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<br />T~elve Years cf Age mnd Under to be Off the Streets after Nine o~clook at
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<br /> And by the following vote:
<br /> Fprr-Cimud, Morris, Eorgmn, 3.
<br /> Against--Bunting, Dashisll, H~nvey, Herbert, ~.
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<br /> un~m~ this meeting
<br /> The following ordinance, on ~hioh final ~ction_ was deferred March 2Oth ~
<br />of the body, was ~a~ken up, re~-~, but not ~iop~ed:
<br /> An Ordinance %c Amend Section ~78 of the City
<br />Ordin~uces by Adding Thereto ~b-seotion 4yS A Requiring Dogs ~ich Go upon the Streets of the
<br />City to be Muzzled.
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<br /> The following report w~s re~d from the City Auditor of coupons pmld =nd cmnc$11~ in, 1916
<br />~ ch~cked bY Er. Ro~t~ J. ~alke~, Pubii9 Acgqunt~nt, and ~0~% ~orrect: City,
<br />Sixth ~d, $4~5~2.50;~and Seventh W~rd, $5,5~6.25, tot~t~.$81,67~.15~
<br /> r~po-~ w~s ordered to fii~
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<br /> The Chmir~n of the Finmnce Dep~rtment presented the License T~x Ordinance for the Year
<br /> 1~17-18, on ~uich action h~d been de~erred from March 2Oth until this meeting of the body.
<br /> On motion, it was decided that the proposed ordinmnce be read mnd, where no objection
<br /> wms ~e to a section ms remd, it be considered ms ~opted tempor~ily.
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<br /> Ar. Morris moved thmt the section rea~ing: "Each piece of business selling soda from.foun-
<br />tains or "goose necks,~ &c., be a~ended by' azlding after the words ~o~e necks" the followmng:
<br />"Or soft ~rlnks in any iorm."
<br /> The amendment was discussed, but not ~dopted.
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<br /> Mr. Morris moved, to amend, to make the tax on "E~oh person,
<br />than b~-~uk~, bankers or pawnbrokers, who sh~I1 m~ it a business
<br />rents, annunitiee, &o.," $$00.00, instead of $300~00.
<br /> The amendment ?;~as discussed and iost~
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<br />firm or corporation, other
<br />to lend money on salaries or
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<br /> Mr. Dashiell moved to amend, that the tax on "Each person, firm or corpormtion engaged in
<br />the 'laundry business~'" be made $100.00. The amendment was adopted.
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<br /> ~. Morris moved to ~m$~ by ~dding, a tax of EO cents per horse-power on each private
<br />tomobile, said tax to be inllieu of any other City tax on same. The amendment was 'mdopted.
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<br />Mr. Herbert moved to ~mend by ~dding the following section: "Each person, firm or corpo-
<br />ration conducting a place known as ~ 'locker room or house~ shall pay an ~nnual tax of twenty-
<br />five cents for each locker." The amendment w~s adopted.
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<br />just
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<br />N~v. Herbert moved to amend by adding the following section:
<br />starting into business after July let may be pro-rated."
<br /> The amendment w~s adopted.
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<br />"Licenses issued to persons
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<br />Then the License Tax Ordinance for 1917-18 w~s adopted, as amended, as follows:
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<br /> AN ORDINANCE FOR I~L~OSING AND COLLECTING TAXES ON ~ICENS~S, REAL ESTATE, .~,~.SONAL PROPERTY
<br />AND BANKS WITHIN THE CITY OF PORTSEO~TE,
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<br /> Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, That for the yea~ begin-
<br />ming ~ay l, 1917, a,ud thereafter until a~nulled by ordinance, the following oc~mpmtions, mots
<br />and business transactions sh~ll be deemed privileges mud sh~tl not be pur~aed or done within
<br />the limits of said City of Portsmouth, without pmyment of a license tax therefor, and the li-
<br />cense tax thereon shall be paid mnnu~lly, dnless otherwise specifiemlly directed, mnd ~s follows:
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<br /> ~On every license to a merchant or mercantile firm there shall be pmid m specific license
<br />tax om $10.00, and an mdditionml tax of 7 per cent. on the annual rental Value of the plmcs of
<br />business in excess of the first $1OO. of such value.
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<br /> Merchant tamlo s lusber merchants, furniture merchants, butchers, gr.een gro~ers, huck-
<br /> sters and dealers in coal, ice, wood, or soft drinks shall be embraced in this section.
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<br /> The tax hereby imposed shall be in lieu of m~ll tax upon capitml act?ally empl?yed by said
<br />:me~chant or mercantile firm in said business,~ and shall be paid when the license is mssued.
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<br /> Every merchant, firm or cprporation s. pplying for a license shall be required to produce
<br />a bona fide rent receipt, agreement or chec~ , showmng the a~mount-of rent p~md p$~ month
<br />by him or thsm~ and if, mn the judgment of the Commissioner of the Revenue,
<br />lng to evade the tmx by not producing ~he prope~ =eceipt, then the said CO~issioner sh~ll
<br />fuse to ~t him or th~ the required license until he shm~l hmve investi~ted the ~pplic~tion
<br />therefor in orde~ to ~scertmin the t~e amount 0f rental Pm~d ~by Sa~d ~p!~ut. '
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<br /> If the merch~ut~ firm or oorpormtion applying for m license own the plmoe of business,
<br />and~ in the judgment of the Commissioner of the Revenue, he or they do not put a proper ~snt.%l
<br />value on the property the said CommisSioner shall have autherity to investigate and msce7%~iD~
<br />the true rental value of such property before grmntmno the mppiication.
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<br /> E~ch commission merchants, $25.00.
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<br /> FertilizinE companies, manufacturing or selling, their rSpressntative or mgents buying no
<br />matezmal to resell or manipulate, but to sell on oommmss~on, $50.00.
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<br /> Each person or f~rm buying or selling corn, ootton~ peanuts, or other produCe, in addition
<br />to ~ny other license required by this ordinance,
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