Chap. 98.—An ACT to amend Chapter 34, Acts of Assembly of 1918, approved
February 7, 1918, as amended, which provided a charter and special form of
government for the City of Norfolk by adding a new section numbered 2-a to
empower the City of Norfolk to impose, levy and collect an admission tax on
admissions to any public amusement, entertainment, performance, exhibition,
sport or athletic event, and validating any such tax heretofore imposed, levied
and collected by an ordinance which became effective on and after January 1,
1946. {fH B 258]

Approved March 4, 1946

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That chapter thirty-four, Acts of Assembly of nineteen hun-
dred eighteen, approved February seven, nineteen hundred eighteen, as
amended, which provided a charter and special form of government for
the City of Norfolk, be and the same is hereby amended, by adding
thereto a new section numbered two-a, which said new section shall read
as follows:

Section 2-a. In addition to the other powers conferred by law, the
said city shall have the power to impose, levy and collect, in such man-
ner as its council shall deem expedient, an admission tax on admission
to any public amusement, entertainment, performance, exhibition, sport
or athletic event in said city and may provide that such tax may be added
to and collected with the price of admission or other charge for such
amusement, entertainment, performance, exhibition, sport or athletic
event. Such tax may be imposed, levied and collected in multiples of one
cent.

2. Be it further enacted:

That any such tax heretofore levied, imposed and collected by an
ordinance of said City of Norfolk, which became effective on and after
January one, nineteen hundred forty-six, and all acts done pursuant to
said ordinance, are hereby validated and confirmed.