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<br />. '( <br />b( <br /> <br />TUESDAY <br />-- <br /> <br />JUNE 14. 1966 <br /> <br />in the City of the recent incident in which Mrs. Appelby's two children were <br /> <br />attacked and injured by dogs. Council informed Mrs. Appelby that a dog ordinance <br /> <br />of some reasonable approach toward this goal is being prepared for Council's <br /> <br />study. <br /> <br />Council continued for study, pending receipt of information from other <br /> <br />municipalities, a request from Commissioner of Revenue D. B. Hanel for establish- <br /> <br />ment of a license tax category or rate applicable to the recently-franchised <br /> <br />Clearview Cable Television Company and its CATV operations in the City. <br /> <br />Upon motion, duly seconded and carried, Council introduced and placed on first <br /> <br />reading--for second reading on June 28, 1966--a proposed local one-per cent <br /> <br />sales tax to become effective September 1, 1966, as permitted under Chapter 8.1 <br /> <br />of Title 58 of the CODE OF VIRGINIA by action of the 1966 Virginia General <br /> <br />Assembly: <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARTINSVILLE: <br /> <br />SECTION #1. That there is hereby levied and imposed in addition to all <br />other taxes and fees of every kind now imposed, a general retail sales <br />tax at the rate of one per cent to provide revenue for the general fund. <br />The rate of the tax shall be added to the rate of the State retail sales <br />tax imposed by Chapter 8.1 of the Code of Virginia (Virginia Retail <br />Sales and Use Tax Act) and shall be subject to all the provisions of <br />said chapter, and all amendments thereof, and the rules and regulations <br />published with respect thereto, except that the applicable brackets of <br />prices shall be as prescribed in Section 58-441.50 and 58-441.51 of the <br />Code of Virginia for the combined tax, and except that no discount under <br />Section 58-441.25 of the Code of Virginia shall be allowed on the tax <br />levied by this section. <br /> <br />SECTION 2. It is the purpose of the Council in adopting this ordinance <br />to levy the general retail sales tax authorized to be levied by <br />Section 58-441 .49 of the Code of Virginia. <br />. <br /> <br />SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be in force and effect on and after <br />the first day of September, 1966. <br />