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In all cases where it is not otherwise expressly provided, the mayor shall have power to hear and grant applications for licenses upon the terms specified by this chapter, and all licenses shall be issued to such person or persons as shall comply in all respects with the provisions of this chapter, and as the mayor in his discretion shall deem suitable and proper persons to be licensed; provided, that the mayor may, in his discretion, refuse to grant any application for license until the same shall have been ordered by the council to whom he shall refer such application at the next regular meeting of the council. (R.O. 1959, Art. 1, Sec. 3)
Every license issued by the city shall, unless otherwise directed by ordinance, be signed by the mayor, and countersigned and attested by the clerk under the corporate seal, and no license shall be valid until signed and countersigned as aforesaid, nor shall any person be deemed to be licensed until the same shall have been issued to him in due form. (R.O. 1959, Art. 1, Sec. 4)
Licenses shall be issued, as nearly as may be, in the following form (see exhibit A attached to the ordinance codified herein):
No.
LICENSE
$
In Consideration of Dollars
By Authority of the
License is Hereby Granted to
To
For Term of
Commencing
and Ending
in said , subject to the Ordinances of said
in such case made and provided.
WITNESS the hand of the of said
and the corporate seal thereof, this day of
, 19 .
Attest:
(Ord. 1090, 12-3-1985)
The city clerk and the city treasurer shall each keep a license register, in which they shall enter the name of each person, for what business or purpose licensed, the place of business, the date of license, number of same, the amount paid for each and the time of expiration thereof. (R.O. 1959, Ch. 24, Art. 1, Sec. 6)
The city clerk shall, on the close of each month, report to the council in writing, the number of licenses issued during the preceding month, to whom issued, the amount of fees collected for the same and the location of the persons licensed, and he shall annually, at the close of each fiscal year, make and submit to the council a full and complete abstract of all licenses issued during the preceding fiscal year, with the amounts taxed and collected for the same. (Ord. R.O. 1959, Ch. 24, Art. 1, Sec. 7)
If any person or corporation licensed by the mayor to carry on, engage in, or conduct any business or occupation required to be licensed by the provisions of this code and being designated in his or its license a particular place in which such business was licensed to be carried on, engaged in or conducted, shall, before the expiration of such license, change the location of such place of business, he or it shall first obtain the approval of the mayor and shall forthwith notify the clerk of such fact and no business shall be carried on, engaged in or conducted under authority of such license at such new location until notice of such change has been given as herein provided. (R.O. 1959, Ch. 24, Art. 1, Sec. 8)
Every license granted by the mayor for the purpose of conducting any business or occupation required by the provisions of this code to be licensed and having designated therein a room, store, office or place in which such business so licensed is to be conducted, shall be posted and during the period for which such license was issued shall remain posted at all times in a conspicuous place, so that the same may be easily seen upon the wall of the principal room, or office, of the store or place in which such licensed business or occupation is carried on, and when such license shall have expired, it shall be removed from such place in which it has been posted and no license which is not in force and effect shall be permitted to remain posted upon the wall or upon any part of any room, store, office or place of business after the period of such license has expired. (R.O. 1959, Ch. 24, Art. 1, Sec. 9)
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