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~ I i , . \ t) IUESDAY APRIL 23, 1968 1. Pursuant to Sec. 58-441.49:1 of the Code of Virginia (Chapter 191, Acts of Assembly, 1968), there is hereby imposed in the city of Martinsville a local city use tax at the rate of one per cent to provide revenue for the general fund of the city. The said city use tax shall be added to the rate of the State use tax imposed by Chapter 8.1, Title 58, of the Code of Virginia, and shall be s11bject to all the provisions of that chapter, and all amendments thereof, and the rules and regulations published with respect thereto. Therefore, the purpose of this resolution is to impose the local use tax authorized by Sec. 58-441.49:1 of the Code of Virginia. 2. The effective date of the use tax imposed by this resolution shall be the first day of July, 1968, and the same shall be in force on and after that date. 3. The Clerk of the Council of the city of Martinsville shall forthwith forward to the State Tax Commissioner of the Common- wealth of Virginia a certified copy of this resolution so that it will be received within five days after its adoption. After receiving the following reports from the Planning Commission, viz., (1) recommending the closing and vacating of ltNational Highway" and (2) recommending the issuance of a special-use permit to the Martinsville Volunteer Fire Company to conduct its annual Firemen1s Bazaar at Brown Street Field for the years 1968, 1969, and 1970 (subject to annual review), Council called for duly-advertised public hearings to be conducted on these matters and, also, authorized Mayor Renick to appoint a Board of Viewers to consider the matter of closing and vacating of "National Highwayll: (1) The Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on Thursday, April 18, 1968, on a petition submitted by the First Methodist Church, Lee Telephone Company and Globman Realty Company, requesting the closing and abandonment of a street known as the Old National Highway extending from Main Street to Lester Street. Following this public hearing and with a quorum present, the Commission voted unanimously to recommend to Council that this street be closed and abandoned as requested. The Co~mission encountered no opposition to this petition at its public hearing and feels that the closing of this street will not inconvenience the general public but rather will eliminate a traffic hazard at the Lester Street end of the Old National Highway.