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April SS, 19t5~.
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<br />At a spe~cia~ meeting of the Board of Aldermen April ~3rd there were present:
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<br />Messrs--L. H. Davis, President, C. N. Markham, Vice-President, M. B. Langhorne, E. L. Bariow, Lorenzo Cart, M. M. Adams,
<br /> L. Privett, Z. E. Frey, Henry Pile, J. H. Wilson, lC.
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<br />'The following directions for. the special meeting were read:
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<br />"N~. L. P. Slater,
<br /> City Cie~k, City.
<br />"Dear Sir:--
<br /> "You will please call
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<br />"Portsmouth, Va., April 21, 1915.
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<br />a special meeting of the Board of Aldermen for Friday,
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<br />April ~Srd, at 8 o'clock P. M., to consider the License Tax Ordinance for 191~-!6, introduced
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<br />in your body at its regular meeting April EOth.
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<br />"Very truly,
<br /> "L. H. Davis, President B. of A."
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<br /> ~hereupon, Mr. Langhorae moved that the proposed License Tax Ordinance for 1915-16, intro-
<br />duced in regular meeting of the body April BOth and ordered to lie on the table, be taken up
<br />and considered by 'sections. The motion was adopted.
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<br /> Then the following were considered:
<br /> Sections i, E, $, and 4, read and adopted as presented.
<br /> Section 5, read and amended to read as follows:
<br /> "Each person, firm or corporation conduct-
<br />ing the business of plumbing, steam or hot water fitting, or either, in addition to the mer-
<br />chant's tax required by this ordinance, $25.00."
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<br />Sections 6, ?, 8, and 9, read and adopted as presented.
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<br />From Sections 9-t~ 36, read and adopted ~s presented.
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<br /> Section ~6, read and amended~e ~ead.~'ae follows:
<br /> "Each per~on, firm or corporation conduct-
<br />~ng.a garage for the s~erage and repair ~f automobiles, $75; for ~he ~epair of automobiles only,
<br /> or agent for the sale of automobiles, resident or non-resident, $75.00.
<br /> "Each private automobile, a fla~ tax of $5.00."
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<br />From Sections 36 to 4~, read and adopted as presented.
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<br />Sections 48, 49, ~0, 5~, ~, 54, and 55~ referred to Finance Committee with City Attorney.
<br />Section 51, read and adopt'ed as presented.
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<br />From Sections 55 to 68, read and adopted as presented.
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<br /> Section 68,
<br />for hire, $$0.00,
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<br />read and amended to read as follows:
<br /> "Each resident o~ non-resident automobile
<br /> Smd it shall be it lieu of all other City Lzcens~ Tax."
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<br />(Mr. Wilson e~cused from further attendance).
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<br />From Sections 68 to 1~, read and adopted as presented.
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<br />Or
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<br /> Section 1~,
<br />less, $?5.00.
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<br />read and amended to read as follows:
<br /> "Each moving pieutre show,
<br />If paid quarterly, $~0. per quarter.~
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<br />char ~ing $.05
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<br />·From Sections 129 to 145, read and adopted as presented.
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<br /> Section 145, Par. 1, referred to Finance Committee; Par. 2, referred to Finance committee
<br />with City Attorney.
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<br />Section 146,
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<br />Section 147,
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<br />Sectio~
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<br />read and adopted as presented.
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<br />read and referred to-Finance Oommittee.
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<br />read and adopted as presented.
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<br />On motion~
<br />following vote:
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<br />and by ~he
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<br /> Frey,
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<br />Ayes--Davis, Mmr kham,
<br /> Pile, 9.
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<br />the ~License Tax Ordinance for 1915-i6 as presented was adopted, as amended,
<br /> Langhorne, Barlow, Ca,r, Adams, Privett,
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<br />On motion, adjoined.
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