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72 TUES DAY JUNE 25, 1957 as to water consumption and billings and a schedule of tentative service charges to finance the proposed sewerage system improvement program. Council called for a special meeting to be held Jure 27, 1957, in the Council ,Chamber, City Hall, at 7:30 P.M., to consider further both the Water Control Board1s ruling and the data herein presented. Upon recommendation of Commissiorer of Revenue J. David Morris, by letter dated June 18, 1957, Council ordered a refund made to w. T. Grant Company of over-payment of 1956-57 local business license tax, in accordance l'rith Section 5 of Chapter One of the City's Business & Occupational License Tax Ordinance. Upon recommendation of City Manager Hirst, Council adopted the following ordinance amending the City's Traffic Code (prohibiting what is commonly termed fldrag racing" of motor vehicles), said ordinance and amendment to become effective at once: BE IT CRDAINJ<~D by the Council of the City of Martinsvil1e, Virginia, in regular meeting assembled this twenty-fifth day of June, 1957, that the Traffic Code of the City of :Martinsville be and is hereby amended by addi. ng the following: Section 9-177. Same--Racing on streets or highways. Any person who shall engage in a race between two or more motor vehicles on the streets or highways of the city shall be guilty of reckless driving. When any person shall be convicted of reckless driving under this section, then in addition to any other penalties provided by law, the operator IS and/or chauffeur's license of such person shall be suspended by the court or judge for a period of not less than six months nor more than two years. In case of conviction, the court of judge shall order the surrender of the license to the court where it shall be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of Section 9-200 of this Code. An emergency existing, this ordinance shall be in force from time of passage. No action was taken in connection with the question of naming a new bridge to be constructed across Smith River on Route 220 South.