The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-24
CITY ORDINANCE.
AN ORDINANCE. /.

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GINNING JULY lSI', 1857
Section BE 1t ordained by the Common
,h otlect councils OF the city of Norfolk
ina, ,nat no person shall engage IN amy busi-
ness N the said City of Norfolk. for which
q license is required by the laws of the
ScnnonWealth, or the ordinances Of said
ei,y, without first having applied for and
Entaineu such license. under penalty of not
less than twenty nor more than one nun
cree lf',tl collars: and that for The year begin
+, ier each year thereafter. the taxes on
i III, ana los. persons, incomes aud other
property shall be as follows:
Section Upon ali lands. ,yharvps ara
us auu othcr improvements thereon and
. upoi an personal property OF every de-
Scliptlon, except such real ana personal
MopertE as Is exempted from taxation by
me state of Virginia. or any Ordinance NJ
Inc ely c.i, ana except the bonds issued by
lhe Guy OF Norfolk, five cents OH every
one hundred dollars Of the assessed value.
.nere9f shall be the special water tax re-
nnnces concerning the Norfolk CITY Water
WORKS: ana one dollar and SiXty-ltyr cani.
on every one hundred dollars OF the as
scsssd value Thereof for general purposes.
as stated in the ordinances coucernine, an
preparations. The SAID tax, Sl.7o, shalt not
H,ppiy to property located III iiramGleton
Ward, or IN Atlantic City Ward, but the
tax on property, ho tn rear ana I,eisonnl IL,
M on an, Giiy Ward. shall be seventy cents
on inc one hundred dollars Of the assessed
value thereof, and the tax on plouertv
n M real and personal, in Bramolcton
nHiu, Siian DC one dollar on tile one hum
dred dollars OF the assessed value thornor
except that he same classes OF property
IN snd wards arc exempted from t;l%atio
ny me city as are exempted III the other
wards or the said city, and except such
Enroperty IN Bralnbleton and Atlantic CITY
NMn!u rs Is liable for the special water tax
which last mentioned property, N u,ld.t,on
10 the SAD tax of seventy cents in Attain
nc citE Ward and one dollar in BrambIc-
Ton ward on the one hundred dollars of
assessed value thereof shall be liable to
the said special water tax OF five cents on
value thereof.
Section On the salary or income re-
Ge.peH by any persons during the year end
cents upon each one hundred, dollars value
thereon in excess OF six hundred dollars
provided that The salary Of n minister or
the GosEel shall he exempt from taxation
ana proyided further. that no income shall
Ge hereby taxed which may be derived
Or subject to taxation othcrwisa taxed in
ms ordinance. except as hereinafter nro-
Weed; provided, also, that the tax on sal
ary anu incomes OF persons residing in
Atlant c City Ward shall DO seventy Cents
CT III BrambctOn Ward one dollar on tho
one hundred dollars Of the assessed value
thereof
Section l.-On every male inhabitant who
n4s attained the age Of twenty-one years
h1tE cents, eNcent those who are bv law
exempt from taxation
Secucn 5.-That the Collector shall give
PUBIC notice by advertisement in two OF
me dallN neWSpapersNubl shed in this city
on the first day Of October, ana for thirty
days thereafter that the rolls OF the Com
m m: ssioncr Of the Revenue containing the
llSt OF taxes have been placed IN his hands
Tor collection, and also state III such noiic.
me proV:s on OF law relative TO the prompt
payment OF taxes. He shall attend ut his
ONCE daily between the hours Of . A. m
ana y: M, from the first to the thrty-tirsi
Gays OF october, inclusive, for the purpose
OF RECEIVING from any person charged with
s;ld taASS the whole amount thereof ANY
person VINO shall fa! TO pay the Collector
on or before the th.rty-tirst day of Oc1o,
nGI, me taxes assessed against h in for tho
year Shail lie subjected to q penalty Of
ihEee per centum fer the first month ana
a iuither penalty of one per centum per
month thereafter during such default uniil
me penalty shall have reached five per
cent. according to the State law After |
me L,enaliy shall have reached five per
centhm persons failing 10 pay their taxes |
SAill pay, IN addition to the pcnaltv in |
terest on their bills at the rate of SIX ney
centum per annum.