
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<br />ACCOb~T~TS (PUBLIC)
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<br />Each person, firm or oorpormtion engaged in the business of pub!i~kccounting, $31.OO.
<br />
<br />AGENTS.
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<br /> Each mgent for labor, ~11.00.
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<br /> Each mercantile ~eporter or agent to report the standing of merchants, $101.OO.
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<br /> Each detective mgency~ or ~ndividuml detective, or any agency or,person making a business
<br />of furnishing watchmen for compensation~ resident or non-resident, $~oo.00. Provided,'however,
<br />that before a license is issued to a ~e~ective mgency,~ or to mny agency or person emp~loying
<br />or furnishing w~chmen for compensation, or to a detective or watchman,~ certificate shall be
<br />obtained from the City Manager of th&~City of Portsmouth as to the fitness of the applicant.
<br />Not pro-rated.
<br />
<br /> Each land agent, $101.0.O$ each agent for renting houses or collecting rents of houses,
<br />$76.00; e~ch person engaged in the busines~ of bot~ land agmnt and ~nting houses and oolleot~
<br />in~ ren~s of houses, $1~6.00. Provided, however~ ~here there is ~ zirm dOing busineSS a~ suca
<br />~nts at the same locality, said tmx shall be on the firm and not ~n each member thereoz.
<br /> Agents, attorneys or other persons who shall engage in the business of negotiating loans
<br />on real estate, $21.00, if not otherwise taxed.
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