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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ANNUAL LICENSE TAX ORDINANCE FOR THE YEAR 1937 BY ADDING THERETO A NEW SECTION, ENTITLED SECTION "52A. FIRE INSURANCE AGENCIES". BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville that the Annual License Tax Ordinance for the year 1937, adopted March 8, 1937, be amended by adding thereto a new section which shall read as follows: "52A. FIRE INSURANCE AGENCIES. 1. There is hereby levied upon each and every person, partnership, company or corporation which contracts on his, their, or its account, to issue policies or contracts for or agreements for fire insurance in addition to such other taxes as may be paid by them, an annual tax of $1.00 on each $100.00 of gross premiums, except re-insurance premiums, collected and received by them, less returned premiums, from fire insurance policies covering property situated within the limits of this City during the preceding calendar year. 2. The Commissioner of Revenue shall forthwith make request of the Commissioner of Insurance and Banking of the State of Virginia, and annually hereafter, to furnish this City with the name of each insurer which has within the preceding calendar year received premiums from fire insurance policies covering property situated within the limits of this City and the amount of such gross premiums, except re-insurance premiums collected and received by them, less returned premiums, received by each insurer from fire insurance policies covering property situated within the limits of this City during the preceding calendar year. 3. The tax shall be immediately assessed by the Commissioner of Revenue based upon the information so furnished him by the Commissioner of Insurance and Banking of the State of Virginia. The tax shall be collected as other levies of this City are collected and all remedies to enforce collection of such levies shall apply. 4. The Treasurer of the City shall be the custodian of the taxes so collected and he shall keep the same in a separate fund to be shown on his books as the "Fireman's Relief Fund", and said fund shall be appropriated and expended by the Council for the relief of firemen injured or disabled in the discharge of their duties as firemen, or whose disability is the result of illness incurred in the discharge of their duties as firemen, and for the relief of dependents of deceased firemen whose death resulted from injuries received or illness incurred in the discharge of their duties as firemen, in such amounts and upon such terms as may be determined by the Council upon presentation of each individual claim". This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from the date of its passage and all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Adopted by the Council April 5, 1937 Ayes: Mr. Gleason, Dr. Haden, Mr. Jessup, and Mr. Twyman. Noes: None. President Signature AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING SECTION 206 OF THE CITY CODE OF 1932, ENTITLED COURT ROOM, OFFICE, BOOKS, STATIONERY. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville that Section 206 of the City Code of 1932 be amended and reenacted so as to read as follows: SEC. 206 COURT ROOM, OFFICE, BOOKS, STATIONERY. The City Manager is directed to furnish the Civil and Police Justice, at the expense of the City, with a Court room, an office and all necessary furniture, books, and stationery which shall be under the control of the Civil and Police Justice but shall remain the property of the City. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from the date of its passage, and all ordinances, or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Adopted by the Council May 17, 1937 Ayes: Mr. Gleason, Dr. Haden, Mr. Huff, and Mr. Twyman. Noes: None. Clerk Signature President Signature