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19o8. of NorfoLk Oounty have protection 3. thus far been unable to cope, which tender, necessary a better police and fire than that which is new afforded. terms and conditions upon which it is desired to annex such territory are as follows: Terms and 0onddtions. the t~ rate uponthe l~nd annexed shall not be increased beyond the rate assessed by the County of Norfolk for its purposes at the time of annexation under this ordinance for a period of five years after s~eh annexation, except upon the petition of a n~Jority of the freeholders of such territory presented to the 0ounoil of the 0ity of Portsmouth. B. That all revenues derived by the City of Portsmouth from taxation in said territory during suoh period of five years, either on property or from other sources, including licenses, shall be wholly expended by the 0ity of Portsmouth upon street, sewer, light, water or other public improvement in said territory. 0. That all 0ounty levies imposed on persons and property within such territory for the current fiscal year in which said a~uexation is ~de, sh~ll be paid to the 0ounty of Norfolk. D. That at the expiration of the said period of five years the tax rate on the land annexed shall dollars not be increased in excess of eighteen cents per year on the one hundred~assessed valuation for a further period of five years; after which time ~e tax rate shall be the s~me as the tax rate on other City property; and during the said ~ddition~l five years all of the revenue derived from tax- ation in said annexed _territory, either on property or from ether sources, including licenses, shall be wholly expended by the 0ity for the use of said territory, including schools, fire, police and other expenses for maintenance as well as the improvements mentioned in clause B of this section. 4- The provisio~s which are made for the future man~gement and improvement of the said territory are as follows: F~ture Na~agement and Improvement. A. TheGity of Portsmouth will, as soon as annexation is accomplished, afford police and fire pro- tection a~dp~b~!d~ ~chool f~ci~lities to the citizens residing dn -the a~nexed territory, and will, with 'all re~sonable dispatch, afford and furnish other public facilities and improvements to said citizens as provided by law. B. Should the maid territory be annexed the s~me is to be divided into two v~rds, to be knovm as the "Sixth ~ard" and "Seventh Ward,~" respectively; each of these w~rds is to be represented on the 0ouncil of the City .By three 0ounoi!men, two on the 0ommon Council ~nd one on the Board of Aldermen, who must possess ~tl of the qualifications required by the Oity charter. The first councilmen are to be selected by the qualified voters of their respective wards in such manner as the 0ity'0oun- oil may determine,~ an~ the~ SUooess~r~ are to be elected at th~ s~me time-and in the manner pre- scribed bythe City charter. The said councilmen for the first rem years shall have the right to Oo~.ncit vo~e on ~11 questions arising before the^eEcept on questions of finance or the expenditure of money not derived from their respective wards. After the expiration of the said ten years said council- ~men st~ll l~ve the right to vote on all questions. O. ~or the first ten years after said a~nex~tion there shall be a local board of improvement for each of said wards, compose~ of five qualified voters of said ward, who are to be chosen by the qualified voters of their respective w~rds in ~ch manner as the 0ity 0ounoil shall determine. And during the s~id period of ten years all of the rev&nues derivtd from the said two wards ~re to be kept separately and are to.he expended by the 0ouneil ef the 0ity in the ward from which it was de- ~ive~, upon th~recommendation of the!coal board of improvement for that ward. 5- That the 0ityAt~orney be, and he is, hereby instructed to institute and prosecute the neces-