1. No person shall engage in the pawn business without first obtaining a pawnbroker license. Applicants for such licenses shall apply, in writing, to the City Clerk. All license applications shall contain the following information: (1) full name, residential address, business address, and date of birth, of the applicant, and whether the applicant is a corporation or partnership, of the officers or partners; (2) the name and address of the owner of the business premises; (3) the business, occupation, or employment of the applicant, including location thereof, for the two years immediately preceding the date of application; and (4) the arrest record of the applicant and whether the applicant has ever been convicted of any crime, except simple misdemeanor traffic violations.
2. If any person mentioned in this section has been so convicted, a statement must be made giving the place and court in which such conviction was had, the specific charge under which the conviction was obtained, and the sentence imposed as the result of such conviction.