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<br />March 20, 1917
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<br /> Third. An Ordinance Requiring Children Twelve Years of Age ~nd Under to be Off the Streets
<br />after Nine O'clock at Night.
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<br /> Er. Dashiell moved that final action on said ordinance be deferred until the regular
<br />meeting of mhe body March ETth. The motion was adopted.
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<br /> Fourth. An Ordinance to Amend Section 383 of the City Ordinances by Adding Thereto ,A New
<br />Sub-section to be Enown as Sub-section "0 2" ReTairing Drivers of Vehicles to Obey Signs,-~Poets,
<br />~r.;O%her ~rks placed upon .the Streets of the City or 9perated by the Police Department. for 'the
<br />Purpose of Directing Tra~fmo.
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<br /> ~N~r. Bunting moved that said ordinance be amended by striXing out the words '~or other
<br />marks." The motion was discussed and adopted.
<br /> 'Then the ordinance w~s adopted, as ~mended, Sand by~he following
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<br />Ayes--Bunting, Claud, Dashiell~
<br />Nays--Nor ga~, l~
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<br /> ..Fifth. An .Ordlnaucc to Levy a Specific
<br />Rotor Bicycles, a~d Other Similar VehmoA~s,
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<br /> Hanvey, Herbert, Norris, 6~
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<br />Tax Upon Persons Owning Automobiles, Motor Cycles,
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<br /> On motion, action on this ordinmnce was defer~ed,~o be taken up with the report of the
<br />Finance Department on the License T~x Ordinance for 191?-lB,
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<br /> Sixth. An Ordinance to Make it Unlawful for Any Junk Dealer or Canv~sse~ to Buy, Receive,
<br />or Have in his Possession'any. Water or G~s Pipes or Fixtures.
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<br /> Mr. Dashiell moved that final action on said ordinance be deferred until the nex~ re-
<br />gular meeting of the body.
<br /> Mr. Claud, to amend, that said ordin~uce bs sent back to the Law Department.
<br /> .The amendment was adopted.
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<br /> Seventh. An Ordinance to Amend Section ~78 of the City Ordinances by Adding Thereto Sub-
<br />section 478A Requiring Dogs Which Go upon the Streets of the City to be Muzzled.
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<br /> ~. Claud moved that action on this ordinance De deferred until the next re~a%~v meet-
<br />ing of the body. The motion wms adopted.
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<br /> Eighth. AN ORDINanCE TO A~END ANDRE-ORDAIN SECTION 301 OF THE CITY ORDINANCES~ AMENDED
<br />IN RELATION TO THE POLICE FORCE.
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<br /> On motion~ said ordinance was adopted, and by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--Bunting,
<br /> Claud, Dashieli, H~nvey,. Herbert, Morris, Morgan, 7.'
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<br /> Ninth. OrdinanCes for the Issueof $32,000. of Fire ~paratus Bonds a~d Providing for the
<br />Bond Form.
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<br /> In accordance with resolutions of the Council therefor March 6th and Narch 13th~ re-
<br />spectively, the following ordinances were read mhd ~opted:
<br /> "~ ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUE
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<br />OF THIRTY-TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS OF BONDS, TO BE KEOWN AS ~PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, FIRE APPEP~.TUS
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<br />BONDS,~ PURSUANT TO SECTION 32A OF THE CP~RTER OF THE CITY OF PORTSNOUTH, FOR THE PURPOSE OF
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<br />PURCHASING FIRE ENGINES AND OTH~.~ NECESSARY FIP~E APPARATUS, AND EPJ~CTING BUILDINGS FOR AND E-
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<br />O~IPPING THE FIP~ DEP~RTMENT.
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<br /> "Sec. l. Be it ord~inedby the Council of the Oity of Portsmouth, V~i~ginia, that pursuau~
<br />to section thirty-two a (32a) of the Charter of the City of Portsmouth, 'in order to purchase
<br />fire engines ~ud other necessary fire apparatus, and erect buildings for ~? properly equipthe
<br />fir~ department of the city, there shall be issued in the n~me, and on behalf of the' Cit~ of '
<br />~ortsmout~, Virginia, Thirty~two Thousand ($32,000) Dollars of coupon or registered bonds in
<br />menominat, mons of SDO0 or $1,000, either or beth, as the Department of Finance of the City Coun-
<br />cil may determine. The said bonds shall be known as "Portsmouth Fire App~atus BondS," a~d the
<br />~roceeds arisin~ from the sale of the same shall be applied to no other purpose them that of
<br />urch~sing fi~e~engines and other necessary fire apparatus, a~d erecting buiidin~? f?r ~n~ cu.
<br />quipping the~fi~e department of the City, mhd similar objects ~nd purposes as au~normzea oy~ne
<br />Charter of the City'of Portsmouth~ The said bonds shall b~ar interes~ at th? r~te of.four per
<br />oent~ per annum, payable semi-annually, sh~ll bS pay~o!s mn gold'or mts equzval~nt{ in the
<br />City of Portsmouth, s~hall bed~ted Aprmi i, iglZ, and shall mature as follows: oonds of the
<br />aggregate of Four Thouss~ud Dollars on the first day of April of each year thereafter up to and
<br />including April 1, 1925.
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<br /> #Sec, 2 ~iIpower and s~uthority is hereby given to the Department~ of Finance of the
<br />City Council to prepare and issue the s~id bonds ~n such form, ~u~ each ~n such as is
<br />tho~ized by the~reoeding section; each of said bonds sh~ll be signed by the ~ of the
<br />Council and the City Treasure=, with the se~l of the City thereto affixed, the City
<br />Clerk, and each of the coupons shmll have the name of the City~Treaeu~ affixed, ~ll
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<br />power and anthority is hereby given to the D~partmcnt of Fins~uce to
<br />or so mmny thereof as Sh~ym~y deem necessa~vy, a~d'in ~uch form a~ th, e;
<br />however, that no sale shall be made without the approval of the City
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<br /> "Sec. 3~ The s~id bonds sh~ll be subject to no ta~xation whatever by the
<br />~ud th~ said oo~pons sh~ll be
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<br />City o£ Porismouth,
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<br />received in payment of a~li dues, taxes, and assessments due to
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