The amount of any fee or tax imposed by this Chapter shall be deemed a debt to the City, and any person carrying on any business covered in this Chapter without having lawfully procured a tax certificate from the City to do so, shall be liable in an action in the name of the City in any court of competent jurisdiction, for the amount of the required fees or tax.
('65 Code, § 19-17) (Ord. No. CS- 49 § 11.02; Ord. No. 89-016 § 2; Ord. No. 2022-012 § 1 (part))