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R, C. P.
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<br />A~rii 19, 1915.
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<br />At a Joint Session of the two branches of
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<br /> City Council April 19th there were present:
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<br />Nessrs--L.. H. Davis, C. N. Markham, W. E. Flournoy, E. L. Barlow,
<br /> Lorenzo Cart, L. Privett, Zo E. Frey,
<br /> ~. C. Corbitt, C. H. Herbs=t, J. H. Branch, T. F. White,
<br /> E. S, Burgess, J. T. Hanvey, Jos. S. Moore, C~ E. Hutchins,
<br /> J. Byron ~hitehurst, H. L. Fiemming, S. B. Laylor, H. C. Reynolds~
<br /> ~arl H. Wright, F. P. Baldwin, Robt. L. Moore, B.
<br /> Session:
<br /> "Portsmouth, Va., Apr. 16, 1915.
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<br />The following directions were read for the Joint
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<br /> "Mr. L. P. Slater,
<br /> City Clerk, City.
<br /> "Dear Sir:--
<br /> "You will please call a Joint Session of the ~wo branches of City Council
<br />for Monday, April 19th, at 8 o'clock P. M., to consider the following matter:
<br /> "The License Tax Ordinance for year beginning May 1, 1915, and ending April 30, 1916.
<br /> ,Immediately following the Joint Session, the Common Council will meet in special ses-
<br />sion to consider such sections of the ordinance as may~ave been adopted in said Joint Session.
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<br /> "Very truly,
<br /> "L. H. Davis, President B. of A.
<br /> "~..C. Corbitt, President Common Council.
<br /> Whereupon, 'the License Tax O~dinance for 1915-16 was presented by the Joint Finance Oom-
<br />mittee.
<br /> Mr. Jos. S. Moore moved that the ordinance be read and objections noted to sections, but
<br />without further action on same until the whole ordinance had been read; then return, take up
<br />by secti6ns consecutively and adopt or reject. The motion was_adopted.
<br /> Then the ordinance was read, objections noted, and recurring, the various sections were
<br />acted on as follows:
<br /> Section 1, on motion of Mr. JOS. $. Moore, amended by inserting "6 pe~ cent
<br /> on the annual rental value," instead of "5 per cent on the annual rental value."
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<br /> From Bections 1 to 5, adopted as presented.
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<br /> Section 5. On motion of Mr. Reynolds amended by adding the following sub-section:
<br /> "Each
<br />non-resident person, firm or corporation conducting the business of plumbing~ steam or hot water
<br />fitting, or either, in addition to the merchant~ tax required by this ordinance, $50.00,"
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<br /> From Sections 5 to 9, adopted as presented.
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<br /> Section 9, on motion, amended by striking out the words "with privilege to sell tobacco
<br />and cigars."
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<br /> From Sections 9 to 14, adopted as presented.
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<br /> Section 14. Mr. Whitehurst moved that the tax be made $150.
<br />motion was lost. Then the section was adopted as presented.
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<br />instead~of $75.00; but the
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<br />Eros Sections 14 to El, adopted as presented.
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<br /> Section ~;i. Mr. ~hite moved ~o amend by making ~he market tax
<br />carts !o~lelling abOut the City $1.00 per day. The motion wac lost,
<br />adopted as amended.
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<br />on carts $.25 per day and
<br />and then the section was
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<br /> From Sections 21 to 36, adopted as presented.
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<br /> Section 38. Er. Markham moved to amend to read as follows: ~Each person, firm ? corpora-
<br />tion conducting a garage for the storage and repair of automobiles, $?5; for tSe repair cT au-
<br />tomobiles Only, $~5; or agent for the sale of automobiles, ~esident or n~n-reS~dent, $~.00."
<br />Adopted. Mr. Reynolds moved to amend by making She tax on smivat~'Autcmobmies and mo~Ozcycles
<br />$~.50. The amendment was lost.
<br /> Then Mr. Burgess moved to make the tax on motorcycles $~.50. The motion was adopted.
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<br /> Section 37. Mr. Laylor moved that the tax be made $E5. instead of $15.00. The motion was adopted and then the section as amended.
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<br />Section ~8. Mr. Markham moved to amend by adding the words "cattle or stock."
<br /> The motion was adopted and then the section as embed.
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<br />From Sections ~8 to 61, adopted as presented.
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<br />S~ee~ion 61. Mr. Reynolds moved that the tax be made $15. instead of
<br /> The motion was adopted and then the section as amended.
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<br />$i0.00.
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<br />From Sections 61 to 70. Adopted as presented.
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<br /> Section 70. Mr. ~hitehu~st moved that the words "sections 68 and 69" be inserted after the
<br />word "foregoing." The motion was adopted, and then the section as amended.
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<br />~om~Sections ?0 to ?3. Adopted as presented.
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<br />Section ?3. Mr. Markham moved that the tax be made $500. instead of $~00.
<br /> The motion was adopted and then the section as amended.
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<br />From Sections ?3 to ?8, adopted as p~esented.
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