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<br />real estate otherwise taxed; and the tax on said shares of stock shall be $1.15 on the hundred
<br />dollars thereof.
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<br /> This ordinance shall be in force on and after May l, 1916, andall ordinances or parts of
<br />ordinances in conflict with the ss~me mre hereby annulled.
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<br /> Be itfurther ordained by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, That for
<br />the year beginning May l, 1916, or from the passage and publication of this ordinance, until
<br />April 30, 1~17, and yearly thereafter until annulled by ordinauoe the following occupations,
<br />acts a~d business tramsaotions shadl be deemed privileges, and shall not be pursued or done
<br />within the limits of the said City of Portsmouth, without payment of m license tax therefor,
<br />and the license tax thereon shall be ms follows:
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<br /> Emch person, firm or co{potation conductin~ the business of plumbing, steam o~ hot water
<br />fitting, or either, in s~iditmon to the merchants tax required by this ordinance, $25.00.
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<br /> Each person, firm or corporation conducting a $~rage for The storage and repair of automo-
<br />biles, $75°00; for the repair of automobiles only, $25.00; or ~gent fo~ the ss~le of automobiles,
<br />resident or non-resident, $Y5o00.
<br /> Each private automobile, $5. for 20 horsepower or less; $10.00 for over 20 horsepower.
<br /> Each motorcycle, $2,50.
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<br /> All building and loan-~assooiations, other than those heretofore provided for, $100.00.
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<br /> Each resident or non-resident automobile for hire, $20.00, aud it shall be in lieu of all
<br /> other Cl~y license tax. thereon.
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<br /> E~oh moving picture show, where the admission fee is fide.cents or tess, $75.~0, or $20.'
<br />~er ~a~ter, whe~ Daid quarterly; and where the admission fee ms over five cents, $100.00, or
<br />$~?~0 per quester, when paid qus~rterly.
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<br /> The tax on Real Estate and Tangible Personal Property for the First, Second, Third, Fourth
<br /> and ~ifth Wards of the City shall be $1.50 on the hundred dollars of assessed v~lues thereof
<br /> for General ~urpose~, and $.50 on the ~u~dred doZlars for Public .Schools; and the tax on Intan-
<br /> gible Peraonal Property shall be $.30 on the hundred dollars.
<br /> The tax on Real Estate and Tangible Personal Property for the Sixth and Seventh Wards
<br /> shall be $1.59 on the hundred dollars of the assessed values thereof; andthe tax on Intaugible
<br /> Personal Property shall be $~30 on the hundred~ dollars~
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<br /> Any person failing to pay the taxes on Real,nd Personal Property, imposed by this ordi-
<br />nauoe~ on or before the 3let d~y e£ October, shall incur a penalty of 2 per?ont, onthe amount
<br />icl ss~td taxes', which s~ll be added to said tmxes by the City Oolleotor; and a fuk~her penalty
<br />of 3 Per cent. should ~id taxes be not paid by December 31st, which shall likewise be s~ided
<br />by. the City Collector.
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<br /> This ordinance shall be in force on and after its passmgs, and all ordinances or parts
<br />of ordinances in conflict ~ith the s~.~e are hereby annulled.~
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<br />(Signed)
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<br />J. T. Hanvey, Chairman.
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<br />On motion, the regular report Of the Committee was adopted ~ud by the following~vote:
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<br />Ayes--Oorbitt, Herbe?, Bra~ch, White, Burgess, Cain, Hanvey, ~oore (Josj So),
<br /> Hutchins, Leavitt, Flemming, Montague, Reynolds, Wright (Earl H.),.
<br /> Norgmn, Baldwmn, Moore (Robt~ L.)~ See', 1~.
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<br /> With regard to the recommended License Tax Ordinance for the Year 1916-17, Mr. Hanvey
<br />moved that sams be read and adopted by sections. The motion was mdopted.
<br /> ..... Nr~ R~notds~mo~ed.lh~ ~he recommended section "Each person licensed to sell, ~
<br />manufacture and sel~m~e, ard~nt'~spirits or , by who~e-
<br />sale, $175. for six months,~ ~ a~-~$~;~Y.~s~ .00.
<br /> The amendment was lo4t and then t~e s~ion was adopted me presented.
<br /> The License Tax sections were adopted consecutively to sectign ~h =eg~rdto tax on
<br />private automobiles, when Mr..Wright (Earl H.) moved a fla~ tax of $5. on all automobiles with-
<br />out regard to horse power. The motion was adopted.
<br /> Then the remaining sections were adopted consecutively, and finally the whole, was
<br />adopted, as a~ended, and by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--Corbltt, He,bert, Bra~nch, ~hite~
<br /> Burgess, Cain, Hanvey, Moore (Jos. S.), Hutohins, Leavmtt, Flemmmng, Montague,
<br /> Reynolds, Wright (Earl H.), Morgan, Baldwin, Moore (Robt. L.), See, 18.
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<br /> (Mr. Reynolds wished to be recorded as voting Nay in regard to imposing a tax
<br />of $1Y5. on "E~oh person lioens,ed to sell, or manufacture and sell, wine, ardour spXrits or
<br />malt liquors, or any mixture thereof, by wholesale;" and Mr. Se~ as voting Na~ with regard
<br />to imposing a flat tax of $5- on mll automobiles without regard to horse power).
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<br />Streets--
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<br />Hon. Common Council--Board of Aldermen.
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<br />Gentlemen:-- Your Street Committee re-
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<br />spectfulty reports herein concerning the following matters referred to the Joint
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<br />mittee March l~--21-24th, February 8-15th, and January 14-18th, 1916:
<br /> Referred by Common Council March !4tho
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<br /> A petition of The Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. for permission to erect s~ud replace
<br />poles on Naval mvenue, Hatton street, Riverview avenue, s~ud Park avenue, as shown by copy of
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