(A) Billboards To Be Licensed: No person shall erect, construct or cause to be erected or constructed, any bill or sign board, or shall use, rent or lease any such bill or sign board for the purpose of advertising thereon, within the city, upon any vacant lot or upon buildings, where such bill or sign board shall be located within fifty feet (50') of any public street or alley, without first having paid the annual license fee and obtained a license therefor, as hereinafter required. (R.O. 1959, Ch. 10, Art. 2, Sec. 1)
(B) Application: Any person desiring to erect or construct any bill or sign board, or to use, rent or lease any such bill or sign board, for advertising purposes, within the city, as restricted in subsection 3-5-1(A) of this chapter, shall file with the clerk an application in writing, containing the name and place of business of the applicant, and the dimensions and location of such bill or sign board for which such license is required. Said application may cover any number of such bill or sign boards for which license is desired, provided each shall be particularly described, and license may issue to cover any such number as may be contained in the application. (R.O. 1959, Ch. 10, Art. 2, Sec. 2)
(C) License Fees: Upon payment to the city treasurer of a license fee of twenty five dollars ($25.00) for one year, the clerk shall issue a license to said applicant to construct or use such number of bill or sign boards as said application shall contain, at the locations therein stated, in conformity with the provisions of this chapter; provided, that said license fee of twenty five dollars ($25.00) shall be due and payable by the owner or lessee of said sign or billboard each and every year that said bill or sign boards are in use. (R.O. 1959, Ch. 10, Art. 2, Sec. 3)